Current Semester Schedule

Tue, February 29, 2000

Art Spiegelman, cartoonist and comics editor, The New Yorker; author, Maus I: A Survivors Tale: My Father Bleeds History (1986) and Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began (1992); "Comix 101"

Mon, February 28, 2000

Yusef Komunyakaa, professor of humanities and creative writing, Princeton University; author, Neon Vernacular: New and Selected Poems (1993) and I Apologize for the Eyes in My Head (1986); "Poet Reads From His Work"

Sat, February 26, 2000

Reggie Jackson, Baseball Hall of Fame member; author, Inside Hitting (1975) and co-author, Reggie: The Autobiography (1984); Fran Pirozzolo, psychologist, New York Yankees; author, The Mental Game Pocket Companion for Golf (1996); "The Role of Parents and Coaches in Developing Leadership in Athletics" (12:30 p.m.)

Thu, February 24, 2000

Mac Bledsoe, father of NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe; "The Role of Parents and Coaches in Developing Leadership in Athletics" (12:15 p.m.)

Tue, February 22, 2000

Chong-Wook Chung, professor of international relations, Anjou University, Korea; co-editor, Korean Options in a Changing International Order (1993) and author, Maoism and Development: The Politics of Industrial Management in China (1980); "China and Korea in the 21st Century: Regional and Global Perspectives"

Mon, February 21, 2000

Steven Smith, professor of political science, Yale University; author, Hegel's Critique of Liberalism: Rights in Context (1989) and Spinoza: Liberalism, and the Question of Jewish Identity (1997); "Abraham Lincoln and the American Republic" (12:15 p.m.)

Thu, February 17, 2000

John Yoo, professor of law, Boalt Hall, U.C. Berkeley; author, Globalism and the Constitution: Treaties, Legislative Power, and the Original Understanding (1999) and The Judicial Safeguards of Federalism (1997); "Globalism, the Constitution, and American Democracy: Why Do We Bomb Kosovo But Not Kill Sea Turtles?"

Wed, February 16, 2000

Lunar New Year Celebration, "Year of the Dragon, Draco Arts Golden Dragon Team "

Tue, February 15, 2000

Amiri Baraka, poet; author, Transbluesency: The Selected Poetry of Amiri Baraka/Leroi Jones (1961-1995) (1995) and The Leroi Jones/Amiri Baraka Reader (1991); "Poetry Reading"

Mon, February 14, 2000

Mark Masters, conductor, American Jazz Institute Band; Danny House, Med Flory, Pete Christlieb, Jerry Pinter, Bill Perkins, woodwinds; Carl Saunders, Scott Englebright, Ron Stout, Kye Palmer, trumpet; Andy Martin, Dave Woodley, trombone; Bob Enevoldsen, valve trombone; Milcho Leviev, piano; John Leitham, bass; Joe LaBarbera, drums; "American Jazz Institute Band: A Tribute to Duke Ellington"

Thu, February 10, 2000

Gregorio Luke, director, Museum of Latin American Art; "The Murals of Diego Rivera"

Wed, February 9, 2000

Charles Calomiris, Paul M. Montrone professor of finance and economics, Columbia University; author, Is the Bank Merger Wave of the 1990s Efficient? Lessons from Nine Case Studies (1998) and High Loan-to-Value Mortgage Lending: Problem or Cure? (1999); "Rebuilding the IMF and World Bank"

Tue, February 8, 2000

Scott Sagan, associate professor of political science and co-director, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University; author, The Limits of Safety: Organizations, Accidents, and Nuclear Weapons (1993) and co-author, "The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate" (1995)

Mon, February 7, 2000

Robert Rosenthal, distinguished professor of psychology, U.C. Riverside; co-author, Contrasts and Effect Sizes in Behavioral Research: A Correlational Approach (1999) and People Studying People: Artifacts and Ethics in Behavioral Research (1997); "Covert Communications in Classrooms, Clinics, Courtrooms, and Corporations"

Thu, February 3, 2000

William Van Alstyne, William R. & Thomas S. Perkins chair of law, Duke University and visiting professor of law, UCLA; co-author, No State Shall Abridge: The 14th Amendment and the Bill of Rights (1986) and author, Interpretations of the First Amendment (1984); "Double Jeopardy and the Nationalization of Criminal Law"

Marian Miner Cook
Athenaeum