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Thomas Jefferson and Slavery: Theory and Practice in the American Founding
3:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - Charles Griswold is a Professor of Philosophy at Howard University. His works in progress include Adam Smith on the 'Subject' of Political Economy and Remarks on Thomas Jefferson and Slavery: Theory and Practice in the American Founding. His book Self-knowledge in Plato's Phaedrus was just released. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Civil Initiatives and the Constitution - John Fife
12:00 PM – Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union - John Fife is the pastor of the South Side Presbyterian Church in Tucson and is currently appealing his conviction for conspiracy to violate federal law for his work with the sanctuary movement. He received his undergraduate degree from Washington and Jefferson College and his Masters of Divinity degree from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Thomas Jefferson and Slavery - Charles Griswold
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Writer and the Constitution - Margaret Randall
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Margaret Randall teaches in the American Studies Department at the University of New Mexico and has written more than 40 books of poetry and prose. She has lived in Mexico, Cuba, and Nicaragua, working as a midwife, translator, and editor. She is currently appealing a deportation ruling. Her residency was denied under the McCarran-Walters Act because of the content of her writings. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Sanctuary and Alien Rights - Al Guigni
3:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - Al Guigni is the District Director of Immigration and Naturalization Service in El Paso. He ordered the deportation of author Margaret Randall. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Controversy and the Constitution - Anthony Lewis
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Anthony Lewis is a columnist for The New York Times and a lecturer on law at Harvard Law School. He has reported on the Supreme Court and the Justice Department and was chief of The Times London bureau. Mr. Lewis has won two Pulitzer prizes for his work, including one for his book Gideon's Trumpet. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Film: Gideon's Trumpet
3:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Henry Fonda, Jose Ferrer, John Houseman, Sam Jaffe, and Fay Wry star in the true story of how one man's fight for justice changed the course of U.S. legal history by guaranteeing the right to counsel. Part of the National Affairs Series

Recital - Chicago Chamber Brass
All Day – Music Hall - The Chicago Chamber Brass includes William Camp, Steven Gamble, Beth Halloin, Richard Frazier, and Paul Johnson. Joint Concert with the ISU Wind Ensemble. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Middle East: A Former Hostage's Perspective - Jeremy Levin
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Jeremy Levin was abducted and held hostage for eleven months while serving as Cable News Network Bureau Chief in Beirut, he is now Chief of the Washington Bureau. From the University Lectures Program archive.

On Cracking the Neural Code - Paul Churchland
All Day – 101 Carver - Paul Churchland is a philosopher of psychology at the University of California, San Diego. He is currently working on neurophysiology and its implications for philosophical models of cognition. From the University Lectures Program archive.