(Credit for Short Term events is
included in the total for Spring Term)
Jan. 21
3:00
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Dr. Juan Floyd-Thomas
There Are No Children Here: How Young People Contributed to the Civil Rights Movement
Activist, author, and Associate Professor at Texas Christian University, Dr. Floyd-Thomas will guide us through the Civil Rights Movement, illumining the role young people played, and remind us that Monday social injustice did not end because the movement did. Co-sponsored with the BCC, AAAS, and the CCC. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Convocation.
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Feb. 07
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Legacy of Weyanoke
A Study of History through Harmony
These talented a cappella singers and performers focus
on songs and stories of the African Diaspora. Their music
is colored by the rhythmically danced, chanted and drummed
music of Native Americans and the Gullah of the Georgia Sea
Islands and by the calypso of the West Indian Islands. Co-sponsored
with the BCC and AAAS.
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Feb. 14
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Marian Anderson String Quartet
Creating New and Diverse Audiences
With a mission in education and outreach as much as performance, this energetic and engaging chamber ensemble evokes history through music. Its repertoire consists of works spanning the history of the classical string quartet with special emphasis given to 20th century music by African-American composers. A Stephenson Memorial Concert.
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Feb. 21
3:00 |
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Dr. Alton Hornsby, Jr.
The Miseducation of the American Peoples
Distinguished scholar and former editor of The Journal of Negro History and The Crisis, Dr. Hornsby is the Fuller E. Calloway Professor of History at Morehouse. His work focuses on the continuing struggle for social justice. Co-sponsored with BCC, AAAS, and the CCC. Carter G. Woodson Memorial Convocation.
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Feb. 28
3:00 |
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Barbara Martinez Jitner
Femicide at Our U.S. Border
Latina producer, writer, and film director, Jitner gives a moving and personal look at the crippling poverty and gender discrimination that has made NAFTA’s “expendable workforce” expendable human beings. Her documentary La Frontera inspired the political thriller Bordertown, depicting femicide in Juarez, Mexico. Co-sponsored with Women’s Studies. |
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Mar. 6
3:00
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Dr. Paul Sereno
Dinosaurs on Drifting Continents
Walk alongside paleontologist Dr. Sereno as he takes you back more than 100 million years to ancient Africa where he and his team have unearthed nearly all of Africa’s dinosaurs. Witness the thrill of discovery and adventure as he unveils some of his most recent finds in his quest to chart the lives of dinosaurs on drifting continents. Berea College Science Lecture.
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Mar. 13
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Dervish
Traditional Irish Music at its Best
From Sligo on the West coast of Ireland, this fiery Irish septet creates a myriad of tones and moods, from charming lyrics of life and love to jigs and reels that lift audiences from their seats. Let’s celebrate St. Patrick’s Day/Month! A Stephenson Memorial Concert.
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Mar. 20
3:00 |
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Norberto Cortéz Rios
Peacebuilding: Repaying an Historical Debt
Señor Rios is Executive Director of Mission Mazahua, a holistic Christian ministry which offers programs and resources to promote self-sufficiency and independence as part of the Gospel message to the indigenous Mazahua people of Mexico. His work also helps overcome conflicts and promotes peace between people of indigenous and European ancestries in Mexico. Sponsored by the CCC. Robbins Peace Lecture. |
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Mar. 27
3:00 |
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Dr. Stephen Walt
What Went Wrong with U. S. Foreign Policy? (And How Can We Fix It?)
Dr. Walt, the Belfer Professor of International Affairs and Dean of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, developed the “Balance of Threat” theory in international relations. He will speak on recent developments in national security and foreign policy. Begley-Van Cleve Lecture.
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Apr. 10
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Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery
The Mystical Arts of Tibet
Robed in magnificent costumes and playing traditional Tibetan instruments, these multiphonic singers will perform ancient temple music and dance for world healing. During the week of April 7-11, the monks will be creating a Tantric Buddhist mandala sand painting in Baird Lounge. Mandala sand paintings are painstakingly poured grain by grain to generate energies for global healing. Co-sponsored with Peace and Social Justice Studies and the CCC.
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Apr. 17
3:00 |
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Bill McKibben
The Search for a Hopeful Future
Scholar in residence in Environmental Science at Middlebury
College, McKibben is one of America’s
foremost writers on business, culture, and the environment.
In the spring of 2007 he was lead organizer for the largest
demonstration in American history about climate change. Co-sponsored
with Sustainability and Environmental Studies (SENS) and
Ecological Sustainability Education (ESE).
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Apr. 24
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Brubeck Brothers Quartet
Innovative Jazz
The talented brothers— Dan, master of complex rhythms on drums, and Chris, virtuoso on electric bass and bass trombone—lead the BBQ’s triumphant meeting of improvisation and composed music. Joined by piano and guitar, the quartet effortlessly combines the genres of straight-ahead jazz, funk, blues, and the Brubeck tradition of playing in odd time signatures. A Stephenson Memorial Concert.
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May 1
3:00 |
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Dr. Stephanie Y. Evans
Cultural Identity and Community Engagement: Service, Partnership, or Community-Building?
Dr. Evans, editor of African Americans and Community Engagement in Higher Education (2008), will combine observations from Stanford University’s Haas Center for Public Service and Brown University’s Swearer Center for Public Service with reflections from a decade of working with community service-learning. This Service Convocation is co-sponsored with the CCC and CELTS.
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