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Scholars' Convocations 2011-2012
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President of the College Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D.
Courtesy of Grinnell CollegeRosenfield Symposium: What is Social Justice?
Dr. Raynard S. Kington was appointed President of Grinnell College in August,...
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Susan Hirsch
Professor of Conflict Resolution and Anthropology
George Mason UniversityCourtesy of George Mason UniversitySusan F. Hirsch, a cultural anthropologist, is Associate Professor in the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) at George Mason University and Director of CAR,...
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Karl Gerth '88
Modern History and Chinese Studies
Oxford UniversityCourtesy of Oxford UniversityA Fellow & Tutor at Merton College and the University Lecturer in Modern Chinese History at Oxford, Gerth grew up in Chicago and has conducted research in China and Japan...
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Robert Darnton
Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and University Librarian
Harvard UniversityCourtesy of Harvard UniversityRobert Darnton is Harvard's Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and University Librarian. The former Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of European History at Princeton, Professor Darnton...
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José Cabezón
Professor of Religious Studies
University of WisconsinJosé Cabezón is the XIV Dalai Lama Endowed Chair in Tibetan Buddhism and Cultural Studies and Professor of Religious Studies and Tibetan Buddhist Studies at University of...
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Morris Dees
Founder, Southern Poverty Law CenterRosenfield Social Justice Prize Symposium
Morris Dees co-founded the SPLC in 1971 following a successful business and law career. He started a direct mail sales company...
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Simon Estes
Bass-BaritoneWorld-renowned opera star and Iowa native Simon Estes studied under Charles Kellis at the University of Iowa before being admitted to The Juilliard School of Music in New...
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Richard Longworth
Senior Fellow, Chicago Council on Global AffairsPrairie Studies Symposium: Revitalizing the Midwest
Richard Longworth is a senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and former...
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Rosenfield Symposium - The Global Financial Crisis
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James Fleming
Professor of Science, Technology and Society
Colby CollegeJames Rodger Fleming is a historian of science and technology and Professor of Science, Technology and Society at Colby College, Maine. His teaching bridges the sciences and the humanities,...
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Julius E. Coles
Former President of AfricareRosenfield Symposium: Africa's Role in the International Arena
Mr. Coles is the former president of Africare, the oldest and largest African-American...
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Each year, Phi Beta Kappa initiates its new members and invites a distinguished speaker to address its newest members and the Grinnell College community.
