*Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling (501) 683-5239.
“Young and African-American in 2015,” a panel discussion
Monday, January 19, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– The Clinton School and the Clinton School’s Center on Community Philanthropy are hosting a panel discussion: “Young and African-American in 2015” on Monday, January 19th at 6 p.m. to commemorate the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. This timely discussion follows the deaths of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fl.; Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.; Eric Garner in New York City; and New York City police officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos.
“Energy Infrastructure and Energy Security,” Susan Eisenhower
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Susan Eisenhower is the CEO and Chairman of The Eisenhower Group, Inc., a Washington D.C.-based consulting company that provides strategic counsel on business development, public affairs, and communications for Fortune 500 companies around the world. She currently serves on MIT’s Energy Initiative Advisory Board, as the co-chair of the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy Advisory Board and is on the steering committee of the Energy Future Coalition and its Americans for Clean Energy Grid. The granddaughter of President Dwight Eisenhower, Susan has extensive knowledge of the energy industry and is a frequent speaker and author on public policy matters related to energy and national security.
“Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy,” Christopher Hill, former US Ambassador to Iraq
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Ambassador Christopher Hill is the Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. Ambassador Hill is a former career diplomat, a four-time ambassador, nominated by three presidents, whose last post was as Ambassador to Iraq from April 2009 until August 2010. He was the first American Ambassador to Macedonia; Ambassador to Poland, where he also served in the depth of the cold war; Ambassador to South Korea; and chief disarmament negotiator in North Korea. From the wars in the Balkans to the brutality of North Korea to the endless war in Iraq, “Outpost” is the inside story from some of the most dangerous outposts of American diplomacy.
“The Whipping Man,” a panel discussion
Thursday, January 22, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *In partnership with the Arkansas Repertory Theatre
– Arkansas Repertory Theatre producing artistic director, Bob Hupp, will host a panel discussion on the upcoming production of “The Whipping Man,” winner of the 2011 John Gassner New Play Award from the NY Outer Critics Circle and becoming one of the most produced plays in the country. In this post-Civil War drama, a Jewish confederate officer, Caleb DeLeon, returns from the war, badly wounded, to find his family missing and only two former slaves remaining, Simon and John, the two men who are forced to care for him. As Caleb, Simon and John wait for the family’s return, they wrestle with their shared past as master and slave, digging up long-buried family secrets, as well as new ones. “The Whipping Man” is critically acclaimed drama full of loyalty, deceit, and deliverance.
“Turkey: A Crossroads Between Two Continents,” Sedef Akgüngör, Fulbright Scholar in Residence Clinton School of Public Service
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Turkey, situated on both Europe and Asia, is a unique country with lands on two continents separated by the Sea of Marmara. This program will start with a brief historical overview of Turkey, starting from the Ottoman Empire and going to modern Turkey, and will follow with a discussion on economic, political, and cultural perspectives. The focus will be on Turkey’s role in the region as well as its dynamic connections with the European Union and the Middle East over the last several decades.
*Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or calling (501) 683-5239.
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