“The Public’s Health: A Narrative History of Health and Disease in Arkansas,” author and Arkansas historian Sam Taggart
Monday, March 3, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Dr. Sam Taggart has recently published “The Public Health”: a narrative history of the evolution of health and disease in Arkansas over the last two hundred years. From the scourges of smallpox, cholera and yellow fever in the 19th century to polio, AIDS, and drug abuse in the 20st century, “The Public’s Health” takes a close look at the health and diseases of the people of Arkansas, the tools they had at their disposal and how they responded.
“With Charity for All: Why Charities are Failing and A Better Way to Give,” author Ken Stern
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– In “With Charity For All,” former NPR CEO Ken Stern examines the American charity industry: 1.1 million organizations, 10 percent of the national workforce, and $1.5 trillion in annual revenues. He chronicles many flaws in the system, from tax-exempt charities such as bowl games, roller derby leagues, and beer festivals, to charitable hospitals and organizations that raise millions of dollars without ever solving the problem they have pledged to answer. “With Charity For All” provides an unflinching look at the philanthropic sector but also offers an inspiring prescription for individual giving and widespread reform.
“Les Miserables,” a panel discussion
Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *In partnership with the Arkansas Repertory Theatre
– “Les Miserables,” one of the most popular shows in The Rep’s history, is a musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, and returns to the Rep from March 5 through April 6 under the direction Robert Hupp. Panelists will include members of The Rep’s creative team in a conversation about how film productions and stage productions differ while attempting to tell the same story.
“The Twenty-First Century South: What The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture Tells Us about the Burden of the Southern Future”
Friday, March 7, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Charles Reagan Wilson, the Kelly Gene Cook Sr. Chair of History and Professor of Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi, will discuss key periods of social change in Southern history and explore different ideas of the South’s future as we are at key moment in the region’s experience. “The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture” provides ways of thinking about the South’s future in the light of its cultural history.
Holly Gordon, executive director of Girl Rising: Educate Girls, Change the World
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– Holly Gordon is the Executive Director of Girl Rising: Educate Girls, Change the World, an international movement for girls’ education, and the Executive Producer of “Girl Rising,” a film at the epicenter of the movement because 66 million girls around the world are denied the right to go to school. She will discuss how to apply storytelling as a tool for social change. Gordon was selected by Fast Company as a member of the League of Extraordinary Women in 2012 and was named one of 125 Women of Impact in 2012 by Newsweek and The Daily Beast.
“The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives,” author Sasha Abramsky
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– Sasha Abramsky’s new book, “The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives,” focuses on the poverty epidemic raging across America and attempts to capture the personal faces and stories of those poverty affects most adversely. For the past two years, his focus has been on Voices of Poverty, a website devoted to documenting the diversity, loneliness, and complexity contained in the personal stories of America’s poor.
“Fostering a Sense of Fairness and Justice for People Seeking a Second Chance: A Presentation about improving the Clemency and Pardon process,” Robert Ehrlich, former governor of Maryland
Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– In 2002, Robert Ehrlich became Maryland’s 60th Governor and abandoned the “life means life” policy of his predecessor that precluded persons serving life sentences from eligibility for executive clemency. Ehrlich promised to evaluate each request for clemency on a case-by-case basis and was nationally recognized for his progressive approach that helped free wrongly convicted defendants. From 2003-2007, Governor Ehrlich reviewed 444 applications and granted 228 pardons. To date, 99% of those pardoned have not reoffended.
“The Slaw and the Slow Cooked: Culture and Barbecue in the Mid-South,” anthropologist James Veteto
Friday, March 14, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *Book signing to follow
– “The Slaw and the Slow Cooked: Culture and Barbecue in the Mid-South” attempts to provide a deeper understanding of the larger experience of the legendary American culinary tradition known as barbecue. The book cast a wide net for divergent approaches and includes Jones Bar-B-Q Diner in Marianna, Arkansas, possibly a century-old restaurant serving top-notch pork and simultaneously challenging race and class boundaries.
Arkansas Puzzle Day 2014
Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– The Clinton School will welcome crossword and Sudoku puzzle enthusiasts for the Seventh Arkansas Puzzle Day. The event will feature crossword and Sudoku contests, and a film screening of the award winning documentary “Wordplay.”
Panel Discussion on Ending Childhood Hunger in the United States
Monday, March 17, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *In partnership with the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance and Share Our Strength
– Join us for a discussion on ending childhood hunger in the United States with Governor Mike Beebe of Arkansas, Jeff Bridges, Academy Award-winning actor, musician and national spokesperson for the No Kid Hungry campaign and Billy Shore, founder and CEO of Share Our Strength.
“Empowering Women and Girls,” a panel discussion
Monday, March 17, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. (Great Hall) *In partnership with the Clinton Foundation
– In honor of Women’s History Month, the Clinton Foundation and the Clinton School of Public Service will host a panel on empowerment of women and girls. From women’s suffrage movements in the early 20th century to the Arab Spring, countless exceptional women have redefined their role in the world on their own terms. Clinton School student Immaculee Kayitare, from Kigali, Rwanda, will be among those on the panel. For more information, click here.
Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, gardener, historian, and landscape architect
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall) *In partnership with P. Allen Smith
– Todd Longstaffe-Gowan is an author, historian, gardener, geographer, and landscape architect. He will discuss his re-presentation of the pleasure grounds at Kensington Palace to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen. The Kensington Palace Gardens has been a favorite place of residence for various members of the royal family including Queen Victoria, Prince Charles and Princess Diana, and will soon be the London home of Prince William and Princess Catherine.
“Countering the Culture of Clinton Hating,” David Brock, founder of Media Matters for America
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)
– On his first return to Arkansas since the height of the Clinton battles of the 1990s, David Brock will take the fight to the purveyors of Clinton hatred. He will chronicle the evolution of the “vast right wing conspiracy” of which he was once a part and outline the work he and the organizations he leads will do to set the record straight and level the playing field in 2016.
Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu or by calling (501) 683-5239.
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