Enduring Questions

 

Enduring Questions: The Mark Collier Lecture Series (2012-2013)

Join us as we discuss global perspectives on human rights―

  • What are basic human rights?
  • What role do international agencies play in creating systems of justice and peace?
  • How do cultures vary in their interpretation of human rights?
  • Is military intervention necessary to protect human rights, and, if so, under what conditions?
  • How do we balance power, decision-making, and responsibility in relation to meeting basic human needs?          

 

Laurie Garrett

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

8:00 p.m., Kleist Center for Art & Drama, 95 E. Bagley Rd.

A riveting writer whose chilling firsthand narratives of public health issues and poignant commentary have garnered acclaim, Laurie Garrett brings to the forefront discrepancies and betrayals that stand in shadowed silence of today’s global healthcare. She is the only person to win the coveted three “P”s of journalism–Pulitzer, Polk and Peabody. Her books The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance and Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health implore mankind to address basic human rights. She is a Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations and co-chair of the UNAIDS High Commission on HIV Prevention.

 

Ray Suarez

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

8:00 p.m., Kulas Musical Arts Bldg., 96 Front St.

A powerful journalist whose career spans today’s top national headlines as well as global public health news, Ray Suarez brings articulate perspective in his role as Senior Correspondent for PBS NewsHour. Revered as a distinguished Hispanic journalist, he has been praised for his coverage of race relations, religion and politics. Since 2009, he has reported on the devastating effects of disease and global health issues. His critically acclaimed books include The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration: 1966-1999 and his latest, The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America. 

C.T. Vivian

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

8:00 p.m., Kleist Center for Art & Drama, 95 E. Bagley Rd.
 

A living legend of the Civil Rights Movement whose eloquence and steadfast commitment to equality continue to shape our nation, Rev. C.T. Vivian is a testimony to the powerful success of non-violent activism in racial justice and democracy. In 1947 he worked to eliminate segregated lunch counters. He later founded the Nashville Christian Leadership Conference, organizing the first sit-ins there in 1960 and first civil rights march. He was a rider on the first “Freedom Bus” and worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  He provided counsel to four U.S. presidents and continues to impact human rights and liberties. Cosponsored by the MLK Week Committee
 

Chris Abani

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

8:00 p.m., Kulas Musical Arts Bldg., 96 Front St.

An evocative speaker and writer who melds crushing beauty with humanitarian optimism through personal reflection and contemporary fiction, Chris Abani is one of the world’s most admired novelists and poets. Imprisoned by the Nigerian government as a teenager, he evokes compassion through narratives on political oppression, the use of child soldiers and other horrific human conditions. His bestselling novel, Graceland, won the Hemingway/PEN Prize. His other works of fiction include The Virgin of Flames, Becoming Abigail and the award-winning Song For Night. All three were named a New York Times Editor’s Choice. He is currently Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside. 

 

 

The Baldwin Wallace University Core Curriculum centers on a common course entitled "Enduring Questions for an Intercultural World." This course encourages us to wrestle with the timeless questions that unite humanity:

  • What does it mean to be a human being?

  • How do human beings relate to each other? 

  • How do human beings relate to the natural world?

The Series was established in 2006 in honor of Dr. Mark Collier, President of Baldwin Wallace University from 1999-2006, and represents an on-going commitment from the University to bring acclaimed speakers to campus to extend the conversation beyond the classroom. 

The 2012-2013 Enduring Questions Lecture Series is sponsored by the Academic and Cultural Events Series (ACES), the Office of Core Curriculum,  the Office of Diversity Affairs, the MLK Week Committee and the Enduring Questions: Mark Collier Lecture Series Endowment.

 

 

 

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