Rachel Corrie Readings
2008-04-22 (The Hawkeye)
The University of Iowa Lecture Committee Presents: Let Me Stand Alone. The Journals of Rachel Corrie. A book discussion with readings, question and answer period, and book signing by Craig and Cindy Corrie A lifelong writer, Rachel Corrie (1979-2003) grew up in Olympia, Washington and was a stude [more...]


Marjane Satrapi Lecture
2008-04-06 (Main Lounge)
Marjane Satrapi was born in 1969 in Rasht, on the edge of the Caspian Sea. Part Azerbaijani, part Turkmen, part Muslim, part Zoroastrian—Iranian, in other words—she grew up in Tehran, where she studied at the Llycée Français, before leaving for Vienna and, later, Strasbourg to study Decorative Arts. [more...]


Laurie Garrett Lecture
2008-03-10 (Main Lounge)
Laurie Garrett is one of America's premier authorities on healthcare and disease prevention, and a powerful advocate for a more forceful response to threats to human health. Currently the Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations, Laurie Garrett is the author of the best [more...]


POSTPONED: Karl Rove Lecture
2008-03-09 (Main Lounge)
The lecture originally scheduled for Sunday, February 17 has been POSTPONED until March 9, 2008 due to inclement weather. Watch this space for further details. In his role as deputy chief of staff and senior advisor to Bush, Rove oversaw the strategic planning, political affairs, public l [more...]


Daniel Ellsberg Lecture
2008-01-28 (Hancher Auditorium)
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg made headlines around the world when he released the Pentagon Papers through the New York Times and Washington Post. A native of Detroit, he earlier graduated from Harvard University, served as a company commander in the U.S. Marine Corps for two years, and then returned to [more...]


Economic Human Rights Conference
2008-01-26 ( Location TBA)
We are a group of concerned economic human rights advocates who will host an Economic Human Rights Conference on Saturday, Jan. 26th, 2008 in Iowa City, IA, to empower and educate people, to join in an international dialog, and raise community awareness about poverty. This grassroots effort will, in [more...]


Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence
2008-01-23 ( Location TBA)
Part of Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Week Presentation of MLK's "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech, followed by a panel discussion. We will have various community members and Civil Rights activists leading discussion on current race relations in the United States, and the im [more...]


Martin Davidson Lecture
2007-12-06 (Richey Ballroom)
The British Council is the United Kingdom's international nonpolitical organization for educational opportunities and cultural relations. The council builds relationships and understanding between people in the United Kingdom and other countries, and increases appreciation of the United Kingdom's id [more...]


Joshua Wolf Shenk Lecture
2007-11-05 ( Location TBA)
MacBride Auditorium Joshua Wolf Shenk is an essayist and the director of the Rose O'Neill Literary House at Washington College. His work has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Time, Harper's Magazine, The New Yorker, The New York Times, among others, and in the national bestseller Unholy Ghost: Wr [more...]


Energy & National Security Forum
2007-10-17 (Main Lounge)
The forum will consist of two panels, the first of which will talk about energy security and alternative energy sources, specifically focusing on biofuels. The second will discuss the role that energy plays in America's foreign policy. Each panel will discuss questions from the moderator for abou [more...]