Individual
Lectures
Lecture Series
Individual Lectures
All lectures, except where noted, are free and open to the public.
Jewish and Buddhist Lenses on Ritual Practice: A Lecture by Jane Marie Law
Monday, September 19, 2005, at 7:30 p.m.
Trayes Hall
Douglass College Center
100 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ
Dr. Law, of Cornell University’s Department of Asian Studies, has served on the board of
directors for Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies, the North American seat of
the personal monastery of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Sponsored by the Allen and Joan Bildner
Center for the Study of Jewish Life.
Stronger Women, Stronger Nations: A Lecture by Patricia Morris
Tuesday, September 20, 2005, at 8:00 p.m.
Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
The presentation will address how women are essential to postwar reconstruction. Dr. Patricia Morris is the director of programs at Women for Women International.
Tibet in Asia: Cultural and Religious Interactions:
A Symposium
Thursday, September 22, 2005, at 4:15 p.m.
Rutgers Student Center, Room 411 ABC
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
An interdisciplinary symposium on cultural, religious, and artistic interactions between Tibet and other parts of Asia, particularly in the modern period. With Dr. Chun-fang Yu as moderator and speaker, and including Professors Gray Tuttle, Robert Barnett, and Lauran Hartley. Sponsored by Asian
Languages and Cultures and Asian Studies.
Everyday Life in Tibet and the Tibetan Diaspora
Friday, September 23, 2005, at 9:00 a.m.
Graduate Student Lounge, Rutgers Student Center
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
Speakers Charlene E. Makley (Reed College), Meg McLagan (independent scholar),
and Heidi Swank (University of Nevada) address issues including human rights,
media and transnational activism, youth culture, and literacy practices among
Tibetans living both in their homeland and abroad. Cosponsored by the South
Asian Studies Program and the
Department of Anthropology.
Ethical Decision Making: Panel and Discussion
Sunday, September 25, 2005, from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Sophie’s Bistro
700 Hamilton Street
Somerset, NJ
Many of us frequently face decisions that impact others beyond our ability to
predict, often under duress. Join our presenters as they share their experiences
through real-life cases. Participate in lively interactions to explore and help
clarify your own personal approach. And consider ways to reconcile your specific
agendas with the complexity that surrounds many pivotal moments. With Jane M.
Kenny Partner (Whitman Strategy Group); Edward Emery, Ph.D. (Senior Partner,
Ethical Futures); Edwin Hartman, Ph.D. (Director of Rutgers' Prudential Business
Ethics Center). Cosponsors by the Rutgers Ethics Initiative; Sustainable Business
Network, Philadelphia; and the Princeton Circle of Entrepreneurs. Tickets are
$30; order in advance by calling 732/545-7778.
Peace and Our Inner Ape: A Lecture by Frans de Waal
Thursday, October 6, 2005, at 5:00 p.m.
Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
Dr. de Waal will discuss the evolutionary origin of human
morality; the lecture will be followed by a book signing. Copies of his
new book Our Inner Ape:
Human Nature as Seen by a Primatologist will be
available for purchase. Sponsored by the Office of the President and Rutgers College.
For more information, visit Our Inner Ape.
Roundtable Discussion: With Frans de Waal and Members of the Department of Anthropology
Friday, October 7, 2005, at 9:00 a.m.
Biological Sciences Building, Room 302
32 Bishop Street
New Brunswick, NJ
Open only to Rutgers faculty and students.
Roundtable discussion on the following topic: How studies
of social behavior in monkeys and apes help us understand the evolution
of human behavior and the biological bases of ethics and morality.
East West Encounter Symposium: Eastern and Western Perspectives on Spirituality, Healing, Mind-Body Issues, and World Peace
Friday, October 7, 2005, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Alexander Library
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
A symposium in the form of individual presentations by invited scholars, followed
by panel discussions allowing audience participation and input. An initiative of the Asian American Cultural Center, cosponsored by
the Departments of Religion, Asian Languages and Cultures, Division of Addiction
Psychiatry of the University of Dentistry and Medicine of New Jersey, Alexander
Library, Princeton Theological Seminary, the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, and The Asian Student Council. For more information, contact the Asian
American Cultural Center.
An Evening with Paul Rusesabagina
Monday, October 17, 2005, at 8:00 p.m.
Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
The real man behind the film Hotel Rwanda, Rusesabagina will share his experiences of the 1994 genocide and
perspective on similar crises in Africa today. Sponsored by Rutgers College Student Development and College
Affairs.
The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib: A Lecture by Seymour Hersh
Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at 8:00 p.m.
Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Seymour Hersh will share details and his analysis of
events since the attacks of September 11, 2001. Sponsored by Rutgers College; School of Communication,
Information and Library Studies Dean’s Office; Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic
Affairs; New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists; WRSU; Rutgers’ Department of Journalism and
Media Studies; Journalism Resources Institute; and the Center for Media Literacy.
First They Killed My Father—A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers: A Lecture by Loung Ung
Tuesday, November 1, 2005, at 8:00 p.m.
Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
Award-winning author and a survivor of the killing fields of Cambodia, Ms. Ung will speak about the infamous
Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge regime. Sponsored by Rutgers College Student Development and College Affairs.
Department of Religion
Lecture Series on Mysticism
The Dalai Lama: Leader in Waiting of the Nascent Peace System: A Lecture by Robert Thurman (Columbia University)
Tuesday, October 4, 2005, at 7:00 p.m.
Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room
126 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ
Envisioning the Invisible: The Mystical Quest to See God in Judaism: A Lecture by Elliot Wolfson (New York University)
Monday, October 10, 2005, at 6:30 p.m.
Busch Campus Center Multipurpose Room
604 Bartholomew Road
Piscataway, NJ
Even God Is Conquered by Love—The Wondrous Circle Dance
of Krishna and the Maidens: A Lecture by Graham Schweig (Christopher
Newport University)
Thursday, November 10, 2005, at 7:30 p.m.
Followed by Hindu dances performed by Mekhala Natavar and Natalia Hildner
at 8:30 p.m.
Trayes Hall
Douglass College Center
100 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ
Sufism, Islam, and Globalization in the Contemporary World: A Lecture by Carl Ernst (University of North Carolina)
Thursday, November 17, 2005, at 7:30 p.m.
Followed by Persian Sufi music performed by Amir Vahab and the Soroush Ensemble
at 8:30 p.m.
Trayes Hall
Douglass College Center
100 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ
Visions and Visualizations in Medieval Christian
Mysticism: A Lecture by Bernard McGinn (University of Chicago)
Wednesday, November 30, 2005, at 7:30 p.m.
Trayes Hall
Douglass College Center
100 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ
For more information contact Rutgers’ Department
of Religion.
Sponsored by Douglass College, Anna I.
Morgan Scholarship Fund; Office of the President; Faculty
of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick; South Asian Studies
Program; Asian Languages and Cultures; Middle Eastern Studies
Program; Jewish Studies; and Religion Students Association.
Livingston
College Global Futures Symposia Series 2005–2006 Fall Programs
Pathways for Envisioning Power
All events will be held in College Hall, Livingston
Student Center, 84 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ.
Prejudice, Politics, and Racial Policy Attitudes: A Lecture by Dr. Jan E. Leighley
(University of Arizona)
Thursday, September 15, 2005, at 4:30 p.m.
Africa and Global Flows—Terror, Oil, and Strategic Philanthropy: A Lecture by Dr. Sandra Barnes (University of Pennsylvania)
Monday, October 3, 2005, at 4:30 p.m.
Cultural Memory and Resolving Conflict Among the Vai People of Liberia: A Lecture by Dr. Lester Monts (University of Michigan)
Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at 10:00 a.m.
For more information, contact the Livingston College Global Futures Symposia.