Lilly Program
The Lilly Lecture Series
September 1, 2006...Laurie Anderson
Through a multimedia presentation, performing artist Laurie Anderson describes elements of dissonance and harmony in her recent work. Classically trained as a violinist, Anderson also received an MFA in sculpture from Columbia. She has seven albums and is an accomplished visual artist whose work has appeared in the Guggenheim and the Centre George Pompidou in Paris. Co-sponsored with the McGregor Connections Initiative
October 28, 2006...Jay Labov
Dr. Jay Labov visits campus as the keynote speaker of a Denison conference "Beyond the Media: Conversations about Evolution and Science Education." An informational conference for high school biology teachers, this event examines the evolution controversy in public schools and how to approach the teaching of evolution in biology classes. Dr. Labov is senior staff member of the National Research Council's Center for Education. Prior to assuming his position at the NRC, he was a member of the Biology faculty at Colby college for 18 years. Co-sponsored with the Office of the Provost and the Departments of Biology, Education and History
November 15, 2006...Reza Aslan
"The Future of Islam: Toward the Islamic Reformation"
At age seven, Reza Aslan fled Iran with his family amidst the chaos of a revolution. Today, he is a scholar of islam and the Middle East, a media consultant on issues of religion and politics and author of the widely acclaimed No god but God: the Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam. This has established Aslan as a dynamic voice of liberal Islam in the United States. President of Harvard's chapter of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, a United Nations organization committed to the cause of global understanding, Aslan brings a new perspective to the national discussion on Islam.
December 7, 2006...Ignacio Llanos
"Human Rights: Recent Developments in the United Nations. A Delegate's Perspective"
A lawyer and member of the Mission of Chile to the United Nations, Ignacio Llanos is also currently Delegate to the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) of the United Nations General Assembly. He received the Ph.D. in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International Studies at the University of Geneva, and has published articles on human rights and international law, as well as a book on maritime law. Co-sponsored with the Global Studies Seminar
April 12, 2007...Bill Moyers
"A Dialogue on Faith & Reason"
Bill Moyers has had a long and varied career that includes a stint as deputy director of the Peace Corps (1961-63) and serving as special advisor and press secretary to President Lyndon Johnson. Moyers is best known for his journalism, receiving more than 30 Emmy Awards in recognition of his contributions. He will lead a discussion at Denison based on ideas related to his wide-ranging and provocative series "Faith & Reason" which has aired on Public Television. Co-sponsored with The McGregor Connections Initiative
2003-04
November 6, 2003...David Solomon
"What Is Medicine For? Mother Theresa And The Modern Hospital"
Dr. Solomon's talk focused upon the ways in which individualism, consumerism, medicalization, and greed have diminished the health care profession. Dr. Solomon is Director of the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture. As a philosopher, he attends to issues of professional ethics.
February 24, 2004...Joseph P. Tomain and Michael L. Cioffi
"The Legal Profession and the Humanities"
Joseph P. Tomain, Dean of the University of Cincinnati School of Law and Nippert Professor of Law.
Michael L. Cioffi, Esq., Adjunct Professor of Law, U of Cincinnati School of Law and Partner of the Philadelphia law firm of Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley.
April 13, 2004...Arthur Caplan
"Should We Try To Clone A Human Being?"
Arthur Caplan is currently the Emmanuel and Robert Hart Professor of Bioethics, Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics, and the Director of the Center for Bioethics at the U of Pennsylvania. Prior to coming to Penn in 1994, he taught at the U of Minnesota, the U of Pittsburgh, and Columbia U. He is the author or editor of 25 books and over 500 papers in refereed journals of medicine, science, philosophy, bioethics and health policy. He writes a regular column on bioethics for MSNBC.com and is a frequent guest and commentator on national Public Radio, Nightline, CNN, MSNBC, Fox CBS, in the New York Times, Washington Post,and many other media outlets. He has served on a number of national and international committees, including acting as the Chair of the Advisory Committee to the United Nations on Human Cloning. Caplan is the recipient of the McGovern Medal of the American Medical Writers Association, Person of the Year-2001 from USA Today,and one of the fifty most influential people in American Health Care by Modern Health Care magazine.