Lady Xa Tollemache, renowned landscape and garden designer
Friday, April 1, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) – In Partnership with P. Allen Smith
– Xa Tollemache has been designing gardens since 1996 and has worked in London as well as the United States, Europe and Scandinavia. Her projects range from small courtyard gardens to large estates, and include the Millennium Garden at Castle Hill in Devon, new boarders at Dunbeath Castle in Scotland and the Cloister Garden at Wilton House near Sailisbury.
“Crossroads: Rural Healthcare in America,” a documentary film screening
Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Panel discussion to follow
– In an effort to address the issues confronting rural healthcare and the importance of establishing a linked network of care, “Crossroads” follows doctors, nurses, community organizers and patients who are part of an innovative and well-planned healthcare network in the Mississippi Delta. A panel of public health experts will lead a discussion following the film.
U. S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Justice Breyer will discuss his book “Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View,” in which he advocates a pragmatic approach to democracy that applies constitutional values to ever-changing circumstances. A chapter in the book focuses on the 1957 desegregation crisis at Little Rock Central High School.
“China: A Player or Bystander in the Global Economy,” Dan Ben-Canaan
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) – In Partnership with the Crain-Maling Center of Jewish Culture at Hendrix College
– Ben-Canaan, professor of research and writing methodology at the Heilongjiang University School of Western Studies in Harbin, China, will give a Clinton School lecture about China’s changing role in the global economy.
“The Fall of the House of Zeus” author Curtis Wilkie – Part of the Arkansas Literary Festival
Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Wilkie will discuss his book that tells the story of Dickie Scruggs who rose to become one of the most successful plaintiff’s lawyers in America before his conviction for conspiring to bribe a Mississippi state judge. Based on extensive interviews, transcripts and FBI recordings never made public, Wilkie exposes the dark side of Southern and Washington legal games and power politics.
“Pathways to Promote Racial Healing and Equity in the American South: A Community Philanthropy Strategy,” David Williams
Friday, April 8, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Williams is internationally recognized as a leading social scientist focused on social influences on health. His research has enhanced understanding of the complex ways in which race, discrimination, socioeconomic status and religious involvement can affect physical and mental health.
“Bids By the Bridge: A Silent Auction for Social Change”
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Join us the for the first annual “Bids By the Bridge” silent auction, benefiting organizations that have partnered with Clinton School students this year on public service projects. Auction items include a hunting jacket worn by Hillary Clinton on her first and only Arkansas duck hunt.
“Sustainable Communities: Land use, Transit Patterns, Economic Recovery and the Vision for a Healthier Urban Environment,” a panel discussion
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– A panel discussion on sustainable communities will include Joe Black, president of Southern Bancorp Capital Partners; Sandra Otto, administrator for the Arkansas division of the Federal Highway Administration; Karen A. Peycke, Region 6 land revitalization coordinator for the Environmental Protection Agency; and Alice Rufus, Little Rock Field Office director for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
“Generosity Unbound: How American Philanthropy Can Strengthen the Economy and Expand the Middle Class,” author Claire Gaudiani
Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– An adjunct professor at the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, Gaudiani will discuss the history of philanthropy in the United States and argue that Americans would benefit more from less government regulation of private foundations.
Wayne LaPierre, CEO National Rifle Association
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– LaPierre is executive vice president and chief executive officer of the National Rifle Association of America, which advocates for the protection of the Second Amendment and promotes gun ownership.
“PATH: A Catalyst for Global Health,” Chris Elias
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Elias is president and chief executive officer of PATH, an international nonprofit organization that looks for solutions to enable communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. PATH works in 70 countries in the areas of health technologies, maternal and child health, reproductive health, vaccines and immunization, and emerging and epidemic diseases.
Susan Carbon, director of the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women
Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Carbon serves as the liaison between the Department of Justice and federal, state, tribal and international governments on crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking. In this role, she is responsible for developing the Department’s legal and policy positions regarding the implementation of the Violence Against Women Act.
Jennifer Granholm, former governor of Michigan
Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) – In Partnership with The Pew Environment Group
– Granholm will discuss her firsthand experience using clean energy policies to stimulate business investment, create jobs and lead economic growth. As a two-term governor, she focused on diversifying the state’s economy through strengthening the auto industry, preserving the manufacturing sector, and expanding new sectors such as clean energy.
“Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat,” author David Dosa
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– “Making Rounds with Oscar” is a book based on Dosa’s essay written for the New England Journal of Medicine that shares his experiences of working with the elderly and a unique nursing-home cat whose uncanny, apparently precognitive vigils at the sides of residents who are about to die has enabled staff members to administer patient care and notice to loved ones.
Jim Leach, chairman of the National Endowment of the Humanities
Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Leach is the ninth chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which is an independent grant-making agency of the U.S. government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation and public programs in the humanities.
Kiff Gallagher, founder of Music National Service
Friday, April 29, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Gallagher launched MusicianCorps in 2009 as a national pilot program in five cities where musicians are trained and placed to serve for a year as teachers and mentors in public schools, youth centers, hospitals and other high-need community settings.
*Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu, or calling 501-683-5239.