Goldfarb Center Lecture Series

On Thursday, January 21 in Diamond 122 at 7:00 PM, Professor Ken Rodman lectured on the accomplishments of and problems facing the Obama administration's foreign policy.

On Thursday, January 14 at 7 PM, G. Calvin Mackenzie,The Goldfarb Family Distinguished Professor of American Government at Colby, gave a lecture analyzing the first year of President Obama's economic policy.

At 7:00 PM in Diamond 122, Goldfarb Center Director and Colby Professor L. Sandy Maisel spoke about President Obama's domestic agenda during his first year.

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.

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.