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FALL 2008

September 23, 2008

“The Making, and Unmaking, of a Boy Soldier”

7:30pm, Hendricks Chapel

Author of the 2008 First-Year Shared Reading selection, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

Sponsored in cooperation with the Laura Hanhausen Milton First-Year Lecture and the Syracuse Symposium in The College of Arts and Sciences

October 21, 2008

Patricia Williams and Fred Barnes

“Election 2008: Predictions and Analysis”

7:30pm, Hendricks Chapel

A roundtable discussion moderated by Professor Arthur Brooks

November 11, 2008

James Anderson and William Trent

“Race, Desegregation and American Public Schooling”

7:30pm, Hendricks Chapel

A conversational discussion moderated by Dean Douglas Biklen

Sponsored in cooperation with the School of Education

SPRING 2009

March 3, 2009

Janine Benyus

“Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature”

7:30pm, Hendricks Chapel

National sciences writer; innovation consultant; author

Sponsored in cooperation with the Syracuse Center of Excellence and the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science

March 24, 2009

Robert Ballard

“Adventure in Deep Sea Exploration: Living the Dream”

7:30pm, Hendricks Chapel

Oceanographer; photographer; deep-sea explorer; author


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Meet the Provost About the Provost Vice Chancellor & Provost Initiatives Office Administration Vice Chancellor & Provost Committees Policies and Procedures University Lectures Current Lecturers Previous Lecturers	University Lectures - Current Lecturers Home > Meet the Provost > University Lectures > Current Lecturers FALL 2008 September 23, 2008 Ishmael Beah “The Making, and Unmaking, of a Boy Soldier” 7:30pm, Hendricks Chapel Author of the 2008 First-Year Shared Reading selection, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Sponsored in cooperation with the Laura Hanhausen Milton First-Year Lecture and the Syracuse Symposium in The College of Arts and Sciences October 21, 2008 Patricia Williams and Fred Barnes “Election 2008: Predictions and Analysis” 7:30pm, Hendricks Chapel A roundtable discussion moderated by Professor Arthur Brooks November 11, 2008 James Anderson and William Trent “Race, Desegregation and American Public Schooling” 7:30pm, Hendricks Chapel A conversational discussion moderated by Dean Douglas Biklen Sponsored in cooperation with the School of Education SPRING 2009 March 3, 2009 Janine Benyus “Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature” 7:30pm, Hendricks Chapel National sciences writer; innovation consultant; author Sponsored in cooperation with the Syracuse Center of Excellence and the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science March 24, 2009 Robert Ballard “Adventure in Deep Sea Exploration: Living the Dream” 7:30pm, Hendricks Chapel Oceanographer; photographer; deep-sea explorer; author