TIME
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

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LOCATION
ILR Lecture Hall
Education Wing of
Temple Baptist Church
3850 Nebraska Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

(Adjoining the AU campus.)

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Fall term begins September 25, 2006.

JANE PETERS SNYDER
From the Hills and Hollows: The Story of Five Uncommon Men

Five old men born and raised in the isolation of the Blue Ridge Mountains tell how they made new lives for themselves and their families in the lowlands of Virginia. Jane Snyder, whose film was shown on PBS, has for two semesters, lead the ILR class “100 Years of Documentary Films”. A former journalist and public relations executive, she will describe her third career, which began at age 73.

JAMES WEAVER
Is Global Poverty Inevitable?

Dr. Weaver examines the efforts to eliminate global poverty in the period since World War II. What countries were successful in reducing extreme poverty and why were they successful? What countries were unsuccessful and why? Dr. Weaver is a retired professor of Economics at American University.

ANDY WHITE
A Guided Tour of Byzantium
Its History and Culture

The legacy of Ancient Greek literature and music continued to influence the urban scene in Byzantium and elsewhere in the Mediterranean. Although palace politics remained distinctly Roman (along the lines of I, Claudius), both the Orthodox faith and secular culture remained inextricably linked with Greece’s classical past. Through visuals, music and film, Mr. White will offer his own unique view of the Empire.

JULIET EILPERIN
Fight Club Politics

Ms. Eilperin, a Washington Post reporter, and author of Fight Club Politics: How Partisanship is Poisoning the US House of Representatives will talk about political polarization in the House of Representatives, provide an overview of the midterm elections and discuss how gerrymandering has contributed to ideological extremism in national politics.

HIND SADEK
Bonaparte’s Expedition to Egypt

Hind Sadek, Ph.D. in Anthropology from Harvard, who specialized in prehistoric archeology, will talk about the birth of the science of Egyptology which is owed to the scholars who accompanied Napoleon to Egypt in 1798.

ANTHONY PITCH
The Burning of Washington and the Birth of the Anthem

Based on his latest book, Mr. Pitch’s speech will give a vivid account of the British capture of Washington during the War of 1812. Mr. Pitch gives anecdotal history tours of DC, has been featured on TV and has been rated by many meeting organizers as one of the finest speakers to address their groups.

HERMAN I. LIEBLING, Ph.D.
Growing US Income Inequality

America takes pride in being a land of opportunity and social mobility. Are the rich getting richer, the poor staying poor, and the middle class disappearing? Dr. Liebling is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Lafayette College and formerly a senior economist to several Secretaries of the Treasury.

CHRISTOPHER PALMER
Filming Dangerous Wild Animals and Living to Tell about It

Chris Palmer has been making environmental and wildlife films for over 25 years. Hear fascinating stories about making films on some of the world’s most spectacular, dangerous and threatened wildlife. Using many film clips, see what goes on behind the camera lens!

JEFF ROSENBERG
NPR Goes International

Jeff Rosenberg, head of NPR Worldwide, the branch of National Public Radio that manages the network’s overseas broadcasts, will talk about international broadcasting and public diplomacy.

WESLEY SHOEMAKER
Democracy in Russia: Two
Steps Forward, One Step
Backward

Professor Shoemaker will focus on Russia since 1992, with special emphasis on the Putin years. He will begin with a discussion of what Russians thought of democracy during the last years of the Tsars and then under communism. Professor Shoemaker is author of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, a volume in The World Today Series.

ROBERT BOGGS
The U.S. and South Asia: Changing Priorities in a
Changing Subcontinent

This presentation will start with an overview of major political, economic and diplomatic developments among the eight countries of South Asia: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives. Dr. Boggs will analyze current U.S. policy priorities in the region and how these have shaped our bilateral relations with individual South Asian nations and some of their neighbors.

HELEN SCHWARTZ
The Internet in Education: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Helen Schwartz, Professor of
English at Indiana University,
Indianapolis, has pioneered the use of computers in higher education since 1981, writing award-winning software and working on commercial
instructional design. She argues that the educational advantages of the Internet (email, the Web and file transfer) help offset problems such as crime, unequal access for students, and easy publication for pornographers and terrorists.