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Talks by eminent writers, scholars slated
Robert Dallek, a leading historian of the American presidency, begins the series on Friday, March 3, with a lecture on “The Making and Unmaking of American Presidents.” Future lecture topics range from the use of nanotechnology to treat cancer to the social impact of Hurricane Katrina. Co-sponsored by the Academy of Lifelong Learning and UD's Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program, the lectures are free and open to the public. All of the lectures will be held from 1-2:30 p.m., Fridays, at Arsht Hall, 2700 Pennsylvania Ave, Wilmington. More information is available by calling 302/573-4417. The schedule is as follows: March 3: Robert Dallek, professor emeritus, Boston University, the pre-eminent historian of the American presidency will speak on "The Making and Unmaking of American Presidents." Dallek's books include prize-winning and best-selling biographies of presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Lyndon Johnson and John F. Kennedy. March 10: Kenneth Campbell, professor of political science and international relations at UD, will discuss "From My Lai to Abu Ghraib: The Nuremberg Principles of Command Responsibility." Campbell was one of the founding members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. March 17: Anne Boylan, professor of history at UD, will talk about Cavalcade of America, a popular radio program, sponsored by the DuPont Co., broadcast from 1935-53 that featured historical re-enactments and dramatizations of historical personalities. March 24: Balaji Panchapakesan, professor of electrical and computer engineering at UD, will discuss the application of nanotechnology to treating cancer, referred to as a "cancer bomb." April 7: Nick Kotz, formerly of the Washington Post and a Pulitzer Prize winner, will talk about his recent book, the acclaimed Judgment Days: Lyndon Baines Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Laws that Changed America. April 14: Joseph E. Trainor, projects coordinator for UD's Disaster Research Center, will discuss his team's fieldwork exploring the social impact of Hurricane Katrina. April 21: Gretchen Rubin will speak about her new book (published in October) Forty Ways to Look at JFK. April 28: Jonathan Russ, professor of history at UD and a historian of Delaware and business, will discuss “The Gospel of Wealth: Philanthropy in Early 20th-Century Delaware." May 5: Brenda Jones, will talk about her new book, Nurses Under Fire, a historical novel based on the true story of the nurses who were held prisoners of war in the Philippines during World War II. Photo by Greg Drew |
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