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University Convocation Lecture Series

The University Convocation Lecture Series began in 1963 and continued through 1997, when it was replaced by the University Distinguised Lecturer Series.

University Archives maintains files of information about all of the lectures. They include University Convocations Committee records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and posters. Persons interested in studying materials about a Convocation are encouraged to visit the University Archives, Room 506, Hale Library.

Date Name Title
03 Mar 1963 Golden, Harry [Racial Equality]
07 Feb 1964 Nehru, Braj Kumar [India Needs Foreign Aid to Meet Indian Goal]
05 Mar 1964 Yoder, Dale Social Economic and Political Pressures Facing Business Today and the Educatinal Progress Designed to Relieve these Pressures
10 Mar 1964 Mendes-France, Pierre Evolution of Modern Concepts of Democracy to Keep Pace with Changing Industrial Society
29 Sep 1964 McCain, James A. [State of the University]
15 Oct 1964 Ciardi, John Why Read?
28 Oct 1964 Malik, Charles The Struggle for Peace
19 Nov 1964 Judd, Walter The World Conflict Moves to a Climax
01 Mar 1965 Rojas, Sergio The Coming Explosion in Latin America
04 May 1965 Pearson, Drew Washington Merry-Go-Round
11 Oct 1965 Schoenbrun, David DeGaulle's Policies as They Relate to the World and Particularly, the Far East
02 Nov 1965 Parkinson, C. Northcote Parkinson's Law
15 Dec 1965 Douglas, William O. The Supreme Court and American History
21 Feb 1966 Buchwald, Art At Large with Buchwald
09 Mar 1966 Rowan, Carl New Dimension in World Affairs
27 Mar 1966 Cerf, Bennett What are the Movies and TV Doing to Literature Today?
13 Oct 1966 Hutchins, Robert Education in a Computerized Society
02 Nov 1966 Alinsky, Saul The Democratic Dilemma
28 Feb 1967 White, Byron Whizzer [College Degree is Prelude to Self-Education]
02 Mar 1967 Cousins, Norman The Age of Acceleration
07 Mar 1967 Dean, Sir Patrick The Pursuit of Peace
05 May 1967 Fulbright, J. William American Foreign Policy
05 Oct 1967 Pike, James A. The New Morality
19 Jan 1968 King, Martin L. Jr. The Future of Integration
12 Mar 1968 Fuller, R. Buckminster Manual for Operation of Spaceship Earth
04 Apr 1968 Snow, Edgar China, Vietnam, and the United States
23 Apr 1968 Spock, Benjamin The Draft Today
07 Oct 1968 Farmer, James The Black Revolution and America's Future
03 Dec 1968 McGovern, George Symposium on World Population and Food
24 May 1969 Landon, Alfred M. Central Issues and Choices of Our Foreign Policy
05 Nov 1969 Clarke, Arthur C. Life in the Year 2001
17 Mar 1970 Burkhardt, Dorothy *
Knauer, Virginia 		The Student--The Consumer--The Government
30 Mar 1970 Caradon, Lord New Dangers, New Nations, and the New Generation
03 Sep 1970 Haqq, Akbar Abdul Man's Struggle for Relevance
19 Oct 1970 Chisholm, Shirley The Urban Crisis
15 Feb 1971 Russell, Bill Go Up for Glory
09 Mar 1971 Clark, Joseph S. Congress: Problems and Solutions
22 Sep 1971 Reischauer, Edwin Japan and the Future of Asia
04 Oct 1971 Jackson, Samuel One Nation Indivisible
02 Nov 1971 Kelley, Omer *
Hannah, John 		[Foreign Aid]
16 Nov 1971 Bayh, Birch The Irresistible Revolution
10 Feb 1972 Evers, Charles The Black Man in America Today
24 Feb 1972 Fly, Claude L. An Agronomist's Experiences With Unrest in Two Continents
16 Mar 1972 Harris, Fred The New Populism
16 Apr 1972 Church, Frank More Talk on a Forbidden Subject
28 Apr 1972 Gregory, Dick The Longest Weekend Ever
03 May 1972 Furness, Betty [Consumer Action]
19 Sep 1972 Droge, Dolf Vietnam and Southeast Asia
23 Oct 1972 Bond, Julian Collision Course in a Divided America
03 Nov 1972 Aspinall, Wayne The Nation's Stake in Insuring Adequate Energy Supplies
05 Dec 1972 Bromley, Allan Education in Science: Science in Education
23 Mar 1973 Brown, Larry The Lombardi Theory
30 Mar 1973 Mink, Patsy Women in Politics
06 Apr 1973 Koop, Theodore The Government and the Press
10 Oct 1973 Healey, Denis The World Today
12 Oct 1973 Sorensen, Jackie [Women Enter Sports Arena]
07 Nov 1973 Kaul, Triloki Nath India's Strategic Role in Southeast Asia Today
08 Nov 1973 Parks, Gordon A Look Back
21 Feb 1974 Cambridge, Godfrey The Deadly Business of Drugs
07 Mar 1974 Meinel, Aden & Marjorie Solar Energy: Harvesting the Sunshine
02 Apr 1974 Abernathy, Ralph [Anti-Nixon]
10 Oct 1974 Gregory, Dick Social Problems: Social or Anti-Social
04 Dec 1974 Denel, Bilgi Vernacular Architecture
31 Jan 1975 Thompson, Fred *
Liebengood, H. 		Watergate: One Lawyer's Perspective
07 Mar 1975 Bainer, Roy Energy for Food Production
01 Apr 1975 Findley, Paul Role of Government in Solving World Hunger
02 Apr 1975 Lipset, Seymour Martin Prospects for Collective Bargaining in Higher Education
25 Apr 1975 Mallakh, Ragaei El Interaction of the Energy Crisis, Middle Eastern Oil: Producers and the U.S.
29 Apr 1975 McCain, James A. Today's Crises and the Unique Mission of the Land Grant University
09 Sep 1975 Ramey, Estelle Sex and Society
23 Sep 1975 McHarg, Ian Man and His Environment
13 Nov 1975 Miller, Jay Senate Bill 1--Ream of Legislation
20 Nov 1975 Bond, Julian What's Next--The Political Outlook for 1976
10 Feb 1976 Harrington, Michael Politics, Power and Society
24 Mar 1976 Kozol, Jonathan Education in the 1970's: Ethics or Indoctrination?
31 Mar 1976 Hardin, Garrett Lifeboat Ethics
16 Apr 1976 Ranney, Austin Political Alienation and Expectation
03 May 1976 Bellah, Robert Religion and Revolution
05 Nov 1976 Hatfield, Mark World Hunger
08 Nov 1976 Albee, Edward The Playwright vs. The Theatre
02 Dec 1976 Stone, I.F. A Maverick's View Post Election Washington
26 Jan 1977 Friedan, Betty Sex Role Revolution: Stage Two
24 Feb 1977 Holt, John Alternative Methods of Education
09 Mar 1977 Schumacher, E.F. Economics as Though People Mattered
11 Mar 1977 Harris, Fred [Presidential Campaigns]
28 Mar 1977 Haley, Alex Roots: Sage of Black History
26 Apr 1977 Apodaca, Jerry Challenges for America's Third Century
10 Oct 1977 Barnes, Clive The Plight of the Theater Today
29 Jan 1978 McGee, Gale Latin American Perspectives
03 Feb 1978 Commoner, Barry The Political Implications of Energy Conservation
09 Feb 1978 Momady, N. Scott The Man Made of Words
11 Mar 1978 Fonda, Jane Economic Democracy
23 Mar 1978 Bogle, Donald The Image of Blacks in the Movies
21 Apr 1978 Smith, Howard K. The Changing Challenges to America
10 Oct 1978 Rivera, Geraldo Broadcast Journalism as a Tool for Social Change
23 Oct 1978 Lovins, Amory Soft Energy Paths
06 Mar 1979 White, Robert E. Emerging Trends in Latin American Relations With a Focus on Paraguay
27 Mar 1979 Savitch, Jessica [Television]
02 May 1979 Abzug, Bella Women, Economics, and Politics
09 May 1979 Shaw, Robert Importance of Art in Society
31 Oct 1979 Knoll, Erwin The First Amendment and Nuclear Secrecy
05 Dec 1979 Kuhn, Maggie Aging in America
22 Feb 1980 Fauntroy, Walter E. The Black Role in the 1980 Elections
24 Apr 1980 Webster, William The FBI Today
10 Sep 1980 Bond, Julian What's Next?
22 Oct 1980 Greer, Germaine Women in the Arts
20 Nov 1980 Bird, Howard Television's Influence on the U.S.
02 Feb 1981 Blechman, Barry Atomic Weapons and America's Security
26 Feb 1981 Slaughter, John Education Crisis Stifles Development
10 Mar 1981 Fitzgerald, Frances America Revised
02 Apr 1981 Winpisiger, William Economic Policy Choices
06 Apr 1981 McFadden, John Human Rights
18 Sep 1981 Rusher, William What's Right About America?
19 Oct 1981 Nader, Ralph The Citizens' Movement in America--The Quest for Democratic Culture
10 Dec 1981 Bond, Julian Balancing the Budget
08 Mar 1982 Lernoux, Penny Cry of the People: The Struggle for Human Rights in Latin America
28 Mar 1982 Copland, Aaron [Creativity, Financial Support for Arts]
30 Mar 1982 Ellsberg, Daniel The Past and Future of Conspiratorial Government
30 Apr 1982 Miller, Jonathan Language in the Theater--The Dramatic Phrase
22 Sep 1982 Reeves, Richard American Journey
29 Oct 1982 Church, Frank Politics and Foreign Policy
07 Mar 1983 Sweezy, Paul What's Wrong With the American Economy?
15 Mar 1983 Dellums, Ronald Military Budget--Fantasy or Reality
29 Mar 1983 Johnson, Sonia Women and the Quest for Justice
24 Oct 1983 Lerner, Max America, A Dying Civilization?
20 Feb 1984 Solarz, James The Ills of the Reagan Administration's Policies
07 Mar 1984 Jenkins, Loren Reagan's Policy in the Middle East
27 Mar 1984 Carroll, Midge [Warden Favors Prison Reform]
21 Sep 1984 Miller, Jonathan Are the Humanities Obsolete in a Technological Society?
19 Nov 1984 Wald, George The Arms Race: Myth and Reality
21 Jan 1985 Brooks, Gwendolyn Brooks on King
18 Feb 1985 Wolpe, Howard E. African Famine and Apartheid: The U.S. Role
31 Oct 1985 Burgess, Robert Acid Rain: Many Problems/Few Answers
18 Nov 1985 Dorfman, Ariel Tyranny of Censorship
22 Jan 1986 Hooks, Benjamin [Reflection of King's Message]
18 Feb 1986 Cisneros, Henry The Survival of America's Cities
16 Apr 1986 Heller, Joseph On Writing
25 May 1986 Lappe, Frances Moore Food For a Starving Planet
11 Sep 1986 Carrier, George Nuclear Winter: Atmospheric Effects of a Major Nuclear Exchange
14 Oct 1986 Brutus, Dennis South Africa in Turmoil
19 Nov 1986 Feiffer, Jules The Political Cartoonist and the Media
21 Jan 1987 Norton, Eleanor Holmes Martin Luther King Observance
19 Feb 1987 Lukas, J. Anthony In Search of Common Ground: Race and Class in America
22 Apr 1987 Zwilich, Ellen The Arts in a Technological Age
16 Sep 1987 McElroy, Michael The Greenhouse Effect: Causes and Consequences
05 Nov 1987 Kammen, Michael Personal Liberty and the Constitution
17 Nov 1987 Chomsky, Noam The Iran-Contra Scandal: Some Lessons
21 Jan 1988 Bennett, Lerone Jr. Martin Luther King's Influence on Today's Events
06 Apr 1988 Sontag, Susan Illness as Metaphor: Society's Response to Disease, Including Cancer and AIDS
13 Apr 1988 Schuller, Gunther Jazz: America's Homegrown Contribution to World Music
25 Aug 1988 Slaughter, John Education and Opportunity
27 Sep 1988 Udall, Stewart Coronado and the North American Grassland
19 Oct 1988 Heyward, William The Global Pattern of AIDS
19 Jan 1989 Robinson, Randall Let Freedom Ring: Human Rights In South Africa
23 Mar 1989 Weddington, Sarah Shifting Balances on the Supreme Court
14 Sep 1989 Chamie, Joseph Global Implications of Population Change
31 Oct 1989 Williams, Juan Eyes On the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years 1954-1965
22 Jan 1990 King, Reatha C. Living His Dream, Now and in the Future
06 Mar 1990 Fallows, James Sex, Money, and the Pacific Rim: The Contemporary Asian World
30 Mar 1990 Grosvenor, Gilbert M. What Americans Don't Know About Geography and Why It Is Hurting Them
09 Apr 1990 Murphy, Anne Exploring Truth: Art In A Political World
13 Sep 1990 Kavanaugh, Michael The World Water Crisis
10 Oct 1990 Stamberg, Susan What Do We Have To Say? Information Overload and the Need to Know (AUDIO-CAGE)
25 Jan 1991 Kennedy, Randall The Question of Group Rights
28 Feb 1991 Chicago, Judy The Birth Project, Powerplay and Beyond
19 Sep 1991 Shukla, Jagadish Felling Tropical Forests: Changing Global Climate
08 Nov 1991 Sale, Kirkpatrick Christopher Columbus (Re)Considered
23 Jan 1992 Fletcher, Arthur A New Century, a New Challenge, and a New Beginning
17 Apr 1992 Kingston, Maxine Hong Talk-Story: An Oral Tradition
09 Oct 1992 Blij, Harm J. de The Nation in Retreat: Options for the Future
29 Oct 1992 Wunsch, Carl Oceans: Shifting Currents, Changing Climates
21 Jan 1993 Terrell, Adele Dutton Rethinking the Dream: Visions for the Twenty First Century
23 Apr 1993 Tower, Joan Choreographing Sound
17 Sep 1993 Raven, Peter The Global Biology Crisis
28 Oct 1993 Callahan, Daniel Health Care and the American Dream
19 Jan 1994 West, Cornel Living the Dream. Where do we go from here? Nonviolence: Learning it, Living it, Teaching it!
[Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Week Convocation as well]
16 Sep 1994 Lederman, Leon The God Particle
18 Oct 1994 Djerassi, Carl Birth Control in 2001
19 Jan 1995 Brown, Tony Team America: A Stragetic Plan for the 1990's
30 Mar 1995 Connick, George Rapic Change and Divvicult Choices: Preparing the University for the 21st Century
12 Apr 1995 Trillin, Calvin Calvin Trillin's America
27 Sep 1995 Garbarino, James Raising Children in a Socially Toxic Environment
19 Oct 1995 Davies, Julian Wonderdrugs and Superbugs
23 Jan 1997 Harvard, Beverly [Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Week Convocation as well]


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