http://www.unl.edu/ Over the past two decades, the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues has established itself as one of the preeminent speakers series in higher education. en-us 2010 Tue, 6 Apr 2010 14:41:00 -0600 unlpub@unl.edu Lectures from the series University Communications unlpub@unl.edu UNL Office of University Communications no unl,university,nebraska,lincoln,huskers,power,red Rob Gifford 2009-2010 Rob Gifford first went to China in 1987, as a 20 year old undergraduate, to study the Chinese language. He has spent much of the last twenty years living in and reporting on the rise of China, most recently as Beijing Correspondent of National Public Radio. In his recently-published book, China Road, he records a two month journey along Route 312, the Chinese equivalent of Route 66. The road flows three-thousand miles from east to west, passing through the factory towns of the coastal areas, through the rural heart of China, then up into the Gobi Desert, where it merges with the old Silk Road. The highway witnesses every part of the social and economic revolution that is turning China upside down. Tue, 6 Apr 2010 14:41:00 -0600 1:28:54 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20100406_ent_Gifford.mp4 Richard Behar 2009-2010 Richard Behar has garnered 20 journalism awards over a career spanning 25 years. He was called "one of the most dogged of our watchdogs" by the late syndicated columnist Jack Anderson. Behar spent nine years with Fortune magazine, preceded by six years at Time and six years at Forbes. Prior to that, he was a stringer/researcher at the New York Times. Behar has also done assignments for BBC, CNN, FoxNews.com, Fast Company, and PBS. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:41:00 -0600 1:18:44 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20100127_ent_Behar.mp4 Dr. Susan Shirk 2009-2010 Shirk, a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State responsible for China, knows many of today's Chinese rulers personally and has studied them for three decades. In her Thompson Forum lecture, Shirk will give an update on the state of China's internal politics and the fears that motivate its leaders. Susan L. Shirk is Director of the University of California's Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, and Professor at UC-San Diego's Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies. A leading authority on China, she has written numerous books and articles on this subject, including pieces that have appeared in Washington Post, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:15:00 -0600 1:15:37 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20091123_ent_Shirk.mp4 Kaiser Kuo 2009-2010 Born in the U. S. to Chinese parents, Kuo lives in China and identifies equally as American and Chinese. Formerly director of digital strategy for the Beijing office of a global advertising agency, Kuo has worked as a technology and business writer for publications such as Time, TimeAsia, China Economic Review, Asia Inc., and the South China Morning Post, and currently serves as an advisor for Youku.com, a leading video sharing company in China. Kuo co-founded China's most famous rock band, Tang Dynasty, and continues to be active in the Chinese music scene. Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:05:00 -0600 1:18:01 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20091008_ent_Kuo.mp4 Colin G. Campbell 2008-2009 Colin G. Campbell is Chairman and President of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation which, in 2007, convened the World Forum on the Future of Democracy. Since then, the Foundation has used both technology and face-to-face contact to engage thousands of people worldwide in a conversation about the roles, responsibilities and rights of citizens in a democracy. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:15:00 -0600 1:01:55 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20090414_ent_campbell.mp4 Dr. Michael Olivas & Dr. Vernon Briggs 2008-2009 Estimates of the number of illegal immigrants in the United States range from 11 million to more than 20 million. Most recommendations for immigration reform center on the issue of a path to citizenship for these people. Opponents say this is amnesty, a strategy which proved ineffective in previous immigration legislation. Supporters say legalization is both a necessity and a moral obligation. In the second annual Wilson Dialogue, Dr. Michael Olivas, William B. Bates Distinguished Chair of Law at the University of Houston, and Dr. Vernon Briggs, Professor Emeritus in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, will discuss the issue of a path to citizenship. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:45:00 -0600 1:23:08 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20090330_ent_wilson.mp4 Sarah Chayes 2008-2009 Sarah Chayes, a former National Public Radio reporter, delivered the E. N. Thompson Forum lecture "Notes from Afghanistan," at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Chayes has lived and worked in Kandahar, Afghanistan, since 2001, when she covered the fall of the Taliban for NPR. In 2002, she left journalism to help rebuild the shattered country whose fate will help determine the shape of the 21st century, working first with Afghans for Civil Society, and currently with Arghand, a cooperative producing skin-care products from local fruits, nuts and botanicals. Thu, 5 Feb 2009 16:45:00 -0600 1:11:21 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20090304_ent_chayes.mp4 F.W. de Klerk 2008-2009 F.W. de Klerk, former president of South Africa, delivered the E. N. Thompson Forum lecture on Feb. 10 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His talk, "Bridging the Gap: Globalization without Isolation," was also the Lewis E. Harris Lecture on Public Policy. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:02:00 -0600 44:36 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20090213_ent_deklerk.mp4 Theodore C. Sorensen 2008-2009 Theodore C. 'Ted' Sorensen, former special counsel and adviser to President John F. Kennedy and a widely published author on the presidency and foreign affairs, practiced international law for over 36 years as a senior partner, and now of counsel, in the prominent U.S. law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. Sorensen is a Lincoln native and graduate of UNL and the University of Nebraska College of Law. His memoirs, "Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History," were published in May, 2008. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:02:00 -0600 35:59 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20081118_ent_sorensen.mp4 Ronald Dworkin 2008-2009 Dubbed "Mr. Justice" by the Times of London, Dworkin's pioneering scholarly work has had worldwide impact. He is a Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University and a Professor of Law at University College London. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:30:00 -0600 1:02:50 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20081031_ent_dworkin.mp4 David Gergen 2008-2009 Commentator, editor, teacher, public servant, best-selling author and adviser to presidents, David Gergen has been an active participant in American national life. He served as director of communications for President Ronald Reagan and also held positions in the Nixon, Ford and Clinton administrations. Gergen currently serves as editor-at-large at U.S. News & World Report and as a regular television commentator. He is also a professor of public service at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government and director of its Center for Public Leadership. In 2000, he published the best-selling book "Eyewitness to Power: The Essence: of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton." Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:30:00 -0600 54:00 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20080919_ent_gergen.mp4 Bruce Babbitt 2007-2008 Bruce Babbitt was Governor of Arizona from 1978-87 and Attorney General of Arizona from 1975-78. As governor, he brought environmental and resource management to the forefront in the state. He negotiated and steered to passage the Arizona Groundwater Management Act of 1980, which remains the most comprehensive water regulatory system in the nation. He was also responsible for creation of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Appointed Secretary of the Interior by President Clinton, Babbitt led the creation of the forest plan in the Pacific Northwest, restoration of the Florida Everglades, passage of the California Desert Protection Act, and legislation for the National Wildlife Refuge system. As a certified fire fighter, he brought his front line experience to creating a new federal wild land fire policy that emphasized the role of fire in maintenance and restoration of natural ecosystems. He pioneered the use of habitat conservation plans under the Endangered Species Act and worked with Clinton to create 22 new national monuments. He is the author of "Cities in the Wilderness," recently issued by Island Press, in which he lays out a new vision of land use in America. He currently serves as a director of the World Wildlife Fund. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:00:00 -0600 51:34 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/audio/podcasts/20080422_enthompson_babbitt.mp3 Bruce Babbitt 2007-2008 Bruce Babbitt was Governor of Arizona from 1978-87 and Attorney General of Arizona from 1975-78. As governor, he brought environmental and resource management to the forefront in the state. He negotiated and steered to passage the Arizona Groundwater Management Act of 1980, which remains the most comprehensive water regulatory system in the nation. He was also responsible for creation of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. Appointed Secretary of the Interior by President Clinton, Babbitt led the creation of the forest plan in the Pacific Northwest, restoration of the Florida Everglades, passage of the California Desert Protection Act, and legislation for the National Wildlife Refuge system. As a certified fire fighter, he brought his front line experience to creating a new federal wild land fire policy that emphasized the role of fire in maintenance and restoration of natural ecosystems. He pioneered the use of habitat conservation plans under the Endangered Species Act and worked with Clinton to create 22 new national monuments. He is the author of "Cities in the Wilderness," recently issued by Island Press, in which he lays out a new vision of land use in America. He currently serves as a director of the World Wildlife Fund. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:00:00 -0600 51:34 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20080422_enthompson_babbitt.mov Richard Cizik 2007-2008 Known as "The Green Evangelist," Reverend Richard Cizik calls climate change a crisis of "biblical proportions." Cizik is vice president for governmental affairs of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). His responsibilities include setting NAE's policy direction on issues before Congress, the White House, and the Supreme Court, as well as serving as a national spokesman on issues of concern to evangelicals. A conservative both politically and religiously, Cizik is on a mission to convert tens of millions of Americans to the cause of conservation, using a right-to-life framework and spreading the doctrine of "creation care" to evangelical Christians. Thanks to his leadership, NAE released a manifesto urging its members to adopt eco-friendly living habits and exhorting the government to lighten America's environmental footprint. The organization also circulated a charter calling on its member network and top-level Beltway allies to fight global warming. Educated in political science and public affairs, Cizik also received a Master of Divinity from Denver Seminary and an honorary Doctorate of Ministry in Christian Leadership from the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. Cizik was ordained by the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in 1992 and, in addition to his work for NAE, maintains an active preaching and speaking schedule. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:30:00 -0600 1:21:35 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20080225_enthompson_cizik.mp4 Amory Lovins 2007-2008 Physicist Amory Lovins is the Co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), an independent think-and-do-tank that creates abundance by design. RMI works with individuals and organizations of every imaginable kind to help them use energy and resources efficiently while being ever-better stewards of the environment. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0600 1:32:47 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20080212_enthompson_lovins.mp4 Amory Lovins 2007-2008 Physicist Amory Lovins is the Co-founder, Chairman, and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), an independent think-and-do-tank that creates abundance by design. RMI works with individuals and organizations of every imaginable kind to help them use energy and resources efficiently while being ever-better stewards of the environment. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0600 1:33:31 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/audio/podcasts/20080212_enthompson_lovins.mp3 2007-2008 Douglas Durante and Jerry Taylor Is ethanol a genuine answer to climate crisis and energy woes or a smoke-and-mirrors solution with no real benefit? Designed to explore all sides of this many-faceted issue, the inaugural Charles and Linda Wilson Dialogue on Domestic Issues brings together two noted experts for a moderated debate on this topic of critical interest to our nation and our state. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:00:00 -0600 1:26:40 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/podcasts/20071015_ENT_Ethanol.mp4 2007-2008 Douglas Durante and Jerry Taylor Is ethanol a genuine answer to climate crisis and energy woes or a smoke-and-mirrors solution with no real benefit? Designed to explore all sides of this many-faceted issue, the inaugural Charles and Linda Wilson Dialogue on Domestic Issues brings together two noted experts for a moderated debate on this topic of critical interest to our nation and our state. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:00:00 -0600 1:26:40 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/audio/podcasts/20071015_Ent_Ethanol.mp3 2007-2008 Joel Sartore A life-long Nebraskan, photographer Joel Sartore has covered everything from the remote Amazon rainforest to beer-drinking, mountain-racing firefighters in the United Kingdom. In addition to his celebrated work for National Geographic, which often focuses on conservation, endangered species, and land use issues, Sartore's work has been featured in Time, Life, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, and numerous books. Sartore and his career have been the subject of several national broadcasts, including "National Geographic Explorer," the "NBC Nightly News," NPR's "Weekend Edition," and "CBS Sunday Morning," as well as an hour-long PBS documentary, At Close Range. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:32:00 -0600 1:27:23 http://www.unl.edu/unlpub/podcasts/audiofiles/20070913_enthompson_sartore.mp3 2007-2008 Joel Sartore A life-long Nebraskan, photographer Joel Sartore has covered everything from the remote Amazon rainforest to beer-drinking, mountain-racing firefighters in the United Kingdom. In addition to his celebrated work for National Geographic, which often focuses on conservation, endangered species, and land use issues, Sartore's work has been featured in Time, Life, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, and numerous books. Sartore and his career have been the subject of several national broadcasts, including "National Geographic Explorer," the "NBC Nightly News," NPR's "Weekend Edition," and "CBS Sunday Morning," as well as an hour-long PBS documentary, At Close Range. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:32:00 -0600 1:27:23 http://www.unl.edu/ucomm/ucomm/av/video/qtdnld/20070913_ent_sartore.mp4 2006-2007 Sherwin Nuland Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Surgery at the Yale University School of Medicine and a Fellow at Yale's Institute for Social and Policy Studies. He is the author of nine books, including Doctors: The Biography of Medicine, The Wisdom of the Body, The Mysteries Within, Lost in America: A Journey with My Father, and The Doctors' Plague: Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of IgnÌÁc Semmelweis. His book How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter won the National Book Award and spent thirty-four weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:32:00 -0600 1:13:28 http://www.unl.edu/unlpub/podcasts/audiofiles/20070323_enthompson_nuland.mp3 2006-2007 Clyde Prestowitz Clyde Prestowitz is founder and President of the Economic Strategy Institute, a Washington think-tank influential in the areas of international trade policy and specialized in how key sectors of the U.S. and world economy adapt to change, in particular the effects of globalization. Mr. Prestowitz served as counselor to the Secretary of Commerce in the Reagan Administration and led many U.S. trade and investment negotiations with Japan, China, Latin America, and Europe. 1:42:37 Fri, 9 Feb 2007 13:32:00 -0600 http://www.unl.edu/unlpub/podcasts/audiofiles/20070208_enthompson_prestowitz.mp3 2006-2007 George McGovern "America: the Road Ahead at Home and Abroad," is the topic for a conversation with former U.S. Rep. and Sen. George McGovern in this E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. McGovern answered questions from Will Norton, dean of the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications, in a break from the forum's regular lecture format. Questions were also entertained from the audience at the discussion's conclusion. 1:11:48 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:16:00 -0600 http://www.unl.edu/unlpub/podcasts/audiofiles/20061109_enthompson_mcgovern.mp3 2006-2007 Azar Nafisi Azar Nafisi, author of the national bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, is the director of the Dialogue Project at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C., where she is a professor of aesthetics, culture, and literature, and teaches courses on the relation between culture and politics. She held a fellowship from Oxford and taught English literature at the University of Tehran, the Free Islamic University and Allameh Tabatabai University in Iran. 45:40 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:40:00 -0600 http://www.unl.edu/unlpub/podcasts/audiofiles/20060908enthompson_nafisi.mp3 2006-2007 John Bolton John R. Bolton was appointed by President George W. Bush as United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations on August 1, 2005. Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Bolton served as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security from May 2001 to May 2005. He was Senior Vice President of the American Enterprise and spent many years of his career in public service, serving as Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs at the Department of State, 1989-1993; Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 1985-1989; Assistant Administrator for Program and Policy Coordination, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1982-1983; and General Counsel, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1981-1982. 1:19:30 Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:30:00 -0600 http://www.unl.edu/unlpub/podcasts/audiofiles/20060908enthompson_bolton.mp3 2005-2006 Peter G. Peterson Peter G. Peterson is a Nebraska native and chairman of The Blackstone Group, a private investment banking firm. He was also the secretary of commerce in the Nixon administration. An influential corporate and financial leader, Peterson is a vocal critic of the deficits accrued in the U.S. budget process as well as the impact large debts will have on future generations. Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0600 1:27:13 http://www.unl.edu/unlpub/podcasts/audiofiles/20060414enthompson_peterson.mp3 2005-2006 Michael Walzer The Kripke Lecture, a collaboration between the Thompson Forum and the UNL Norman and Bernice Harris Center for Judaic Studies, presents Dr. Michael Walzer a leading American political theorist and professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey since 1980. His recent books include Arguing about War (2004) and Politics and Passion (2005). 1:16:07 Wed, 2 Nov 2005 17:00:00 -0600 http://www.unl.edu/unlpub/podcasts/audiofiles/20051102enthompson_walzer.mp3