Goldfarb Center Lecture Series

Into the Bitstream: How Video Game Culture is Shaping the Way We Learn, Grow and Discover

navanval@colby.edu (Noah VanValkenburg) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:27:12 GMT

At 7 PM in Ostrove Auditorium, Chris Melissinos, former Chief Gaming Officer at Sun Microsystems and founder of PastPixels, gave an enthralling lecture on how video game culture is an integral part of today's world. Melissinos, who published his first game at the age of twelve and has advised organizations from hospitals to the Department of Defense, shared his exciting ideas for the future and described a collaboration with the Smithsonian about the history of video games.

How New Technology is Changing the Political Landscape

navanval@colby.edu (Noah VanValkenburg) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:46:39 GMT

Paul Steinhauser, the CNN Deputy Political Director, gave a lecture on the changing world of politics and news coverage on the 4th of March at 7 PM in Ostrove Auditorium. Mr. Steinhauser has been at CNN for 23 years and was instrumental in the creation of the CNN program The Situation Room, and has led CNN to Emmy awards for its news coverage.

A Discussion of the Changing Audience for Cultural Events

navanval@colby.edu (Noah VanValkenburg) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:04:16 GMT

On February 8, Colby Professor Lynne Conner and Andrew Taylor, the Director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison lectured on Sophocles, audience behavior, and cultural enterprise at 4PM in Diamond 122. This lecture was co-sponsored with the Department of Theater and Dance at Colby.

Obama's First Year: Environmental Policy

navanval@colby.edu (Noah VanValkenburg) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:58:23 GMT

On January 26 at 7 PM in Diamond 122, Professor Philip Nyhus lectured on President Obama's environmental policy during his first year in office. An expert in human-wildlife conflict, endangered species conservation, and GIS, Professor Nyhus brings a unique perspective to evaluating President Obama's environmental policy.

Obama's First Year: Problems in Foreign Policy

navanval@colby.edu (Noah VanValkenburg) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:02:59 GMT

Ken Rodman, the William R. Cotter Distinguished Teaching Professor of Government at Colby, is an expert in foreign policy. During his one-hour lecture in the series "Obama's First Year," Professor Rodman covered subjects such as Afghanistan and Iraq. At the end of the lecture, he accepted questions from students present.

Obama's First Year: The Challenges of Economic Policy Making

navanval@colby.edu (Noah VanValkenburg) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:29:23 GMT

On Thursday, January 14 at 7 PM in Diamond 122, G. Calvin Mackenzie gave a lecture analyzing the first year of President Obama's economic policy. Professor Mackenzie is the Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of American Government at Colby and a graduate of Bowdoin and Harvard. Professor Mackenzie shared his insights into how Obama's economic stances have affected all of us, answered questions from the audience, and even shared a secret about the economic powers of the President.

Myths and Realities: The United States in Latin America

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:40:14 GMT

On Monday, November 16 at 7 p.m. in Diamond 122 Bernard Aronson lectured on the relationship between the United States and Latin America. Bernard Aronson was the Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs from 1989 to 1993.

Bernard Aronson dealt with wars, revolutions, narco-traffickers and economic crises while serving as assistant secretary of state for inter-American affairs under Presidents Bush and Clinton, from 1989 to 1993. He challenges common myths and preconceptions about America's role in Latin America. Aronson is managing partner at ACON Investments, an international private equity investment firm managing capital through varied investment funds and special-purpose partnerships.

First Do No Harm: Reflections on the Israel-Palestinian Conflict

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:21:42 GMT

On Wednesday, December 9th at 6 p.m. in Ostrove Auditorium the 2009 Oak International Human Rights Fellow, Hadas Ziv, gave her final lecture for the community. Ms. Ziv is the executive director of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel.

Obama's First Year: Partisan Acrimony and Domestic Politics

navanval@colby.edu (Noah VanValkenburg) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:47:06 GMT

In a new lecture series, "Obama's First Year," Colby Professor of Government and Goldfarb Center Director L. Sandy Maisel gave his perspective on President Obama's domestic agenda versus his campaign promises. In this one-hour lecture with a question-and-answer period, Professor Maisel evaluates President Obama's first year in office and projects ahead on issues like healthcare and environmental policy.

Elijah Parish Lovejoy Convocation: Paul Salopek

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:20:30 GMT

On Sunday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. in Lorimer Chapel, reporter Paul Salopek was honored with the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for courageous journalism.

Reporting from Darfur in 2006, reporter Paul Salopek was imprisoned for five weeks. He endured beatings and brutal jail conditions but declined offers of freedom until he knew his Chadian driver and Sudanese translator would also be freed.

Salopek has reported from more than 50 countries in the developing world and more than 20 conflict zones.

Obama: Has the Color of the President Changed the Character of Media?

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:32:46 GMT

On November 9th at 7 p.m. in Ostrove Auditorium, acclaimed Boston Globe journalist Derrick Jackson talked about how race plays a role in the news.

Derrick Z. Jackson was a 2001 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary. A Boston Globe columnist since 1988, he is a two-time winner and three-time finalist for commentary awards from the National Education Writers Association and a 5-time winner and 12-time finalist for political and sports commentary from the National Association of Black Journalists. He was the 2003 recipient of Columbia University's "Let's Do It Better," commentary awards and a 2004 winner for commentary from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association.

The Historical Strength of Maine's Senatorial Delegation

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:29:29 GMT

The third of three panels presented on Friday, October 16, 2009 during the Goldfarb Center sponsored conference: "United States Senators from Maine: 50 Years of Influencing the Nation"

The panelists included:

L. Sandy Maisel, Colby College
"Rating United States Senators: The Strength of Maine's Delegation"

Don Nicoll, former Muskie administrative assistant
"Ed Muskie and the Art of Patient Persistent Persuasion"

Chris Potholm, Bowdoin College
"Margaret Chase Smith: The Persistence of a Political Archetype"

Chair: G. Calvin Mackenzie, Colby College

Discussant: John Baughman, Bates College

Covering the Maine Senatorial Delegation

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:36:36 GMT

The second of three panels presented on Friday, October 16, 2009 during the Goldfarb Center sponsored conference: "United States Senators from Maine: 50 Years of Influencing the Nation"

Chair: Irwin Gratz, Maine Public Broadcasting Network

Pat Callaghan, WCSH-TV News
Jerry Harkavy, Associated Press (retired)
Mal Leary, Capitol News Service

Covering the World with a Shrinking Newsroom

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:21:33 GMT

According to a report by Unity: Journalists of Color, broadcast and digital news media, including newspapers, have shed 35,885 jobs since Sept. 15, 2008. How can newsrooms with thinned budgets and skeletal staff continue to investigate and report news from around the world?

Panelists included:
Paul Salopek, 2009 Lovejoy Award winner for coverage of Darfur
Sue Smith, Managing Editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
David Underhill, Director of Syndication, GlobalPost

Moderator: Ann Marie Lipinski, former Vice President and Executive Editor, Chicago Tribune

The Amethyst Initiative: A Cotter Debate on the Drinking Age

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:37:54 GMT

The Amethyst Initiative consists of chancellors and presidents of universities and colleges across the United States who allege that the problem of irresponsible drinking by young people continues despite the minimum legal drinking age of 21. Yet all major public health authorities, including the American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control, National Highway Traffic Safety Board, and surgeon general, continue to support the higher drinking age. John McCardell and David Rosenbloom presented two opposing sides of this controversial issue.

Conflict Resolution: George Mitchell Reflects on Personal Experiences

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:59:01 GMT

In his lecture, Special Envoy to the Middle East George J. Mitchell recaps the successful efforts to forge peace in Northern Ireland, as well as a broad overview of what needs to be achieved between Israelis and Palestinians.

This lecture took place in Lorimer Chapel at Colby College on Thursday, October 22, 2009.

Inflation and the Financial Markets

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:06:42 GMT

On Monday, October 5th, 2009 Eric Rosengren '79, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, spoke to a large crowd in Ostrove Auditorium on the recent financial crisis and its effect on inflation.

* Please note that this presentation relied heavily on visual aids.

Political Campaigning by Maine’s Senators

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:59:54 GMT

The first of three panels presented on Friday, October 16, 2009 during the Goldfarb Center sponsored conference: "United States Senators from Maine: 50 Years of Influencing the Nation"

The panelists included:

Chair: Joseph Reisert, Colby College

Joel Goldstein, St. Louis University School of Law
“Campaigning for America: Edmund S. Muskie’s 1968 Vice-Presidential Campaign”

Douglas B. Harris, Loyola College in Maryland and Amy Fried, University of Maine
“Maine’s Political Warriors: Senators Snowe and Collins, Congressional Moderates in a Partisan Era”

Richard J. Powell and Jessica James, University of Maine
“The Gender Issue in Senatorial Campaigns in Maine”

Discussant: Mark Brewer, University of Maine, Orono

How Newspapers' Decline Will Affect Citizens and Democracy

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:54:02 GMT

On Tuesday, September 29th Paul Steiger spoke to a packed crowd in Ostrove Auditorium about the implications for our democratic system as journalism jobs are cut and newspapers' budgets are slashed. After a 16 year career as managing editor of the Wall Street Journal, Paul Steiger founded ProPublica.org, an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. Mr. Steiger is also the chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Mr. Steiger was on campus for the week of September 28th as a Lovejoy Visiting Journalist in Residence.

A Physician's Tale: Working with Addicts, Prisoners and Commercial Sex Workers

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:18:02 GMT

Dr. Jody Rich provides medical care both at The Miriam Hospital Immunology Center and at the Rhode Island State Correctional Facility where he provides infectious disease sub-specialty care. He also serves as Medical Director for the Whitmarsh House, the State of Rhode Island's only STD Clinic. He is the Principal or Co-investigator on several research grants involving the treatment and prevention of HIV infection. Dr. Rich's research is on the overlap between infectious diseases and substance abuse. He has promoted syringe prescription for injection drug users, and was instrumental in legalizing syringes in Rhode Island.

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Where We Are, How We Got Here, and What Might Lie Ahead

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:52:07 GMT

Mark Tessler is Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan. He specializes in Comparative Politics and Middle East Studies. His publications include A History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Transition to Palestinian Self-Government: Practical Steps toward Israeli-Palestinian Peace.

This lecture was sponsored by the Oak Institute.

Show Me the Money: Climate Change and the Economy in 2009

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:02:23 GMT

Climate Change is most often framed as a disabling phenomenon for capitalism, throwing up the ultimate natural limit to profit-seeking economic activity and making restrictive state interventions inevitable. Additionally, the markedly increased concern over climate change apparent in the past few years is most commonly attributed to a growth in 'environmental consciousness' resulting from increased appreciation of the science of climate change. In this lecture, speaker Vladimir Jankovic of the University of Manchester, UK and Goldfarb Visiting Fellow offers a different interpretation of both assumptions.

Formal commentary by Fei Yu, Colby Economics Department

From Bush to Obama: US Aid in the 21st Century

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:08:37 GMT

Dr. Carol Lancaster is a professor at Georgetown University who specializes in the politics of foreign aid, the politics of development, and development in Africa. She has also been a consultant for both the United Nations and the World Bank. She is the director of the Mortara Center for International Studies at Georgetown and is currently a visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development.

Fresh from testifying before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on US AID, Dr. Lancaster will discuss challenges to aid-based development and how Secretary Clinton and the Obama administration might take on these challenges in the coming years.

News Literacy in the Digital Age

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:56:41 GMT

Lovejoy Visiting Journalists in Residence, David Shribman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Cindy Skrzycki of Bloomberg News, discussed the the importance of news literacy as citizens become increasingly dependent on digital sources for their news.

As traditional print newspapers fail around the country, consumers of 'free' digital news must be critical and learn how to judge the credibility and reliability of what they read online.

Cotter Debate: Whose Interests Does Academic Freedom Protect? The Individual or the Institution

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:29:36 GMT

On Thursday, March 5 at 7 p.m. in Ostrove Auditorium, Robert O'Neil and William L. Thro debated free speech issues as they relate to academic freedom on college campuses.

Robert O’Neil is the director of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression at the University of Virginia and former president of both the University of Virginia and the University of Wisconsin.

William L. Thro is University Counsel and Assistant Professor of Government at Christopher Newport University and former Solicitor General of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Denmark's Renewable Energy Island

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:35:28 GMT

Time Magazine's 2008 Environmental Hero of the Year, Soren Hermansen, spoke to jam-packed audience in Ostrove Auditorium on Tuesday, March 10th at 7 p.m.

Hermansen’s green initiatives on the Danish Island of Samso resulted in the island of 4,300 inhabitants becoming Denmark's showcase for sustainable, carbon-free living. Hermansen now runs the Energy Academy, a research center for clean power.

Grossman Lecture - Sovereign Wealth Funds: Poison or Medicine?

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:10:34 GMT

SWFs are intimately tied to global imbalances, a key question in open economy macro. As a new class of investors, they are taking equity positions around the globe, acting as new multinationals. Will this new group of investors promote macro stability or volatility? In particular, what can we expect from one of the newest, and most powerful SWFs, based in China? The behavior of these state controlled firms may not follow standard micro, market based prescriptions. If regulation is in order, is it even possible in globalized capital markets? Finally, do SWFs mark a historical transformation of geoeconomic power?

Right Heart, Wrong Approach: Helping People Help Themselves

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:39:36 GMT

On Thursday, February 26 in Ostrove Auditorium, photographer and Colby grad Ken Wong '83 discussed the importance of bringing the western audience 'face-to-face' with the HIV/AIDS pandemic and it's impact across small communities in South Africa, Cambodia, and Malawi. Ken founded and is executive director of Face-to-Face AIDS.

This lecture featured photos and videos that cannot be presented here.

How and Why Mediation is a Better Way to Resolve Disputes

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:03:08 GMT

On February 19th at 7 p.m. in Diamond 122, Jacques Wood of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service discussed the importance of using mediation in resolving disputes as a way to mitigate risk and cost.

Part 2 - Engaging Dialogues: Diversity in Waterville and Beyond

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:55:52 GMT

On Wednesday, February 25th in Ostrove Auditorium seven members of Waterville's Mexican-American, Lebanese-American, Franco-American, Jewish, and Asian American communities shared their experiences of living and working in Waterville.

Part 2

Engaging Dialogues: Diversity in Waterville and Beyond

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:48:49 GMT

Corporate Soical Responsibility: The Case of Land O'Lakes

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:57:50 GMT

Chris Policinski, president and CEO of Land O’ Lakes, the largest cooperative in the nation, recently returned from the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland. In his remarks at Colby on February 12, 2009 in Diamond 141, he discussed the current economic crisis and then linked those events to the basic “what, how, and why” of corporate social responsibility. Policinski believes that much of the solution to the current economic crisis rests in restoring trust and confidence in the business community and that more emphasis on the social responsibility of corporations is central to that goal.

Iraqi Refugee Conference: The Challenge of Resettlement

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:04:39 GMT

At least 1.5 million Iraqis have fled their homes since the US invasion of 2003; perhaps 2 million more are displaced within Iraq?s fragile borders. Many of them now live in cities throughout Jordan and Syria and seek permanent resettlement elsewhere. This year, Americans officials exceeded their goal of accepting 12,000 refugees into the US-better than the year before, but still only a tiny fraction of the at-risk population.

The conference was sponsored by the Goldfarb Center and the Iraq Refugee Awareness Movement at Colby College.

Iraqi Refugee Conference: The Flight from Iraq

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:56:19 GMT

On Saturday, February 7th, Colby College hosted a conference about the Iraqi refugee crisis. Drawing together students, faculty, and members of the community at large, the event focused on the ongoing refugee crisis in and around Iraq as well as on the concrete steps we can all take to bring more Iraqis to safety and welcome them as they arrive.

In this panel, Nour al-Khal, former translator for the New York Times and photojournalists Kael Alford and Anna Badkhen tell their stories.

The Electorate and the Media during the 2008 Presidential Campaigns

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:00:33 GMT

Tom Edsall, political editor of the <i>Huffington Post</i>, lectured in Ostrove Auditorium at 7 p.m. on November 11th about the changing face of the American electorate during the Presidential campaigns.

Tom Edsall spent four days on campus as the second Lovejoy Visiting Journalist in Residence of the year. In addition to this lecture, Tom took part in many classes, impromptu meetings, and lunches with students and faculty around campus.

The Road to the White House: A New York Times Reporter Offers Views from the Inside

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:46:57 GMT

In front of a packed house in Ostrove Auditorium on November 19th at 7 p.m., New York Times political correspondent, Jeff Zeleny, shared his personal experience on the road with Barak Obama during the 2008 Presidential campaign.

Know Before You Vote: International Economics

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:22:11 GMT

Recognizing that many of our students are voting in a Presidential election for the first time, the Know Before You Vote series is intended to help voters understand the broad issues that candidates (and a new administration) will face.

On Thursday, October 30th at 7 p.m. in Diamond 122, Professor Patrice Franko addressed students, local community members and fellow professors on the major international economics concerns that will face our next President how each of the candidates might react to such issues.

America's Energy Future: Oil, Dependency, and the Alternatives

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:22:59 GMT

Michael Klare addressed the audience in Ostrove Auditorium on November 11th at 7 p.m. with a bleak picture of America's energy future. He discussed the impending end of the petroleum age, the conundrum of 'clean coal' and how a 'Green New Deal' may be our only hope.

Michael Klare is the defense correspondant for The Nation, a contributor to Mother Jones, and Professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College.

Racism, Sexism and Other Isms in the 2008 Presidential Election

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:48:05 GMT

Dr. Pilgrim is a public speaker, an applied sociologist, and one of this country's leading experts on issues relating to multiculturalism, diversity, and race relations. He is best known as the founder and curator of the Jim Crow Museum-a 5,000 piece collection of racist artifacts located at Ferris State University. The museum uses objects of intolerance to teach tolerance. Dr. Pilgrim challenges audiences to think deeply about diversity and race relations. He believes that Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. was right when he said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Diversity is more than a black-white issue; more, indeed, than a racial issue. His writings, many found on the museum's web site (http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/), are used by scholars, students, and civil rights workers to better understand historical and contemporary expressions of racism.

Know Before You Vote: Foreign Policy

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:24:51 GMT

On Tuesday, October 28th at 7 p.m. in Diamond 122, Professor Walter Hatch addressed students, local community members and fellow professors on the major foreign policy concerns that will face our next President.

Financial Crisis Faces the Nation: Views From the Inside

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:26:43 GMT

On Thursday October 23rd at 7:30 p.m. in Ostrove Auditorium, Barclay's President Bob Diamond '73 and C.O.O. of Angelo, Gordon and Company Michael Gordon '66, joined interlocutor Professor Emeritus Hank Gemery for a panel discussion on the current worldwide financial crisis.

To a standing-room-only crowd, the panelists described the factors that ignited the current crisis, their thoughts on government regulation, and what they see for the future.

Staging Transformation: A Roundtable on Politcal Theater and Theater for Social Change

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:27:20 GMT

Can theater change the world? On Friday, October 3rd at 4 p.m. in Runnals Union, some of the most important names in global, national and local theater sat down together to discuss the efficacy of political theater and theater for social change in the 21st century.

Panelists included:

Joan Holden, San Francisco Mime Troupe
Bruce Barthol, San Francisco Mime Troupe
Cathy Plourde, Add Verb Productions
Mike Daisey, Actor and Playwright
Jean-Michele Gregory, Director
Afsan Chowdhury, Oak Fellow
Lynne Conner, Chair, Colby Department of Theater and Dance (Facilitator)

This event was co-sponsored by the Theater & Dance Department and the Oak Institute for Human Rights.

Human Rights in Bangladesh: A Case Study in Affecting Change

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:08:51 GMT

Asif Saleh, Executive Director of Drishtipat, spoke to an engaged student crowd on Wednesday, October 22nd at 7 p.m. in Diamond 122. Asif discussed the human rights conditions in Bangladesh and his work with Drishtipat.

After reading in a Bangladeshi newspaper that a prominent journalist had been beaten within inches of his life, Asif Saleh was inspired to help. After working a 12 hour per day job at Goldman Sachs, Asif began work on a website to raise awareness and much needed funds for victims of human rights abuses in his troubled homeland. His efforts evolved into a multinational nonprofit organization, known as Drishtipat. Listen to this inspiring lecture of a remarkable and dedicated effort to improve human rights conditions in Bangladesh.

This event was sponsored by the Oak Institute.

**Please note that we experienced a technnical difficulty and the first 20-30 seconds of the lecture were not recorded. To see the video Asif mentions during this lecture, please click here. **

Iraq: From 20/20 Hindsight to Future Vision

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:16:42 GMT

On October 20th, at 7 p.m. in Diamond 122 alumnus Stuart Krusell '85 discussed his work in Iraq with the International Republican Institute (IRI).

Krusell talked about the importance he sees in spreading democracy to the developing world, the impact of the IRI in Iraq, and why he has choosen such a path after graduating from Colby.

Know Before You Vote: Predicting Presidential Performance

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:29:07 GMT

Professor Cal Mackenzie and his research assistant Randi Arsenault '09 lectured in Diamond 122 on October 21st at 7 p.m. Cal and Randy discussed how studying a candidate's past experiences and situational management can hint at how the candidate might be as President.

Know Before You Vote: Filling Vacancies on the Supreme Court

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:53:17 GMT

Professor Maisel initiated the series for fall 2008 with his lecture in Diamond 141 on October 7th at 7 p.m. Sandy discussed vacancies on the federal judiciary that the new President will be able to fill.

Immigration and Islam in Contemporary France, a lecture by Dominic Thomas

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:29:45 GMT

On Thursday Oct 2, 2008 at 7 p.m. in Diamond 122, Professor Dominic Thomas of UCLA gave a lecture titled, "Immigration and Islam in Contemporary France."

In addition to teaching courses in African literature, immigration and racism in France, and French politics, Dominic Thomas is professor of Italian and chair of the departments of French and Francophone studies and Italian at UCLA.

A graduate of University College London in the United Kingdom, Thomas earned his M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. at Yale University. He is the author of the forthcoming book, Global France: Museums, Ministries, Memory.

This lecture was co-sponsored by the Goldfarb Center and the Department of French and Italian.

2008 Lovejoy Panel: Giving Voice to the Voiceless

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:54:00 GMT

On Sunday, September 28th at 4 p.m. in Ostrove Auditorium a panel of esteemed local, national, and international journalists discussed the role they play in providing a voice to those who are neglected by society.

Panelists included: Anne Hull, 2008 Lovejoy Award recipient and Washington Post reporter; David Shribman, Lovejoy Selection Committee and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editor; Afsan Chowdhury, 2008 Oak Fellow; and Naomi Schalit, Editorial Page Editor, Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal. The panel was moderated by Ann Marie Lipinski, chair, Lovejoy Selection Committee and Vice President for Civic Engagement at University of Chicago.

2008 Elijah Parish Lovejoy Convocation: Anne Hull

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:38:59 GMT

Anne Hull, national enterprise reporter for The Washington Post, received the 2008 Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for courageous journalism and gave the annual Lovejoy convocation address on Sunday, September 28th to a packed audience in Ostrove Auditorium in the Diamond Building.

Hull and Dana Priest won the 2008 Pulitizer Prize for Meritorious Public Service for their articles in The Washington Post that exposed the abuse and neglect of American war veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Hull's stories, of wounded soldiers receiving sub-standard care while living in moldy rooms with rodent feces and cockroaches, prompted needed reforms. Hull has earned recognition for other reports, on what it's like to be young and gay in the American heartland, on immigrant experiences in the South, and on wounded soldiers coming home from Iraq.

John F. Kennedy: The Influence of Personality and Politics on the 1960s

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:44:31 GMT

Prior to the performance of JACK, an opera about the life of John F. Kennedy, at the Waterville Opera House on September 15, 2008, professors G. Calvin Mackenzie and Robert Weisbrot, authors of the recently released and highly acclaimed book The Liberal Hour, joined JACK co-lyricist, Tom Sawyer, for a discussion about JFK in Ostrove Auditorium.

Globalization: The Rise of Supply Chain and Its Fallout, a lecture by Nayan Chanda

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:59:23 GMT

Nayan Chanda is the director of publications and the editor of YaleGlobal Online Magazine at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization. On September 10, 2008 at 7 p.m., Mr. Chanda lectured in Ostrove Auditorium on the origins of globalization and its modern implications.

Treason or Patriotism? When the Press Publishes National Security Secrets

smthomps@colby.edu (Susanna Thompson) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:48:36 GMT

In the inaugural lecture for the Lovejoy Visiting Journalists-in-Residence program Sunday, Sept. 7 at 7:00 p.m. in Ostrove Auditorium, former Washington Bureau Chief of The New York Times Phil Taubman discussed the difficult decision to publish a classified story about wiretapping.

Building Social Capital in Maine's Communities

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:09:25 GMT

On Thursday, April 17, 2008 Maine Community Foundation's CEO and President Henry Schmelzer gives a lecture entitled "Building Social Capital in Maine's Communities". Henry has been recognized as Maine business leader of the year for his work with the foundation which has lead to an increase in both its endowment and visibility/ The Maine Community Foundation works to strengthen Maine by working in partnership with donors and community groups.

Cotter Debate: Health Care Reform in America

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:00:32 GMT

On Sunday, April 27, 2008 Michael F. Cannon and Dr. Hugh Waters debate on the topic of health care reform in the United States. Cannon is the Cato Institute's director of health studies and a former adviser to the Repuliban's in the U.S. Senate. His works include numerous articles published in newspapers a journals, and most recently he is the co-author of the book "Healthy Competition: What is Holding Back Health Care and How to Free It" Dr. Waters is an associate professor of International Health Development at Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health. His work includes extensive research in the fields of tobacco health issues and health economics.

Grossman Lecture: "Emissions Trading"

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:27:38 GMT

On Tuesday April 15, 2008 retiring Professor Tom Tietenberg gives the Grossman Lecture on Emissions Trading: The Evolution of an Economic Idea from Concept to Global Implementation. Over the last thirty plus years the use of transferable permits to control pollution has evolved from little more than an academic curiosity to the centerpiece of the US program to control greenhouse gases. In this lecture, Tom Tietenberg, one of the key people involved in this transformation, describes how this policy approach has evolved over time, assess some of its key strengths and weaknesses and shares some specific lessons on policy design and effectiveness that emerge from our experience with it.

The Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic, Gualete: A Case Study

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:51:53 GMT

This presentation examines the reality and context of rural underdevelopment in the Dominican Republic by focusing on a case study of the work of a Peace Corps cluster group in the community of Gualete located in the Puerta Plata region.

The talk will examine the specific projects (health, water, micro finance, and education) of three volunteers as well as the impact and legacy of their work.

Professor Stamos will critically examine the challenges and opportunities of contemporary globalization in this context and the growing importance of programs such as the Peace Corps for Soft Diplomacy for the United States.

The Conflict Between Protected Civil Liberties and Government Intrusion in a Time of Terrorist Threats

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:43:23 GMT

On Sunday April 6, 2008, a panel titled "The Conflict Between Protected Civil Liberties and Government Intrusion in a Time of Terrorist Threats" was held by the Goldfarb center in conjunction with The Brody Award ceremonies. Panelists were ABC News Legal Correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg, University of Maine Professor James Friedman, and U.S. District Court Judge for the Central District of California Margaret Morrow. Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine George Z. Singal will moderate.

The Brody Award Ceremony

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:37:37 GMT

The Honorable Leonie M. Brinkema, who sentenced 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui to life in prison, will receive the 2008 Brody Award Sunday, April 6. Brinkema, a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, will deliver the Brody address at 7:30 p.m. in Ostrove Auditorium of the Diamond Building. The public is invited. In 1993 Brinkema was nominated by President Bill Clinton for her current position. She has presided over major cases including ruling in favor of the Washington Post and former Scientologist Arnie Lerma in a lawsuit filed by the Church of Scientology. She sentenced truck driver and al-Qaeda operative Iyman Faris to 20 years in prison for providing material support in a case involving an attempt to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge. In 2006, as she sentenced Moussaoui, she said, You came here to be a martyr and die in a great big bang of glory, but to paraphrase the poet T.S. Eliot, instead you will die with a whimper. The Morton A. Brody Distinguished Judicial Service Award was created in memory of the Honorable Morton Brody, a U.S. District Court judge who passed away in 2000. Brody, a Waterville resident, taught courses at Colby on the judicial system, was the husband of Associate Dean of Admissions Judith Brody 58 and was a longtime friend of the College. This biennial event honors an outstanding federal or state judge who embodies the same qualities of integrity, compassion, humanity and judicial craftsmanship as Judge Brody exhibited throughout his life

The War on Drugs: A War on the Poor

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:44:21 GMT

On Wednesday, March 8, 2008 the Goldfarb Center, in collaboration with Professor Leon Arredondo's anthropology class, presents speakers Richard Van Wickler and Maria Clemencia Ramirez speak on U.S. drug policy at home and abroad. Richard Van Wickler is the superintendent of the department of corrections in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, as well as a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Maria Clemencia Ramirez is a professor of anthropology at the Columbian Institute of Anthropology and History. Ramirez speaks on the impact of U.S. drug policy on foreign countries, specifically Columbia, and its citizens. Van Wickler speaks on domestic drug policy.

Goldfarb Center Podcast | Joan Carling: "Dangerous Journey: Tales of an Indigenous Activist"

esjudem@colby.edu (Emily Judem) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:35:26 GMT

Oak Institute for the Study of International Human Rights at Colby College presents:

Dangerous Journey: Tales of an Indigenous Activist
2006 Oak Fellow: Joan Carling, Chair of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance
September 27, 2006

Ms. Carling has been an activist and grassroots organizer in the Cordillera region of the Philippines for twenty years. She is one of the foremost activists working on indigenous peoples' rights and campaigning against dam and mining projects that are destructive to their communities.

Colby Institute for Leadership

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:35:53 GMT

On Friday, March 14, the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement hosted the fifty-seventh annual Colby Institute for Leadership.Nobel Laureate chemist Sherwood Rowland, Ph.D., delivers the keynote address. Rowland gives a non-technical talk on the subject "Global Warming and Climate Change," drawing on his teaching, research, and leadership in the field since the 1970s.

Talkin' About Fair Trade

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:05:21 GMT

On Monday, March 17, 2008 Jonathan Rosenthal, a former Colby College student, speaks on his experience working in the Fair Trade movement. Jonathan was one of the co-founders of Equal Exchange, one of the first fair trade organizations. His experiences in the field of sustainable and equitable agriculture were aided directly by his liberal arts education.

Know Before You Vote: Foreign Policy with Professor Rodman

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:24:27 GMT

On Tuesday, February 26, 2008, Professor Kenneth Rodman discussed the foreign policy issues that will be addressed and relevant in the upcoming primary and general elections. He discusses foreign policy as it relates to both the parties and the individual candidates.

Delivering Healthcare to Developing Nations

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:10:50 GMT

On February 25, 2008 Dr. William Bicknell, Chairman Emeritus and professor of international health, family medicine, and sociomedical sciences at Boston University delivers a never before given lecture on the culture, morality, and impacts of HIV/AIDS in Lesotho. Dr. Bicknell has been working recently with the government of Lesotho to build a health care system that works to mitigate the impact of HIV/AIDS. His lecture touches on a number of topics including why the epidemic is particularly bad in Lesotho, how to prevent and slow the epidemic, and the case against safe sex.

Know Before You Vote: Economics with Professor Michael Donihue

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:04:59 GMT

On Tuesday, February 19, 2008, Professor Michael Donihue discussed the economic issues that will be addressed and relevant in the upcoming primary and Presidential elections. He discusses economic policy as it relates to both the parties and the individual candidates.

Working for the Victims of Human Rights Violations in Colombia

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 03:34:32 GMT

Motivated into activism by the assassination of his father, who was a Colombian senator, Ivan Cepeda is director of the National Movement for Victims of State Crimes, an umbrella organization for more than 200 Colombian human rights organizations. He has participated in a process that has documented approximately 40,000 cases of serious human rights violations committed in Colombia since 1966. Cepeda has demonstrated that paramilitary groups, often working with members of the Colombian armed forces, have committed human rights violations.

Honorable Madeleine Albright: Senator George J. Mitchell Distinguished International Lecture Series

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:44:09 GMT

Mitchell Lecturer Madeleine Albright served as United States' Ambassador to the United Nations during President Bill Clinton's first term and then as Secretary of State during his second. Ms. Albright delivers the third annual Senator George J. Mitchell Distinguished International Lecture at Colby College.

Cotter Debate on Transportation Policy: Sam Staley '84 and Todd Litman

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:47:07 GMT

Todd Litman and Samuel Staley '84 square off in this Cotter Debate over transportation policy. Professor Joseph Riesert moderates.

John Burns: 55th Lovejoy Convocation Address

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:51:07 GMT

The New York Times foreign correspondent and current chief of the newspaper's Baghdad bureau receives the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award as well as an honorary doctor of laws degree from Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

Given annually to a courageous journalist, the award honors the memory of Elijah Parish Lovejoy, an early Colby valedictorian and a revered abolitionist publisher who was killed in Alton, IL., in 1837 by a pro-slavery mob.

Burns has been arrested in China and Mozambique for his reporting activities and had to hide from Saddam Hussein's secret police after escaping arrest in Iraq. He covered the overthrow of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the end of apartheid in South Africa and was the Times' first Islamic affairs correspondent from 1998 to 2001.

Lovejoy Convocation Panel: "Differing Perspectives on Covering the Iraq War"

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:29:50 GMT

The situation in Iraq is rapidly changing, and three distinguished journalists who have covered the war gathered as part of the 2007 Lovejoy Convocation to discuss what it's like on the ground. The panel features Washington Post photographer Andrea Bruce, Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz, and Chicago Tribune reporter Christine Spolar, moderated by Denver Post editor Greg Moore.

Richard Clarke: "America's Response to Terrorists' Threats"

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:15:03 GMT

Richard Clarke, former counter-terrorism advisor to the National Security Council under Presidents Clinton and Bush, discusses America's response to the threat of terrorism.

John Richardson: "Economic Developments in Maine: The Road from Here"

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:08:15 GMT

Maine Commissioner of Economic and Community Development John Richardson discusses the road ahead for Maine at Colby College

Rene Gonzalez: "From Mice to Men: Clinical Experiments with Humans in the Study of Melanoma"

mterhune@colby.edu (Marnie Terhune) — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:01:39 GMT

Dr. Rene Gonzales, M.D. is the director of the University of Colorado Cancer Center's Melanoma Research Program and co-director of the University of Colorado Cutaneous Oncology Center. He is a medical oncologist who specializes in the treatment of melanoma patients, focusing specifically on conventional and experimental therapies for malignant melanoma. He has published extensively on the treatment of melanoma and has lectured nationally and internationally on melanoma. He discusses here the controversy surrounding the use of human subjects in medical research.

Dan Griswold and Mark Krikorian: Cotter Debate on Immigration Policy

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Thu, 10 May 2007 13:13:12 GMT

Please join us as Dan Griswold and Mark Krikorian engage in a Cotter Debate on national immigration policy. Griswold is the director of the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies and in addition to authoring various studies on immigration, globalization, and other international trade issues, he has testified before the House and Senate Immigration subcommittees on the economic and security implications of immigration. Mark Krikorian is Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, a non-profit, non-partisan research organization in Washington, D.C. which examines the impact of immigration on the United States. The Center is animated by a pro-immigrant, low-immigration vision which seeks fewer immigrants but a warmer welcome for those admitted. Mr. Krikorian also frequently testifies before Congress and has appeared on 60 Minutes, Nightline, the News Hour with Jim Lehrer, CNN, and National Public Radio. Harriet S. Wiswell and George C. Wiswell Jr. Associate Professor of American Constitutional Law Joeseph Reisert will moderate the debate.

Steve Rowe: "Clean Environment, Stable Jobs: Q and A with Maine's Attorney General"

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:16:53 GMT

Come discuss Maine's efforts to keep our air and water clean while also protecting jobs with Steve Rowe. Rowe was first elected as Maine's Attorney General in 2001, and has since fought Bush and Cheney on issues like privacy and the environment.
Co-sponsored by the Colby Democrats and the Green House

Colby Engages the Nation

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:30:58 GMT

Moderator:
Sandy Maisel, WIlliam R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government and Director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement

Introduction by Michelle Starr '07

Speakers:
Dan Harris '93, Anchor, World News Sunday, ABC News
Peter Hart '64, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Peter D. Hart Research Associates Mark Howard '85 Managing Director and Global Head of Credit Research, Barclays Capital
Amy Walter '91, Senior Editor, Cook Political Report

Colby Engages Local Communities

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:25:47 GMT

Moderator:
Mark Tappan, Professor of Education

Panelists:
Karen Fried Salfity '94, Regional Coordinator, Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services, Boston RIch Abramson '71, Superintendent, Maranacook Area Schools
Elizabeth Ward Saxl '87, Executive Director, Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Jackie Dupont '04, Program Coordinator, Hardy Girls Healthy Women, Waterville

Colby Engages the World

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:04:08 GMT

Moderator: Mary Beth Mills, Associate Professor of Anthropology

Panelists:
Elizabeth Dugan '78, Vice President for Programs, Int'l Republican Institute
Ambassador Robert Gelbard ’64 (ret), Chairman, Washington Global Partners LLC
Admiral Gregory (Grog) Johnson P’98 (USN retired)
Sean McCormack ’86, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and Department Spokesman, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs

Peter Christ: "This Is Not a War on Drugs, This Is a War on People"

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 22:30:15 GMT

Peter Christ knows about the war on drugs from several perspectives. Captain Christ retired as a Captain after a 20-year career with the Tonawanda, New York Police Department. His experiences have shown him the effects of the Drug War on the prison population, the minority community, sentencing issues, and the judiciary. In his discussions, Christ skillfully blends facts, humor and down-home philosophy, all the while presenting an alternative perspective on the US war on drugs from the view of a veteran drug-warrior turned against the war.

56th Colby Leadership Institute - Tips for Business Leaders

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:52:22 GMT

Professor Sandy Maisel, Director of the Goldfarb Center, moderates a panel of leaders in the business world as they offer insight into their work.

Panelists:
Chris Gaunce, General Manager, Central Maine Motors Auto Group
Laura Hudson, VP and Marketing Officer, Kennebec Savings Bank
John Rohman, CEO & President, WBRC Architects/Engineers

56th Colby Leadership Institute - Tips for Nonprofit Leaders

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:41:51 GMT

Elizabeth Banwell, Director of External Affairs, Maine Association of Nonprofits moderates a panel of leaders in the world of nonprofit organizations offering insight into their field of work.

Panelists:
Scott Bullock, President & CEO, MaineGeneral Health
Karen Heck, Co-founder Hardy Girls Healthy Women
Maureen Heffernan, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Elizabeth Warn, Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning & Community Development, TD Banknorth

56th Colby Leadership Institute - Keynote Address

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:03:03 GMT

Scott Bacon, President and CEO of TD Banknorth New Hampshire, delivers the keynote address at the 56th Colby Leadership Institute.

Marc Cohen: "Convivencia: Why Can't We All Get Along?"

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:40:37 GMT

There was an unprecedented period of cooperation among Christians, Jews, and Muslims in Muslim Spain for a few centuries from 800-1050. The first part of the lecture, offered by Mark Cohen from Princeton, will focus on this period, and will be followed by a discussion of the question as to why the three major religions have such conflict in the modern world. The latter half of the discussion will feature Colby faculty John Turner, Howard Lupovitch, and Larissa Taylor.

Cotter Debate: "The People, The President, and The War: Who Is In Charge?"

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:23:39 GMT

Cotter Debate, coordinated by the Goldfarb Center
"The People, the President, and the War: Who is in Charge?"

November 29, 2006

Moderator: Jason Opal, Assistant Professor of History and George C. Wiswell Jr. Research Fellow at Colby College.

Featuring: Jeff Selinger (Ph.D. candidate in Government, Cornell University) and Colby students Chris Appel '07 and Ralph Kettell '07.

The debate focuses on the rightful authority over war in contemporary politics, particularly as regards the Iraq War. How, exactly, should the power to decide broad military strategy (whether to stay/go, etc.) spread between Congress and the President? How, if at all, should changes in popular support or opposition to said war shape the policies on the ground? Who, after all, decides when and where and for how long American soldiers, sailors, and airmen fight? The debate touches on matters of Constitutional interpretation as well as contemporary discourses about the "war on terror."

Maine 2006 Gubernatorial Debate

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 02:34:42 GMT

On Thursday, November 2, 2006 the Goldfarb Center, the Morning Sentinel, and the Kennebec Journal sponsored the final debate of the Maine 2006 gubernatorial race featuring the four principal candidates for Governor of Maine: incumbent Democrat John Baldacci, Republican State Senator Chandler Woodcock, Green Party nominee Pat LaMarche, and Independent State Representative Barbara Merrill. David Offer, Executive Editor of the papers, graciously served as moderator.

Maine 2006 Senatorial Debate at Colby College

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:35:39 GMT

Incumbent Republican Senator Olympia Snowe squares off against her Democratic opponent, Jean Hay Bright, and her Independent opponent William Slavick on Sunday, October 22, 2006 at Colby. Executive Editor of the Waterville Morning Sentinel David Offer moderates, selecting questions from the audience.

Bruce Lincoln: "From Artaxerxes to Abu Ghraib: On Religion, Empire, and Torture"

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:24:21 GMT

Bruce Lincoln, a professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago's Divinity School, works primarily in the religions of pre-Christian Europe and pre-Islamic Iran. His most recent publications include Holy Terrors: Thinking about Religion after September 11 and Theorizing Myth: Narrative, Ideology, and Scholarship

Ian Roxborough: "Global War on Terrorism: Who Is the Enemy?"

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:17:30 GMT

Ian Roxborough is Professor of Sociology and History at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. Prior to that he was a Senior Lecturer at the University of London. He has been a Carnegie Corporation Scholar, A Senior Visiting Fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University and a Fellow at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies. He is currently working on a study of changes in US military strategy and doctrine since the end of the Cold War.

His talk, entitled "Global War on Terrorism: Who is the Enemy?" examines the ways in which our understanding and prosecution of the War on Terrorism depends on how we define the enemy. He discusses several alternative definitions of the enemy and describes the consequences of each definition for our military and foreign policies.

What distinguishes Professor Roxborough as a political sociologist is that he takes the military seriously and supports many of its aims whereas many political sociologists are really interested in class or other aspects of politics and are not focused on the military (except to complain about it). Professor Roxborough is interested in the larger political implications of militarism and military action whereas most military sociologists study the military as an institution.

Mary Robinson: "The Challenge of Human Rights in the 21st Century"

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:59:35 GMT

Mary Robinson at Colby to give Mitchell Distinguished International Lecture
Mary Robinson is a former president of Ireland (1990-1997) and the former United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights (1997-2002). In this role she gave priority to integrating human rights concerns in all the activities of the UN. Her office focused its work at the country and regional levels. During her first year as High Commissioner she traveled to Rwanda, South Africa, Colombia and Cambodia, among other countries. In 1998, she was the first High Commissioner to visit China. Robinson sent human rights workers to Indonesia and to countries in Europe and Africa, and she strengthened human rights monitoring in areas of conflict such as Kosovo.

Joan Carling: "Dangerous Journey: Tales of an Indigenous Activist"

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:35:31 GMT

September 11: Five Years Later

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:09:33 GMT

Five years after September 11, a panel of people who were affected by, responded to, and have studied the attack will discuss its impact on society.

Panelists are Dr. Gregory R. Ciottone '87, who was commissioned by the United Nations and the World Health Organization to write a book detailing disaster management for terrorist events; Assistant Professor of Sociology Alec Campbell, an expert in historical, political, and military sociology; Joseph R. Reisert, Harriet S. Wiswell and George C. Wiswell Jr. Associate Professor of American Constitutional Law and guest columnist for the Morning Sentinel; and Kate Vasconi '09, a Colby sophomore who watched the towers collapse from her school window and whose father was a New York firefighter.

2006 Lovejoy Convocation: Jerry Mitchell

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:15:36 GMT

Investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell remembers when Edgar Ray Killen, the man who ordered the 1964 killings of three Freedom Riders, walked Mitchell to his car after a meeting. "I could see he was memorizing my license plate number, making it possible for him to get my home address," Mitchell recalled in his Lovejoy Award acceptance speech Sunday night. "He and other Klansmen tried to stop me, but the truth was, I wasn't going to stop." To read a Morning Sentinel account of his speech, click here.

2006 Lovejoy Panel: The Role of Journalism in Reopening History

kohallor@colby.edu (Kate O'Halloran) — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:11:17 GMT

As part of the 2006 Lovejoy Convocation honoring investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell—whose work has led to convictions of civil rights criminals decades after the deaths of their victims—panelists discuss journalism's role in righting wrongs of the past. Mitchell, of Mississippi's The Clarion-Ledger, served on the panel along with Hank Klibanoff, managing editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Ann Marie Lipinski, editor of the Chicago Tribune; and Matthew Storin, former editor of the Boston Globe. Moderated by L. Sandy Maisel, director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement.