Professor Rito Llerena, the College's program consultant for Latin American Studies, gave a lecture on "Politics and the Spanish-American University." The political situation in Columbia was discussed at length.
Dr. Edgar J. Fisher, assistant director of the Institute of International Education, spoke to the International Relations Club about the necessity of creating a durable, negotiated peace after the end of the Second World War. He argued that no peace would be possible with a Nazi victory.
Dr. Froelich Rainey spoke to the college about the ancient Greek city of Sybaris. Founded in 750 BC, it became one of the richest cities of the Archaic Period, until its descent into corruption and debauchery. Aided with new scientific technologies, archaeologists were able to uncover the remains of this famous city.
Dr. Edmund D. Soper, Professor of Missions and Comparative Religion at Drew Theological Seminary, addressed the student body with a speech on the conditions of China and Japan.
Mr. Bernard O'Donnell, public relations manager for Harper's Magazine, spoke to two composition classes on Friday, November 8, 1940, about the publishing process.
In observance of Holocaust Memorial Week, an exhibit chronicling the Holocaust was displayed in the HUB Social Hall. Arnie Joseph, translator at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials, also addressed the campus during Common Hour.
Dickinson hosted a YMCA officer's convention. Events included chapel speeches, socials, the Northfield Conference, and an address on the "Problem of the Near East." Representatives from all major Pennsylvania colleges and universities were in attendance.
Rev. James Yard of the West China University gave a speech to the student body about China's massive population and a prediction of their future influence in world affairs. It was Yard's view that the US had a duty to Christianize China and steer them on the path of democracy.
Dr. Clark B. Lamberton, professor at Western Reserve University and a Dickinson graduate, delivered a lecture on early Christian art. After leaving Dickinson, he attended Princeton University to study Early Christian Art, and had traveled to Italy to research the catacombs of Rome.
Harry A. Blackmun, Supreme Court Justice from 1970-1994, was invited by the Dickinson Law School to speak about his experiences. Justice Blackmun, who wrote the majority opinion in the Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, was picketed by a handful of anti-abortion protesters outside of the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, where he gave an address to the general public.
Student Senate and the Department of Political Science hosted a visit to campus by three people involved in the Harrisburg Six trials: Thomas Davidson, William Davidon, and Leonard Weinglass. The three spoke in the Dining Hall about their predicament as "victims of justice".
Sergeant Sheaffer of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania addressed a large crown while relating tales of his time serving in the French air service and subsequent capture by the Germans.
Rev. Sumwalk of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church have a talk on the Centenary Movement of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The movement focuses on the evangelization of the entire world and transcends denominational boundaries in Christianity. He gave another speech on Christ's Temptation. Mrs. St. John of Tientsin, China, gave a lecture on the topic of missions in China. Rev. Feton gave a talk emphasizes the need for leadership in both foreign and domestic missionary work.
Professor Hutton of the Law School gave an address on the aftermath of the First World War. Hutton makes several points, including the supremacy of democracy and the importance of religion.
Dr. William Jones of the Army Y.M.C.A. discussed biological evolution as well as the differentiation of the sexes during a lecture. The Dickinsonian, which noted that only men attended Jones' lecture, described it as "a most interesting illustrated lecture."
Dr. Arthur N. Eastman, a Shakespearean scholar, gave a lecture entitled "Hamlet, More Things" in Memorial Hall on Thursday, February 25, 1971.
The Congress of African Students Conference was held at Dickinson beginning on Friday, February 19, 1971. Three hundred African American students from twenty Pennsylvania colleges attended the conference and voted to make Dickinson the seat of the organization. This conference took place during Malcolm X Week.
Dr. Eric Lincoln, a professor of sociology and religion at Union Theological Seminary, delivered a lecture on the history of Black Muslims in America.
In the final address of the 1971 Public Affairs Symposium, Professor Alan Westin of Columbia University spoke on "Ways to Protect Privacy in the Technological Age".
US Senator Samuel J. Ervin spoke on the subject of "Privacy and the Constitution" as part of the 1971 Public Affairs Symposium.
As part of the 1971 Public Affairs Symposium, a panel composed of Jerry M. Rosenberg, Lawrence Speiser, John Kyl, Harold Fitzkee, and Marx Leopold discussed "the use and misuse of informational systems."
Opening the 1971 Public Affairs Symposium, Ralph Nader gave a lecture on the prevalence and nature of computer-enabled corporate invasions of privacy.
Rabbi Meir Kahane, leader of the Jewish Defense League, spoke to a packed audience in the Social Hall about the need for American Jews to resort to violence to gain freedom for Soviet Jews. He stayed late into the night to answer questions from remaining audience members.
Professor Bernard S. Morris of Indiana University gave a lecture on imperialism sponsored by the Russian Studies Program and the Political Science department.
Dr. George Kartzke, of the Institute of Foreign Education at the University of Berlin, spoke to the German Club about the aims and accomplishments of the German Youth Movement, using lantern slides to illustrate.