Lectures and Symposia

Richard L. McCauley delivered a lecture titled "The Network of Networks in the New Global Economy" in Old West on February 10, 2000. McCauley was Chief Financial Officer of Lucent Technologies and also served on Dickinson's International Business and Management Advisory Board. The Department of International Business and Management and the Clarke Center co-sponsored the event.

Music Professor Truman Bullard, David Greczek (class of 2000), and associate director of the Clarke Center Michele Hassinger (class of 1980) participated in a discussion in Rubendall Recital Hall on post-college career paths titled "The Road Less Traveled." The event, which was held during Common Hour, was sponsored by the Clarke Center.

"If Walls Could Speak," a documentary by Daniela Zanzotto, was screened in Rubendall Recital Hall. The event was co-sponsored by the Clarke Center, and the History, Judaic Studies and French Departments. 

Richard Rodriguez, a commentator on "The News Hour with Jim Lehrer" program, delivered a lecture in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium titled "What's Wrong with 'Diversity'?" The Clarke Center sponsored this event. 

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist delivered the Constitution Day Address titled "Civil Liberties During Wartime." The event, which was held in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, was sponsored by the Clarke Center and the Dickinson School of Law at Penn State. 

The Clarke Center organized a panel discussion titled "Butting Heads: Health Professionals Confront the Issue of Smoking," which was held in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium on November 30. The panelists included Dr. Robert S. Muscalus, Gary Gurian (Deputy Secretary of Public Health Programs at the PA Department of Health), and moderator Dr. Herbert C. Perlman. The event was co-sponsored by the the Carlisle Hospital Medical Care Foundation, and the Inter-Fraternity and Panhellenic Councils. 

Justin Oppelaar (Class of 1996) discussed his experience working as a journalist at Individual Investor . This event, titled "Journalism: Writing for a Career," was held on the fourth floor of East College and was sponsored by the English Department.

Richard Grossman (co-director of the Program on Corporations, Law, and Democracy) and Thomas Linzey (CEO of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund) participated in a debate on November 11 titled "Property Beyond Sovereignty: Shadowing the People in Our Corporations, Constitutions, and Democracy." This event was co-sponsored by the Department of International Business and Management and the Clarke Center. 

Dr. Larry Kaplan (Kent State University) and Professor Douglas Stuart (Dickinson College) debated the legacy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The event, which was titled "NATO's First Fifty Years: A Legacy of Isolationism," was held in Rubendall Recital Hall and was co-sponsored by the Department of History and the Clarke Center.

As part of the Metzger-Conway Program, Benjamin N. Compaine (Class of 1967) returned to campus to deliver a lecture titled "The Globalization of the Media Industry." Compaine was the former CEO of Nova Systems, Inc. The talk, which was held in Memorial Hall, was co-sponsored by the Department of International Business and Management and the Clarke Center.

Joan Spero, the Former Undersecretary of State for Economics and Business, gave a lecture titled "The Future of Global Economics" in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium. The talk was co-sponsored by the department of International Business and Management and the Clarke Center. 

Andres Oppenheimer, a reporter for the Miami Herald and expert on Latin American affairs, delivered a lecture titled "U.S.-Mexican Relations: What's Next?" in Rubendall Recital Hall on September 27. The Clarke Center and the department of Latin-American Studies co-sponsored the event.

Lanny Davis (former Special Council to the President Clinton), Tom Baden (Patriot News), and Stephanie Larson (Political Science Professor at Dickinson) participated in a discussion titled "Scandal and Damage Control in Washington: Can the Machine Be Defeated?" The was co-sponsored by the departments of Political Science and Policy Studies, as well as the Clarke Center. 

Gale Wenk du Pont delivered a lecture titled "The Evolution of an Abusive Relationship: the Personal Story of Gale Wenk du Pont" in Rubendall Recital Hall on April 6. The Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland County and the Clarke Center co-sponsored the talk. 

As part of the Metzger-Conway Program, John Bailey (Class of 1995) returned to campus to deliver a lecture titled "e-Learning: Education in an Amazon.com Age." Bailey was the Director of Pennsylvania's Office of Educational Technology. The talk, which was held in Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium, was sponsored by the Clarke Center.

Dr. Gregory Smith, professor of psychology at Dickinson, delivered a lecture titled, "Summer Camp: Through the Eyes of A Child," which was part six in the Clarke Center's "Psychology You Can Use!" series. The event was held in Rubendall Recital Hall on April 13.

Rodger Kamenetz, author of The Jew in the Lotus, delivered the 1999 Pincus Lecture in Rubendall Recital Hall on April 12. The event was co-sponsored by Hillel and the Clarke Center. 

Dr. John Lewis Gaddis delivered a lecture titled "National Security for the Next Administration" in Rubendall Recital Hall on April 8. The Clarke Center sponsored the event.

Dr. Mercedes Vilanova, a visiting scholar at Harvard University's Center for European Studies, delivered the 1999 Pflaum Lecture titled "Grassroots Politics in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War: Illiteracy, Worker's Movements, and Women." This event was held in Memorial Hall and was co-sponsored by the Department of History and the Clarke Center. 

The Clarke Center sponsored a discussion on "Identity and Nationalism in Africa," which was held in Memorial Hall on March 30. The panelists included David Paoli, Robert Ness, Bongasu Kishani, Marc Pape, and Teku Teku Tanyi.

Dr. Kenneth Green, the Director of the Environmental Program at the Reason Public Policy Institute, delivered a lecture titled "Climate Change Science and Policy: Time to Act or Time to Study?" in Denny Hall. The Clarke Center sponsored the event. 

Edward A. Bream, Jr., the director of E-Commerce Strategy at IBM Corporation, delivered an address in Memorial Hall titled "The Changing Boundaries of Industry: E-Commerce in Transition." This lecture, which was the second of a two part series on "Information, Technology, and the New Economy," was co-sponsored by the Departments of International Business and Management and the Clarke Center.

Dr. John Brademas, the recipient of the Benjamin Rush Award, delivered a lecture in Rubendall Recital Hall titled "Building Bridges to the Next Millennium." Brademas was President Emeritus of New York University. The Clarke Center sponsored this event.

Carma Hinton, the director of The Gate of Heavenly Peace,  participated in a discussion titled "Making Sense of the Remnants of the Past: Challenges in Making 'The Gate of Heavenly Peace'" on March 2, 1999. This event, which was held in the Depot, was co-sponsored by the Department of East Asian Studies and the Clarke Center. 

Dickinson Psychology professor Dr. Christopher Silva gave a lecture titled "Depression: How to Spot It and What to Do About It" in Rubendall Recital Hall on March 4. The Clarke Center sponsored the talk.