GLORIA DUCLOS 2007-08 CONVOCATION

Update September 13, 2007
The Fall Lecture Series will begin with the following events.

Roger Bowen, former General Secretary of the AAUP, Thursday, September 20, 7-8:30 pm, Title: "Academic Freedom and American Democracy" Talbot Auditorium (formerly LBA)

Banned Book Week, September 29 through October 6. Contact bkelly@usm.maine.edu for the list and more information. 

Irving Feiner, Tuesday,  October 23, 7 pm, Title: “Feiner v.
NY (1951)” Moot Court Room, UM Law Building

Co-sponsored panel with Sampson Center, Thursday,
November 1, 4-5:30 pm, Title: ”The Limits of Diversity:
Disturbing Art Disturbed Spectators” University Events Room, Seventh Floor Glickman Library

Ellen Schrecker, author of No Ivory Tower: McCarthyism and
the Universities, Thursday,November 1, 7:00 Title:  "The
New McCarthyism: Academic Freedom in the 21st Century" 
Talbot Auditorium

George Caffentzis, Russell Scholar Lecture, Tuesday, November 13, 4-6 pm,   The tentative title is: "Academic Freedom and the War on Terrorism: A Lobster's Tale”  University Events Room, Seventh Floor Glickman  Library

For listing of additional Convocation events and information visit www.usm.maine.edu/history/convocation.htm.