Search For Lectures

Revolution in Cuba: How Far Has it Come? - Jon Torgerson
8:00 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Dr. Torgerson is a Professor of Philosophy at Drake who has travelled extensively in Cuba and written about the human rights situation. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Women in South America Organizing for Land Reform and Ecomonic Development - Maristella Andrade and Maria Ines Lacey
All Day – - Exact date is unknown. Part of University Lecture Series. University Lectures Program Archive.

Comedy Opener - Jake Johannsen
8:00 PM – C.Y. Stephens Auditorium - Jake Johannsen, a former ISU honors student, now regularly appears on the David Letterman Show. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Recent Political Developments in China - Liu Binyan
8:00 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Liu Binyan is an investigative reporter for the People's Daily in China. His reports "Between Human and Demon" and "The Second Type of Loyalty" have been widely translated around the world. Mr. Liu has been a resident writer at the International Writer's Workshop in Iowa City. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Powers of Nonviolence - Wayne Osborn
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Blacks in College - Jaqueline Fleming
12:00 PM – - Dr. Jaqueline Fleming is a Professor of Psychology at Barnard College. She is the author of Blacks in College. From the University Lectures Program archive.

What's So Funny About Being Female! - Susan Vass
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Susan Vass is a member of the Dudley-Riggs Comedy Troup and will assist Iowa State University in ending the year with a laugh. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Humans, Animals and Nature; Who Plays God? - Michael W. Fox
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Michael Fox is the Director at the Institute for the Study of Animal Problems and Scientific Director of The Humane Society of the United States. He is author of The Animal Doctor's Answer Book, One Earth, One Mind, The Healing Touch, and Laboratory Animal Husbandry: Ethology, Welfare, and Exp. Variables. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Law and the Changing Family - Judge Rosemary Sackett
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Demographic Factors and Excellence in Higher Education - Harold Hodgkinson
1:00 PM – 260 Scheman Building - Harold Hodgkinson is the Senior Fellow fro the Institute for Education Leadership at the American Council on Education in Washington D.C. He is co-author of "Involvement in Learning." From the University Lectures Program archive.