The following is a listing of the events on campus that were sponsored by the Institute for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics during the fall semester of 2012.
September 6 @ 4:15 pm, 105 Lawrence Hall
PPE Lampert Fellows present their summer research.
September 17 @ 4:15 pm, 27 Persson Hall Auditorium
Constitution Day Debate with College Democrats Andrew Philipson ’14 and Benjamin Krempley ’14 and College Republicans Taylor Hollen ’13 and Kyle Gavin ’13. Moderator: Stanley Brubaker. Co-sponsored with the Center for Freedom & Western Civilization.
“Obamacare Before the Court: Was the Roberts’ Decision Right?”
October 2 @ 4:15 pm, 27 Persson Hall Auditorium
The Edgar L. Shor Memorial Lecture featuring Alan S. Frumin, U.S. Senate parliamentarian emeritus, who will discuss 35 years on the front lines of the Senate. Co-sponsored with the Department of Political Science.
“The Senate Today: Would the Founders Approve? Should You?”
October 11 @ 4:30 pm, 27 Persson Hall Auditorium
Debate between Colin Kahl, Assistant Professor, Security Studies Program, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, and Sarah Kreps, Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Cornell University, Co-sponsored with The Kulla Lecture Fund, and The International Relations & Foreign Policy Lecture Series.
“The Next Four Years of U.S. Foreign Policy: A Debate”
October 15 @ 4:15 pm, 27 Persson Hall Auditorium
Lecture by Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer, Ann L. & Lawrence B. Buttenweiser Professor, and the Helen A. Regenstein Distinguished Service Professor of Classics and the Program in Gender Studies, University of Chicago.
“Why Rome?”
October 17 @ 11:30 am, Alana Cultural Center
Lunchtime lecture by Daniel C. Kurtzer, former U.S. ambassador to both Egypt (1997-2001) and to Israel (2001-2005). Co-sponsored with the Middle Eastern & Islamic Civilization Program.
“A Discussion about Contemporary Israel”
October 17 @ 4:15 pm, 27 Persson Hall Auditorium
Evening lecture by Daniel C. Kurtzer. Co-sponsored with the Middle Eastern & Islamic Civilization Program.
“The Arab Spring and the Future of the Middle East”
October 31 @ 4:15 pm, 27 Persson Hall Auditorium
Lecture by Joshua Stacher, assistant professor of political science at Kent University.
“Muhammad Mursi, the Military, and the Future of Democracy in Egypt”
November 7 @ 4:15 pm, 27 Persson Hall Auditorium
Post-election panel discussion with faculty.
“The Day After the 2012 Elections: What Happened?”
November 29 @ 4:30 pm, Colgate Memorial Chapel
Lecture by Salman Rushdie, author of the novel Midnight’s Children, which won the Booker Prize as well as the Best of the Booker Prize. Co-sponsored with Living Writers.
“Public Events, Private Lives: Literature and Politics in the Modern World”
