“Nobody is Poor,” Saul Garlick, CEO of ThinkImpact
Thursday, November 1 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– A social entrepreneur, Garlick is founder and CEO of ThinkImpact, a global social enterprise that hosts the Innovation Institute, a summer immersion opportunity for U.S. students to live and work in rural Africa to end poverty through market-based solutions.
“The Bleak Past and the Grim Future,” James K. Galbraith
Monday, November 5 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– The Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations and professor of government at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, Galbraith is the author of the new book, “Inequality and Instability: A Study of the World Economy Just Before the Great Crisis.” He’ll discuss the state of the American economy.
David Williams, CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Thursday, November 8 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– As president and CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Williams leads the foundation’s national staff and works closely with its 69 chapters in executing the mission of granting the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.
“What We Must Do for Our Students and Public Schools,” Barnett Berry
Thursday, November 8 at 6:00 p.m. (Clinton Center, Great Hall)
– The Clinton School will join the Arkansas Education Association and the Clinton Foundation to host a lecture by Barnett Berry, founder and CEO of the Center for Teaching Quality. His new book “Teaching 2030” advances a vision of the future of teaching that is grounded in research, practice and hope for the future of public education.
“The Rise of the Gridiron University: Higher Education’s Uneasy Alliance with Big-Time Football,” author Brian Ingrassia
Friday, November 9 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– A visiting professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University, Ingrassia will discuss his book, “The Rise of the Gridiron University,” which documents the history and impact of college football’s role in shaping the modern American university.
Ron Capps, director of the Veterans Writing Project
Monday, November 12 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Capps directs the Veterans Writing Project, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that provides no-cost writing seminars and workshops for veterans, active and reserve service members, and military family members. The project’s core curriculum “Writing War: A Guide to Telling Your Own Story” is written by a veteran for veterans and details the elements of craft involved in writing both fiction and non-fiction.
“Laugh in Peace Comedy Tour,” starring Rabbi Bob Alper, Muslim comic Azhar Usman and Rev. Susan Sparks
Monday, November 12 at 6:00 p.m. (Clinton Center, Great Hall)
– Join us for a Kumpuris lecture featuring the Laugh in Peace Comedy Tour, a show that promotes interfaith action, multiculturalism and peace through the universal appeal of laughter. Beneath the laughs is a serious message of healing, understanding and tolerance at a time when tension among different religions is running high.
“Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates,” Jim Lehrer
Tuesday, November 13 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– A veteran PBS news anchor who has moderated 12 presidential and vice presidential election debates, Lehrer will discuss his experience moderating the first 2012 debate between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. He will also discuss his book, “Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy-Nixon to Obama-McCain.”
“The Invisible War,” film director Kirby Dick
Thursday, November 15 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– An Oscar and Emmy-nominated director Dick will discuss his film, “The Invisible War,” an investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape within the U.S. Military. Winner of the Audience Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, the film follows service members who are victims of sexual assault and their difficult quest for justice.
“The Medicaid Expansion in Arkansas,” Arkansas Surgeon General Dr. Joe Thompson
Tuesday, November 27 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Thompson will discuss the impact of expanding Arkansas’s Medicaid program under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. In addition to serving as surgeon general, Thompson is director of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity.
Molly Barker, founder and CEO of Girls on the Run
Wednesday, November 28 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Barker will discuss her work with Girls on the Run, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering young girls through dynamic, conversation-based lessons and running games. The 24-part Girls on the Run curriculum includes three parts: understanding ourselves, valuing relationships and teamwork and understanding how we connect with and shape the world at large.
“Preventing Bullying and Cyber-Bullying,” Tina Meier, founder of the Megan Meier Foundation
Thursday, November 29 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Tina Meier founded the Megan Meier Foundation in memory of her daughter who committed suicide in 2006 after she was the victim of cyber-bullying involving adult neighbors who created a fake MySpace account to communicate with her. Since Megan’s death, Tina Meier has traveled the country to speak about Internet safety and advocate for policies to prevent bullying and cyber-bullying of children.
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