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The Challenge to Ensure the Future - Yolanda King
All Day – Benton Auditorium - Ms. King is Director of the Cultural Affairs Program at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc., founding member of Christian Theatre Artists and co-director of NUCLEUS, a company of performing artists. From the University Lectures Program archive.

A Reading - Mark Strand
All Day – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Mark Strand is a poet, fiction writer, translator and anthologizer whose books include "The Late Hour," "Mr. and Mrs. Baby," "The Night Book," "Planet of the Lost Things," and "Selected Poems." He edited "The Contemporary American Poets" and with Octavio Paz, "New Poetry of Mexico." From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Works of Richard Hunt - Richard Hunt
All Day – Gallery, Memorial Union - Richard Hunt is a major American sculptor known primarily for his work in welded metal. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Search for New Knowledge: Is Empirical Science Adequate to the Task? - Edith Baldwin
All Day – 186 LeBaron - Edith Baldwin is in the Department of Education at Brisbane, Australia and is the author of "Philosophical Studies of Home Economics in the United States." From the University Lectures Program archive.

From War Hero to War Protestor - Charles Liteky
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Charles Liteky won the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism during the Vietnam War. He later renounced his medal in protest of U.S. policy in Central America and placed it at the foot of the Vietnam Memorial. From the University Lectues Program archive.

Who Am I and What Am I Going to Be? - Carol Baumgarten
All Day – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Carol Baumgarten is Executive Director of the YWCA of Greater Des Moines and was head women's basketball coach at Drake University. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Speaking Out for Human Rights - Randall Robinson
All Day – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Randall Robinson is the Director of TransAfrica, a Black American lobby for Africa and the Caribbean. He is a Harvad Law School graduate and will speak as a part of the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Martin Luther King Celebration -
All Day – Great Hall, Memorial Union - The birthday celebration will include a performance by the Voices Unlimited gospel singers. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Change of Psychological Needs of University Students: A Critical Review - Chien Lou Hwang
All Day – - Exact date is unknown. Part of University Lecture Series. University Lectures Program Archive.

A Reading: The Barracks Thief - Tobias Wolff
All Day – - Exact date is unknown. Part of University Lecture Series. University Lectures Program Archive.