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Evolution of Plant Life: The Imperfect Synthesis - Herbert Wagner
8:00 PM – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - Herbert Wagner is a Professor of Botany at the University of Michigan. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Language Acquisition and the Critical Period -
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Skills for Individuals and Leaders; Meeting People - J.J. Cochran
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Let's Abolish War - Tom Hudgens
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Tom Hudgens is Vice President of the Federalists Association and the American Movement for World Government. He is author of "Let's Abolish War." From the University Lectures Program archive.

Social Change: The Inperative of Our Times - Michael Manly
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Michael Manley was Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1972-1980. During this time he led the People's National Party (PNP) in enacting many social reforms including free education, land reform, and minimum wage. He won the United Nations Gold Medal for his activities against apartheid in South Africa and for Namibian independence. As a leading member of Socialist International, he is a prominent spokesman for the path of nonalignment for Third World Nations. He is currently the leader of the opposition PNP in Jamaica and is the author of the book Up the Down Escalator: Toward a New international Economic Order. Part of the World Affairs Series: Revolution and Social Change

Revolution and Art - Carol Wells
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Carol Wells is an art historian at california State University, Fullerton. She frequently travels to Nicaragua investigating the role of the arts in the revolution and the impact of the revolution on the arts. She has produced a slide presentation and poster exhibition and programs on Nicaraguan music and art for radio and television. Part of the World Affairs Series: Revolution and Social Change

The Unborn Make History: Literature and Social Change - Ariel Dorfman
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Ariel Dorfman is a novelist exiled from his Chilean homeland. His articles have appeared in the Village Voice, the Nation, and the New York Times and he teaches at the Center for International Studies at Duke University. His books include The Last Song of Manuel Sendero, Windows, and The Empire's New Clothes. Part of the World Affairs Series: Revolution and Social Change

Idols of Death and the God of Life: Liberation Theology in Latin America - Phillip Berryman
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Phillip Berryman has traveled extensively throughout Latin America, serving in Panama as a Catholic priest and in Guatemala as the Central American representative for the American Friends Service Committee. His books include Religion and Revolution and The Religious Roots of Rebellion. Part of the World Affairs Series: Revolution and Social Change

Iran: Eight Years After the Revolution - Robin Wright
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Robin Wright is Senior Associate at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She has traveled extensively in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Latin America reporting for magazines and newspapers including the London Sunday Times, Washington Post and the Christian Science monitor. She is author of Sacred Rage: The Wrath of Militant Islam. Part of the World Affairs Series: Revolution and Social Change

Palestinian Women and Revolution - Sahar Khalifa
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Sahar Khalifa is an author whose books include We Are Not Your Slaves Any Longer, Cactus, Memoirs of an Unrealistic Woman, and Sunflower. Several of her books have been made into movies, and she helped produce and acted in this award-winning film. Part of the World Affairs Series: Revolution and Social Change