Brandeis University
Department of Sociology

Colloquia Series 2003-2004

Free and Open to All!

Monday, March 22, 2004 12:00pm
Gerstenzang 122

Dr. Allen Graubard

"The Past and Present of Radical School Reform"

Dr. Allen Graubard is special assistant to the provost for regional educational innovation at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. He is the author of Free the Children: Radical Reform and the Free School Movement (Pantheon Books, 1973).

Sponsored By:
Department of Sociology
The Martin Weiner Distinguished Lecturers Fund

Thursday, October 16, 2003 2:00pm
Pearlman Lounge

Paul Joseph

"Managing War After Cold War: The State, Media, and the Public"

Professor Joseph is presently completing a new book, Are Americans Becoming More Peaceful?, and developing a "Peace Museum" CD on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Last year he received a national award from the Peace Studies Association.

Refreshments will be served

Sponsored By:
Department of Sociology
Peace, Conflict, and Co-existance Studies Program
The Martin Weiner Distinguished Lecturers Fund

Wednesday, November 5, 2003 1:00 pm
Abelson-Bass-Yalem Room 131

Betsy Leondar-Wright

"Exhausted Woman Syndrome: Gender and Growing Economic Inequality"

Betsy Leondar-Wright is the Communications Director for United for a Fair Economy, a national organization that raises awareness of the damaging consequences of concentrated wealth and power. http://www.FairEconomy.org.

Sponsored By:
Department of Sociology
The Martin Weiner Distinguished Lecturers Fund