“Interstate 69,” author Matt Dellinger
Monday, April 2, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Dellinger will discuss his book, “Interstate 69,” about the 1,400-mile extension of I-69 south from Indianapolis that, if completed, will connect Canada to Mexico through Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. This so-called “NAFTA Highway” has been in development for two decades.
“The Watchers: The Rise of America’s Surveillance State,” author Shane Harris
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– An award-winning author and magazine journalist, Harris will discuss his book, “The Watchers,” which tells the story of five men who played central roles in the creation of a vast national security apparatus and the rise of surveillance in America.
“Bids By the Bridge: A Silent Auction for Social Action”
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Join us for the second annual “Bids by the Bridge” silent auction, benefiting organizations that have partnered with Clinton School students this year on public service projects.
“Rebuilding New Orleans: One Plate at a Time,” executive chef Alon Shaya
Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– An award winning chef, Shaya and noted New Orleans chef and author John Besh are partners in Dominica, an authentic and highly popular Italian Restaurant in New Orleans’ historic Roosevelt Hotel. Shaya has been nominated by Food & Wine as one of the 2012 best new chefs in the Gulf Coast region.
“Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap,” a panel discussion
Friday, April 6, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap, a new initiative in Arkansas, will present a panel discussion on the substance abuse treatment gap in Arkansas and release a report titled, “Addiction treatment and long-term recovery in Arkansas: Just say yes!”
“sOccket: Harnessing the Passion,” Jessica Matthews, co-founder of Uncharted Play, Inc.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Matthews will discuss her invention called the sOccket, an eco-friendly generator in the form of a high-quality, ultra-durable soccer ball. It is the flagship product of Uncharted Play, Inc., a zero-profit social enterprise focused on the development of fun products that address real-world problems.
John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance
Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Part of the Arkansas Literary Festival, *Book signing to follow
-Edge is director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, where he documents, studies and celebrates the diverse food cultures of the American South. Edge writes a monthly column, “United Tastes,” for The New York Times. He serves as a contributing editor at Garden & Gun and is a longtime columnist for the Oxford American.
“Confronting the Reality of Sexual Violence,” psychologist David Lisak
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *In partnership with the Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault
– The founding editor of the journal Psychology of Men and Masculinity, Lisak is a clinical psychologist who specializes in the study of the causes and consequences of interpersonal violence. His research focuses on the motives and behaviors of rapists and murderers, the impact of childhood abuse on adult men and relationship between child abuse and later violence.
“Are you a Change Agent? How everyday people are changing the world,” Alex Hoffman, co-founder of Changents.com
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Hoffman is the co-founder and CEO of Changents.com, a digital storytelling platform that aims to connect people changing the world with those who want to help them. The mission of Changents.com is to discover, promote and build global grassroots movements for exciting, up-and-coming change agents around the world.
“Re-imagining Rural Education in East Africa,” Building Tomorrow’s George Srour and Joseph Bagambaki
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– As part of the Clinton Global Initiative in September 2011, Building Tomorrow, an education nonprofit focused on sub-Saharan Africa, made a public commitment to increase access to quality education for tens of thousands of children throughout East Africa over the next five years. George Srour, founder and chief dreamer, and Joseph Bagambaki, country director in Uganda, will discuss Building Tomorrow’s model and progress to their CGI commitment.
“Shakespeare on Trial,” presented with the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre
Monday, April 23, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– For centuries, controversy has raged over whether William Shakespeare is the true author of the plays attributed to him. Was it Shakespeare himself, or some nobleman such as the Earl of Oxford, merely using Shakespeare as his front man? In an imaginative trial to answer this question, top Arkansas attorneys serve as the prosecution and defense as Shakespeare’s birthday is celebrated in the courtroom.
“Hong Kong: Trusted Business Partner and Gateway to China,” Donald Tong, Hong Kong Commissioner for Economic and Trade Affairs to the United States
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Tong is the most senior representative of Hong Kong in America. As commissioner, he is responsible for Hong Kong’s efforts in promoting U.S.-Hong Kong economic and trade partnerships, and constituency-building activities in America.
“News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media,” author Joseph Torres
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Torres is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller “News for All the People,” which provides a history of race and the American media. Torres works as the senior advisor of government relations and external affairs for Free Press, a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to reform the media.
“Justice Brennan: Library Champion,” author Stephen Wermiel
Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– The former Supreme Court reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Wermiel will discuss his book, “Justice Brennan,” which makes public for the first time the full contents of former Supreme Court Justice William Brennan’s case histories, in which he recorded strategies behind all the major court battles of the past half century, including Roe v. Wade, affirmative action, the death penalty, obscenity law and the constitutional right to privacy.
“Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency,” author Mark Updegrove
Monday, April 30, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Named “one of the country’s best historians” by CNN, Updegrove is director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum. He will discuss his book, “Indomitable Will,” which provides a portrait of LBJ through the stories and recollections of those who were with him everyday during his presidency.
*Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu, or calling 501-683-5239.