Thursday, 18 Oct 2012
Lecture: USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah & Acting Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet
"Feed the Future: Food Security & Agriculture in Development." Administrator Rajiv Shah & Acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet will discuss Feed the Future - the United States Government's global hunger and food security initiative. The initiative supports country-driven approaches to address the root causes of hunger and poverty and forge long-term solutions to chronic food insecurity and undernutrition. World Affairs Series
Lecture: Inspiring the Next Generation of Volunteers
Acting Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet will discuss and take questions about Peace Corps service. She will be joined by Peace Corps Iowa State recruiter Susan Manikowski. This discussion will follow Acting Director Hessler-Radelet's joint presentation with USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah (4:30 p.m., Great Hall, Memorial Union), with a 10-minute break intervening.
Masculine Community Life in 1890s Alaska Gold Seeker Camps
Sine Anahita will present a multimedia program featuring photographs by Jasper N. Wyman, music of the era and a sociological analysis of the changes in late-19nth century men, masculinity and male communities. Sine Anahita is an associate professor of sociology and the associate director of Northern Studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
How Has the Supreme Court Reshaped American Law?
Thomas Goldstein has argued twenty-five cases before the Supreme Court, including matters involving federal patent law, class action practice, labor and employment, and disability law. He is the founder and publisher of SCOTUSblog, which is devoted to coverage of the Supreme Court and is widely regarded as one of the nation's premier legal Internet sites. Constitution Day Speaker