Biology, MIT
Archived Programs
Speakers
Melvin King
Urban Studies and Planning, MIT
Helen Elaine Lee
Comparative Media Studies, MIT
John Stauffer
Program in the History of American Civilization, Harvard University
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the shared Birthday of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln
Speakers including:
- "Why Lincoln and Darwin?" Jonathan King
- "The Words and Lives of Abolitionists" Helen Elaine Lee... Read more
Attack of the Drones: Ethical, Legal and Strategic Aspects of UAV Use
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - 12:00am
Speakers
J. Bryan Hehir
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Harvard Divinity School
Rabia Mehmood
Pakistani Television Express
International Herald Tribune
Barry Posen
Director, Security Studies Program, MIT
J. Bryan Hehir is Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and former acting Dean of the Harvard Divinity School. His research and writing focus on ethics and foreign policy and the role of religion in world politics and in American... Read more
Match Made in Hell? Citizens United and a Return to "Traditional American Values"
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 7:00pm
Speakers
Byron Rushing
Majority Whip in the MA House of Representatives
Mel White
Author of "Holy Terror" and "Stranger at the Gate"
Mel White, former ghostwriter for Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson, will describe the players and agendas that he believes drove the Citizens United legislation and that continue to propel the over-arching "traditional American values" campaign, a mutually exploitative relationship between... Read more
Minding The Gap: A Conversation About Economic Inequality
March 13, 2012
Speakers
David Autor
Professor of Economics, MIT
Peter Diamond
Professor of Economics, MIT
Arjun Jayadev
Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts Boston
Frank Levy
Professor Emeritus, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT
Understanding the Arab Uprisings in their Second Year: From National Humiliation to Legitimacy
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 4:30pm
Speakers
Rami Khouri
Director of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut
Hosted by the Emile Bustani Middle East Seminar Series.
Co-sponsored with the Center for International Studies, MIT.
... Read more
