Notable Lectures and Performances at Colorado College

Mark Bauerlein, author of the National Endowment for the Humanities report "Reading at Risk," argues that computers are one of the reasons kids don't read, and why the humanities are at risk. Bauerlein is a professor of English at Emory University. Recorded September 14, 2006.

CC Distinguished Lecturer and Legal Scholar-in-Residence Phil Kannan says Hispanics have been the victims of discriminatory laws and policies in almost every part of their lives in the U.S. including housing, voting, employment, medical care and education. Hispanics in the Southwest turned to federal courts to challenge state and local laws, and policies regarding education. This presentation will...

Marker is the co-founder and executive director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia, Africa. Marker and the CCF staff work with local farmers, schools, governments, and non-government organizations to help increase the understanding of, and appreciation for, the cheetah. CCF activities include numerous innovative conservation and management strategies designed to reduce the conflict betwee...

Clay Jenkinson, the cultural commentator, author, and first-person impersonator, appears in character as John Wesley Powell and offers contemporary comments on Powell's reactions to the challenges facing the Rocky Mountain region today. Jenkinson is the scholar behind the Thomas Jefferson of public radio's The Thomas Jefferson Hour and winner of the Charles Frankel Prize. Recorded April 13, 2006.

Part of the annual State of the Rockies Conference. Dan Dagget, environmentalist, discusses "The New Ranch: A Means Toward Equal Protection for the Land." Student researcher Andrew Yarbrough presents the results of the ranching report card, and a panel consisting of ranchers Doc and Connie Hatfield, of Country Natural Beef; rancher Dale Lasater, of Lasater Grasslands Beef; Brian Rohter, chief exec...

Imad Moustapha, the Syrian ambassador to the United States, presents "Syria: Challenges and Crises" and discusses issues relating to Syria's position on Iraqi and Lebanese affairs. Prior to becoming the Syrian ambassador to the U.S., Moustapha was dean of the faculty of information technology at the University of Damascus, and secretary general of the Arab School on Science and Technology. His wid...

Eric Popkin, associate professor of sociology and director of the Partnership for Civic Engagement at Colorado College, and Hector Suarez, CC '04 and program coordinator of the Pikes Peak Immigrant and Refugee Collaborative, discuss immigration reform, which is emerging as the hottest political issue in Colorado for the 2006 election year. Recorded March 14, 2006.

Levine, one of the most highly regarded of all living American poets, is best known for poems about working life in America. Levine?s many collections include "Breath" (2004), "The Mercy" (1999), "The Simple Truth" (1994, winner of the Pulitzer Prize), "What Work Is" (1991, winner of the National Book Award) and "New Selected Poems" (1991). Edward Hirsch wrote in the New York Times, "In a reaction...

Kathy Kelly is an activist, the author of "Other Lands Have Dreams: from Baghdad to Pekin Prison," teacher at Chicago area colleges, and current founder of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. As a founder of Voices in the Wilderness, she has taken more than 70 delegations to Iraq, attempting to end U.N./U.S. sanctions. Recorded March 8, 2006.

Mary Doak, a professor of theology at Notre Dame University, will give a speech on different religious perceptions of the end times. Doak has published articles on feminist and black theology, eschatology, and political theology. Her most recently published book is titled "Reclaiming Narrative for Public Theology." Her recent articles include "Feminism, Pragmatism, and Utopia: A Catholic Theologic...