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All University Student Leadership Conference - Joanne Zimmerman
9:30 AM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Joanne Zimmerman is Lt. Governor of Iowa and previously served as a representative in the State Legislature. From the University Lectures Program archive.

New World Information Order: Malysia's National News Agency in a Multi-Racial Society - Salmy Hashim
12:00 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Salmy Hashim is the bureau chief and New York/Washington correspondant for BERNAMA, Malasyia's National News Agency. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The New Palestinian Generation - Abdul-Latf A. Aquel
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Dr. Abdul-Latif A. Aquel is Vice President of Najah National University on the West Bank is visiting professor at Wisconsin Universit. From the University Lectures Program archive.

How to Stop the Violence of Poverty - Colman McCarthy
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Coleman McCarthy writes for the Washington Post and is best known for bringing to the public's attention the story of the poor, the disenfranchised and the forgotten. His books include Disturbers of the Peace and Inner Companions. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Democracy, Rural Poverty and the Land - Robert Waller
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Robert Waller was dean of the college of Business and is currently professor of management at the University of Northern Iowa. He has an extensive list of publications and is the author of Making Sense of Complexity: Structural Modeling for Decisions, Policy, and Living. His series of essays published in the Des Moines Register, "Going Soft Upon the Land and Down Along the Rivers" was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. A collection of essays will be published later this year. Part of the National Affairs Series.

A Heritage at Risk: Native Americans and Poverty - Winona Laduke
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Winona Laduke is a member of the Mississippi Band, White Earth reservation, Anishinabe Nation, and works with a community-based land rights organization on the reservation. She received her masters from harvard, and has written extensively on issues of Native American economic development, environmental issues, and legal issues related to Native American affairs. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Race, Poverty and Inequality in the Managerial Age - William Darity
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - William Darity is a Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of The Loan Pushers and the editor of Labor Economics: Modern Views. His articles include "Losing Ground-Myths and Realities." Professor Darity received his undergraduate degree from Brown University, did post-undergraduate study at London School of Economics, and received his doctorate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Part of the National Affairs Series.

The Visible and Invisible Homeless: A National Disgrace - Millard Fuller
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Millard Fuller, attorney and millionaire businessman, is founder and director of Habitat for Humanity. His organization is an ecumenical ministry which works in communities to build affordable housing for the poor without government funds. Mr. Fuller is the author of Love in the Mortar Joints, No More Shacks, and Bokotola. Part of the National Affairs Series.

The Future of Work - Frithjof Bergmann
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Frithjof Bergmann is a Professor of Philosophy and Anthropology at the University of Michigan and co-founder of the Center for New Work in Flint, Michigan. The Center has taken the mission of changing the way people think about work through counseling and community education. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Refugees and Immigrants: Their Vision of an American Dream - Joan Marie Hill
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Joan Marie Hill is a sponsorship consultant for the Refugee and Immigration Service with Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota. She does advocacy work on refugees and international protection, and on United States refugee policy. Rev. Hill has testified before Congressional hearings and is a deacon in the Episcopal Church. Part of the National Affairs Series.