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Earlham and the Future of
American Higher Education
Wednesday, January 16, 1:00 p.m.
Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall

Presenter: Greg Mahler, Ph.D.
Academic Dean and Vice President of
Academic Affairs, Earlham College

The liberal arts college has been described as a "uniquely American" institution. What can we say about the liberal arts approach to education as we enter the 21st Century? How can Earlham best position itself to weather the challenges facing small liberal arts colleges in the years to come?

Engaging Genes:
At the Intersection of
Biotechnology and Medicine
Wednesday, January 30, 1:00 p.m.
Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall

Presenter: Dr. David Stump '72,
Physician, scientist and biotechnology executive;
Executive Vice President of Research and Development, Human Genome Sciences, Inc.; and
Author/co-author of more than 90 publications

Dr. Stump is internationally known as one of the earliest members of the biotechnology research and development community. He has been associated with bringing to patients a number of innovative new therapies for heart attack, stroke, immunologic diseases and cancer. This presentation explores the role of gene identification and manipulation in medical and scientific advances achieved through biotechnology as well as the impact of an Earlham education on his engagement with it.    More

Peace Corps and the 21st Century: How Expanding Peace Corps Can Help Restore U.S. Standing in the World
Wednesday, February 13, 1:00 p.m.
Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall

Presenter: Kevin Quigley, Ph.D.
President/CEO, National Peace Corps Association

Discontent with the United States and its foreign policies has intensified during the last five years. These negative perceptions impede efforts to address important global challenges. The next U.S. President will have to address this. Quigley argues that a significant expansion of the Peace Corps should be part of this response.    More

The Contested Terrain of
Religion in Public Life
Wednesday, February 27, 1:00 p.m.
Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall

Presenter: Kevin D. Dougherty, Ph.D.;
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Baylor University

From classrooms to court to Congress, the place of religion in public life seems hotly contested. Yet, at issue for most Americans is how religion fits into public life, not whether it does. New research on American beliefs and values offers a new look at past debates.

Rapture, Religious Ecstatics and
Deep Listeners"
Wednesday, March 12, 1:00 p.m.
Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall

Presenter: Judith Becker, Professor of Ethnomusicology, University of Michigan

Music and religious ecstasy are linked world-wide. This presentation explores some of the physiological and psychological similarities between secular "deep listeners" (those who experience chills or goosebumps, or who cry when listening to music they love) and religious ecstatics.

Information Should Be Free
Wednesday, April 16, 1:00 p.m.
Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall

Presenter: Professor Pamela Samuelson,
School of Information and School of Law,
University of California at Berkeley; |
Co-director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and adviser to the Samuelson High Technology Law & Public Policy Clinic

Samuelson teaches courses on intellectual property, cyberlaw and information policy. She has written and spoken extensively about the challenges that new information technologies pose for traditional legal regimes, especially for intellectual property law. She is a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), a contributing editor of Communications of the ACM, and an honorary professor of the University of Amsterdam. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and of the Open Source Application Foundation, as well as a member of the Advisory Board for the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

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