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How to Improve Human Rights in Other Countries - Charles Fairbanks
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Charles Fairbanks was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Human Affairs, 1982-84. As a member of the Foreign Policy Advisory Committee for the 1980 Reagan presidential campaign, he wrote the administration's position paper on human rights. Before his appointment as Deputy Assistant Secretary, he worked on the Policy and Planning staff of the State Department. He is now Visiting Research Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Part of the World Affairs Series: Tyranny or Freedom...Which Side Are We On?

Which Side Are We On? - Dr. Noam Chomsky
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Noam Chomsky is Professor of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His book, Syntactic Structures, marked the start of a revolution in linguistic theory. Dr. Chomsky has a long history as a spokesman and writer working in support of peace and justice. His books include Human Rights and American Foreign Policy; The Fateful Triangle: The US, Israel, and the Palestinians; Towards a New Cold War; and Problems of Knowledge and Freedom. Part of the World Affairs Series: Tyranny or Freedom...Which Side Are We On?

Film: "Missing"
3:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - "Missing" is a political thriller about an American writer who disappears during the 1973 military coup in Chile and the frustrating attempts by his wife and father to find him. In their search, they discover apparent US business and government involved in the political upheaval. Part of the World Affairs Series

A Comparison of Economic Reforms in U.S.S.R. and China - Wang Lolin
All Day – - Exact date is unknown. Part of University Lecture Series. University Lectures Program Archive.

Parenting and Teaching: Keys to Academic Excellence - Julian Stanley
All Day – - Part of the University Lectures Program archive.

Slips of the Tongue as a Source of Information about the Nature of Language - Victoria Fromkin
All Day – - Victoria Fromkin is Vice-chancellor for research at U.C.L.A. and President-elect Linguistic Society of America. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Thomas A. Edison and the Art of Invention - Reese Jenkins
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Dr. Jenkins is Director and editor of the Thomas A. Edison Papers Project and Professor of History at Rutgers. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Who Does This Rock Video Think You Are? - Elizabeth Ellsworth
All Day – - Exact date is unknown. Part of University Lecture Series. University Lectures Program Archive.

Why Are There So Many Different Kinds of Plants? - William Burger
All Day – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - William Burger is Senior Scientist and Chair in the Botany Department at Field Museum of Natural History. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Struggle for Native American Justice - John Trudell
All Day – - The former national chairman of AIM, John Trudell is a poet and activist. From the University Lectures Program archive.