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Roland Fryer Named One of the Most Influential Voices in
Diversity
Young Harvard Academic Joins
Fortune Magazine List for First Time
Harvard Fellow Roland Fryer continues to make waves in diversity
studies. The young economist was recently named to Fortune
Magazine's Diversity 2005 list as a Rising Star. Citing
his groundbreaking work on race and academic and economic
achievement, the magazine pointed out that the economics
establishment is avoiding the issue, but the determined
Fryer keeps on pressing home with solid research and compelling
arguments.
To learn more about Roland Fryer, please click on the link
below:
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here to read more about Roland Fryer
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Kenneth Miller Wades Into the Debate on Evolution Vs Intelligent
Design
Brown University Professor
Testifies in the Pennsylvania 'Intelligent Design"
Trial
The Lavin Agency is honored
to announce the signing of Kenneth Miller. A professor at
Brown University and a leading evolutionary scientist (and
author of the most widely used high school biology text
in America), he is currently involved as a lead witness
in one of the most watched court cases in recent memory
-- the so-called Intelligent Design trial in Pennsylvania.
A firm proponent of evolution, but also a believer in God,
Dr. Miller is a great choice for schools that are trying
to explore this controversial issue with tact and diplomacy.
For more information on Kenneth Miller, please click on
the link below:
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here to learn more about Kenneth Miller
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Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger on The Environmental
Lessons of Hurricane Katrina
Authors of "The Death
of Environmentalism" Address Global Warming Preparedness
In a recent article in the
San Francisco Chronicle Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger
(authors of the controversial article "The Death of
Environmentalism") explored some of the environmental
lessons of the documented increase in the number of big,
dangerous hurricanes. They argue that, whatever the cause,
the phenomenon should be a wake-up call to Americans to
begin preparing now for the impact of Global Warming. You
can read a copy of the article by clicking on the link below:
Hurricanes
and Global Warming
For more information on Ted and Michael, please click on
the link below:
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here to learn more about Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus
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 John
Esposito Named to New United Nations Panel to Promote Interreligious
and Intercultural Awareness
Noted Expert on Islam and the Middle
East to be a Key Member of New Group
U.N. Secretary-general Kofi Annan has named
John Esposito to the newly created Alliance of Civilizations
High-Level Group. The panel has been formed in order to
develop recommendations to foster and promote interreligious
and intercultural dialogue and understanding.
John Esposito is a leading religious scholar and expert
on Islam and the Middle East. He is the Founding Director
of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding in the
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown
University and an excellent choice for campus programs designed
to create dialogue and understanding on cultural and religious
differences.
To learn more about John Esposito please click on the link
below:
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more about John Esposito
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Peter
Brown's Story of the Discovery of the Flores
Island "Hobbits" a Major Hit on College Campuses
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Peter Brown
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Paleoanthropologist Peter Brown has proven
himself to be as gifted a storyteller as he is a scientist.
His just-completed lecture tour of US campuses was a major
success, with large crowds of rapt listeners fascinated
by his explanation of the discovery and identification
of a prehistoric species of dwarf humans that lived, and
may have coexisted with modern humans, some 18,000 years
ago on a remote Indonesian island. One event organizer
said this about his visit:
You truly delivered a rich understanding of human development
that was received meaningfully by all the strata among
the audience. You came. You saw. And you communicated.
You were gifted to be at that moment in Flores when all
of your skills came into fruition--this was one plus,
but furthermore you
have used this moment to lift up others rather than aggrandize
yourself alone. May all of your experiences on your speaking
tour be as successful.
Dr. Brown will be returning to the US in February 2006,
and we currently have a few dates still available for
that tour. To learn more about bringing this great science
lecturer to your campus, please contact your Lavin agent.
To read a bio of Peter Brown, please click on the link
below:
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information on Peter Brown
Can't
Stop Won't Stop Wins American Book Award for Outstanding
Literary Achievement
Hip Hop Journalist Jeff Chang
Brings a Critical Eye To Study of Contemporary Music and
Culture
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Jeff Chang
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One of the most accomplished young music
writers of his generation, Jeff Chang was recently awarded
the prestigious American Book Award for Literary Achievement
for his work, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of The
Hip Hop Generation. Jeff's talks engage students and
faculty at several levels, using music to explore themes
of race, culture and class. Campus programming just doesn't
get any more contemporary or engaging than this.
To learn more about Jeff Chang, contact your Lavin Agent
or click on the link below:
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information on Jeff Chang
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