2008-2009 Public Programs
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Anna Post speaks on "Business Etiquette for the Digital Age" |
June 1, 2009
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"Debtor Nation: The Threat to America's Future"
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Gordon Zacks, Middle East Consultant and Advisor to Presidential Campaigns presented a lecture on "In Defense of Israel's Right to Defend Itself: The Case for the Fence and Preemptive Actions." Mr. Zacks examined the pretext for the fence and preemptive actions. He then examined their effectiveness in mitigating violence, as well as adverse consequences. Ultimately, he argued that the fence and preemptive actions are necessary for security purposes. The program is not available on YouTube, but is available from the Baker-Berry Library's Jones Media Center. |
May 12, 2009
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Obama Administration's Trade Policy: Old Wine in New Bottles? Professor Irwin discussed these topics as well as why trade is unpopular with the public, and why the talk of "failed trade policies of the past" is wrong. Primary focus of this discussion was on the trade deficit and it underlying determinants (savings and investment, here and China) and how they will be affected by the current economic crisis. Professor Slaughter discussed the current condition of the U.S. and global economies, and the policy options the United States could pursue regarding international trade, investment, and immigration. |
May 7, 2009
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"Why does America have the Constitution of 1787? New Historical Perspectives"
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May 5, 2009
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Scheherezade Faramarzi, Associated Press Correspondent, 2009 Harvard Nieman Fellow spoke on"Obama Administration's Middle East Policy: What Should it Look Like?" Scheherezade Faramarzi is a 2009 Nieman Fellow and a correspondent for The Associated Press. For the past three decades she has covered various conflicts around the Middle East, Pakistan, Afghanistan and North Africa. She began her career in 1978, a few months before the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Two years later, she moved to Beirut, Lebanon to work for the AP, covering Lebanon's civil war, the 1982 Israeli invasion and later its occupation of the country, the birth of Hezbollah, the 1983 suicide bombings of the U.S. Embassy and the Marine headquarters, the kidnapping of Westerners and the secret Iran-U.S. arms for hostages negotiations that later came to be known as the Iran-Contra Affair. In the fall of 1987, she moved to Pakistan to cover the Western-backed Afghan Mujahedeen guerrilla war against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Based in Jerusalem, she covered the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as the Oslo Agreement fell apart in 1995. Later, from her base in Cairo, she traveled the Middle East, including Iran to cover various breaking stories. In 2003, she moved to Baghdad and two years later, she went to Rabat, Morocco as the AP's reporter on terrorism and Islam in Europe, covering the 2005 London suicide bombings and the Paris riots. In the fall of 2006, she transferred to Beirut focusing on Hezbollah and Iran's regional influence. The program is not available on YouTube, but is available from theBaker-Berry Library's Jones Media Center. |
April 28, 2009
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Nancy Polikoff, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law spoke on"Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families Under the Law" Professor Polikoff's lecture was part of Dartmouth's 2009 Law Week events, and was the Rockefeller Center's 2009 Roger S. Aaron '64 Lecture. |
April 23, 2009
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Sonu Bedi, Assistant Professor of Government, Dartmouth College spoke on "Rejecting Rights: Reframing the Debate." In support of the Martin Luther King Celebration events and the Dartmouth Centers Forum 2009 theme, "Conflict and Reconciliation." In support of the Martin Luther King Celebration events and the Dartmouth Centers Forum 2009 theme, "Conflict and Reconciliation." |
April 15, 2009
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"Flickr is the place where we store our collective sense of what we see," with these words Flickr co-founder Steward Butterfield began a discussion of the ideas behind Flickr's development. Butterfield presented his comments at a public program hosted by the Rockefeller Center. While on campus Butterfield also did a Radio Tuck Interview, addressed several Tuck student groups, and attended a reception hosted by the Rockefeller Center. The program is not available on YouTube, but is available from theBaker-Berry Library's Jones Media Center. |
April 13, 2009
"I.O.U.S.A. One Nation. Under Stress. In Debt" -Film Showing was held on April 13, 2009. Co-sponsored by The Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences at Dartmouth, International Business Council, Kappa Delta Epsilon Sorority, Women in Business, SEEDS, Sigma Delta Sorority, Women in Leadership, College Libertarians, Dartmouth Society of Investment & Economics.
" The United States has been spending its way deeper and deeper into the red, and saddling future generations with the mess—but who's paying attention?
To answer that question, the companion book to the critically acclaimed documentary I.O.U.S.A. talks with some of the most revered voices in the nation, including Warren Buffett; former Treasury Secretaries Paul O’Neill and Robert Rubin; Pete Peterson, CEO of The Blackstone Group; Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas); and bestselling Empire of Debt author Bill Bonner.
Armed with these interviews, historical references, and damning statistics, the book takes a lively and entertaining romp through the four deficits the nation faces: the budget deficit, the personal savings deficit, the trade deficit—and what former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker, who resigned abruptly in 2008 over Congress’s lack of action, calls the “leadership deficit” in Washington.
Defiantly non-partisan, the empowering solutions outlined in these pages are a must-read for any American who wants to help change “business-as-usual” in Washington as a new administration heads towards the Oval Office. “We the People” can get our politicians to stop spending, promote responsible economic programs, and hand our children and grandchildren the secure future they deserve. " -- [as described on DVD]
March 2, 2009
Stephen J. Morse spoke on "The Neuroscientific Challenge to Criminal Responsibility".
Professor Morse is the Ferdinand Wakeman Hubbell Professor of Law, Professor of Psychology and Law in Psychiatry, at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He is a renowned expert in criminal and mental health law, whose work emphasizes individual responsibility in criminal and civil law. Professionally trained in both law and psychology at Harvard, Professor Morse has written for law reviews, journals of psychology and psychiatry and edited collections. He has contributed numerous op-ed articles. Most recently, he published Foundations of Criminal Law, (Foundation Press, with Leo Katz and Michael S. Moore), and he is currently working on a book, Desert and Disease: Responsibility and Social Control.
Professor Morse is a Diplomate in Forensic Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology; a past president of Division 41 of the American Psychological Association (the American Psychology-Law Society); a recipient of the American Academy of Forensic Psychology's Distinguished Contribution Award; a member of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Mental Health and Law (1988-1996); and a trustee of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law in Washington, D.C. (1995-present). Prior to joining the University of Pennsylvania faculty in 1988, Professor Morse was the Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California.
While on campus Professor Morse visited Professor John (Larry) Crocker's class on Philosophy and the Law. He was also a guest at a student luncheon hosted The Daniel Webster Legal Society.
Daniel Webster Legal Society Discussion Leaders Chris Green '09 and Zachary Moore '09 with Professor Morse]
February 26, 2009
Gregory G. Garre '87 the 44th Solicitor General of the United States spoke on "The Solicitor General and the Supreme Court." He was nominated by President George W. Bush on June 19, 2008, confirmed by the United States Senate on October 2, 2008, and took the oath of office on October 6, 2008. Mr. Garre served as Principal Deputy Solicitor General from October 2005 until October 2008. He was formerly a partner at the law firm of Hogan & Hartson LLP in Washington, D.C., where he headed the firm's Supreme Court and appellate practice section. He served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General from 2000-2004. Mr. Garre has argued 25 cases before the United States Supreme Court and numerous additional matters before the federal courts of appeals. The program is not available on YouTube, but is available from theBaker-Berry Library's Jones Media Center.
While on campus Garre visited Professor Shaiko's Introduction to Public Policy class, and was a guest at a luncheon hosted by PoliTALK, a Rockefeller Center discussion group.
[Gregory Garre '87 with Rockefeller PoliTALK Discussion leaders Meridith Gringer '09 and Nathan Bruschi '10]
February 19, 2009
Andrew J. Bacevich, Professor of International Relations and History, Boston University spoke on "Change and Continuity in U. S. Foreign Policy." Bacevich is known as an authority on American Foreign Policy and is the author of several books on the subject: American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of US Diplomacy; The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War; The Long War: A New History of U.S. National Security Policy Since World War II; and The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. Although describing himself as a “Catholic conservative” and initially having his writings published in a number of traditionally conservative American political magazine, his recent writings have professed a dissatisfaction with the Bush administration and its supporters on matters of American foreign policy. The program is not available on YouTube, but is available from theBaker-Berry Library's Jones Media Center.
[Andrew Bacevich with Rockefeller First Year Forum Discussion leader Kahlie Dufresne '09 and students Nathan Bruschi '10 and Meridith Gringer '09
February 16, 2009
David Leonhardt, columnist for the New York Times spoke on "After the Recession: Can the Obama Administration Fix the Economy?". David Leonhardt's column on economics and business appears on Wednesday in The New York Times. Leonhardt has been writing about economics for The Times since 2000. He was one of the writers who produced the paper's recent series on social class in the United States. He has written frequently about economic policy, real estate and the job market, as well as about the corporate scandals of recent years. In 2004, Leonhardt founded an analytical sports column, called Keeping Score, which runs on Sundays. Since joining The Times in 1999, he has also written about culture, science and travel. Leonhardt previously worked for Business Week and The Washington Post. A New York native, he studied applied mathematics at Yale.
While on campus Leonhardt attended Professor James Feyer's class on Macroeconomics, and Professor Parama Chaudhury's class on The Price System. He also attended a luncheon hosted by the Rockefeller Center's student organization Voxmasters, with invited students from Social Enterprise and Economic Development , and the Society of Investment and Economics.
[Stephen Greif '11, David Leonhardt, and Berk Ozturk '11]
February 3, 2009
Former Congressman Marvin Dawson Mathsis (D-GA) "The Road Ahead: Rocky, Steep and Hopeful" The Congress to Campus program sends bipartisan pairs of former members of Congress — one Democrat and one Republican — to visit college, university and community college campuses around the country. Over the course of two days, the former members conducted classes, held forums, met informally with students and faculty, and held interviews with local press and media. The program provides a distinctive, powerful and personal means to educate the next generation about American government, politics and public affairs. The former Members provide students with insights into the realities of American democracy through sharing their real-life experiences as candidates and office holders. The former members also deliver an important message about bipartisan cooperation. This program was co-sponsored with the Government Department. Former Rep. Sue Kelly, R-N.Y., who had also been scheduled to speak, was unable to attend the program due to illness. In her absence, Kelly sent written remarks for the audience to read. Read Former Rep. Sue Kelley's remarks "The Road Ahead: Rocky, Steep and Hopeful."
January 26, 2009
Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey spoke before an overflow crowd at the Rockefeller Center on the theme of freedom and responsibility as part of Dartmouth's Martin Luther King celebration. "Stand in Newark and you see and feel the dynamic change, the power and potential, you see that the future of America is happening here. We are not the Big Apple or Atlanta’s Georgia Peach. We are America’s Brick City — and this isn’t about our architecture. We’re Brick City because we’re tough, we’re resilient, we’re strong, we’re enduring and, most importantly, when we come together there’s nothing we can’t create." During his stay on the Dartmouth campus, Mayor Booker met with students in and out of the classroom, presented a public lecture, and was the guest-of-honor at a post-lecture reception hosted by the Rockefeller Center. The program is not available on YouTube, but is available from the Baker-Berry Library's Jones Media Center. Learn more about Cory Booker and the revitalization of Newark.
January 20, 2009
Rockefeller Center Co-Sponsors Live Coverage of the 2009 Presidential Inauguration
Over 500 students and residents from the Upper Valley gathered on January 20th to watch Barack Obama be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. A hallmark of the Inaugural Address was the call to citizens to face the challenges ahead. "Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America: They will be met."
“For the political process to be successful, citizens have to work together to solve problems and improve outcomes for society as a whole,” said Andrew Samwick, director of the Rockefeller Center, which organized the event with the Hop. “Hosting watch parties like we did for the debate, or for the inauguration, so that people can be together for the historic events, helps to reinforce the need to continue to work together.” Watch a video from the Inaugural Ceremonies and read President Obama's Inaugural Address.
January 16, 2009
"Sorry States: Apologies and International Reconciliation"
Does international reconciliation require that states atone for past violence? Analysts argue that West Germany's contrition for its World War II crimes promoted reconciliation in Europe, whereas Japan's failure to atone has kept tensions high in East Asia. In this lecture, Professor Lind examines the role of apologies and other gestures of contrition in the process of international reconciliation. Examining the cases of Japan and Germany, she argues that a country's acknowledgment of past misdeeds is essential to restore relations after war, but that offering apologies is a domestically polarizing, and potentially counterproductive, process. Lind argues that remembrance that is less accusatory—conducted bilaterally or in multilateral settings—holds the most promise for international reconciliation. This lecture is based on her book, Sorry States: Apologies and International Politics, (Cornell, 2008). This lecture was given in support of the Dartmouth Centers Forum 2009 theme, “Conflict and Reconciliation.” The program is not available on YouTube, but is available from the Baker-Berry Library's Jones Media Center.
November 20, 2008
"Baby Markets: Faith, Class, and Race in Contemporary Adoptions."Professor Goodwin holds joint appointments in the Medical School and the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota Law School. She began her teaching career in 2001 at DePaul University College of Law, where she held the Wicklander Chair in Ethics and was a professor of law. She directed the Health Law Institute and founded the Center for the Study of Race & Bioethics. At DePaul, she earned the Faculty Achievement Award, Outstanding Scholarship Award, the Humanities Fellowship, and was honored by the university president who selected her book as one of the two top publications of 2006. Her recent book, Black Markets: The Supply & Demand of Body Parts, (Cambridge University Press, 2006), builds upon a career of scholarship exploring causes for organ shortages and methods to remedy that policy conundrum. Her scholarship debates the significance of moral, ethical, and legal norms in transactions involving the human body. She is also interested in questions involving social understandings of citizenship. Professor Goodwin's scholarship has been cited by the Seventh Circuit, and she has been interviewed by 60 Minutes, the Today Show, and local news networks, including ABC, NBC, and PBS. Her opinion editorials and comments have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, New York Times, Houston Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor, New Zealand Herald, Wisconsin State Journal, Milwaukee Journal, and other media venues.
Past service awards include Woman of the Year by the Urban League and Pioneering Woman by the Chicago Historical Society. In 2003, she was elected Secretary General of the International Academy of Law and Mental Health. She is the Chair Elect of the American Association of Law Schools Section on Law, Medicine, and Health Care, and is a fellow of the Institute of Medicine of Chicago. She holds a B.A and an LL.M from the University of Wisconsin and a J.D. from Boston College Law School.