Previous Semesters

Fall 2011

Program Professor: Alan Wallach
Department: Art and Art History and American Studies
Theme/ Course Description: "The Future of Art in Modern Culture" (pdf)
Showcase: A Discussion on "The Unethical Art Museum"

Spring 2011

Program Professor: Dan Doherty
Department: Government
Theme/Course Description: "Media as the Fourth Branch of Government" (pdf)
Showcase: A Discussion with Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, Moderated by Professor Dan Doherty

Fall 2010

Program Professor: Ann Marie Stock
Department: Modern Languages and Literatures
Theme/Course Description: "New Media and Culture in the Nation's Capital" (pdf)
Showcase: TBD

Spring 2010

Program Professor: T.J. Cheng
Department: Government
Theme/ Course Description: "International Politics in Economic Hard Times" (pdf)
Showcase: "John Williamson on the Washington Consensus After Twenty Years," Moderated by Government Professor T.J. Cheng

Spring 2009

Program Professor: Bruce Campbell
Department: Modern Languages
Theme/ Course Description: "War, Memory and the Holocaust" (pdf)
Showcase:  "Remembering World War II and the Holocaust Today," Moderated by Associate Professor Bruce Campbell

Fall 2008

Program Professor: Paula Pickering
Department: Government
Theme/ Course Description: "Post-Conflict State Building" (pdf)
Showcase:  A Discussion with Kyrgyz Ambassador to the United States and Canada Zamira B. Sydykova, Led by Associate Professor Paula Pickering

Spring 2008

Program Professor: Amy Oakes
Department: Government
Theme/ Course Description: "U.S. National Security in the Twenty-First Century" (pdf)
Showcase: An Evening with Lieutenant General Scowcroft, Moderated by Assistant Professor Amy Oakes

Fall 2007

Program Professor: Marc Lee Raphael
Department: Religion
Theme/ Course Description: "Religion and the Federal State" (pdf)
Showcase: An Evening with Michael Novak, Moderated by Professor Marc Lee Raphael

Spring 2007

Program Professor: Anne Rasmussen
Department: Music
Theme/ Course Description: "Washington and the Arts: The Intersection of the Global and the Local" (pdf)
Showcase: Middle Eastern Musical Ensemble Performance, Featuring Associate Professor Anne Rasmussen

Fall 2006

Program Professor: Chris Nemacheck
Department: Government
Theme/ Course Description: "Courting Politics, Politicking the Courts: The Intersections Between Law and Politics" (pdf)
Showcase: An Evening with Jim Comey, Moderated by Associate Professor Christine Nemacheck