Young People With Disabilities
This is the fourth event in a DPDF-sponsored series on community-college students with disabilities. This Campus-wide lecture on young Americans with disabilities features Dr. Carrie Shandra of Stony ... (more)

4/24/2013
43m:59s
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Jules Allen: "Conjure, Light, Forward Momentum" (The 2013 Spring Presidential Lecture Series)
The 2013 Spring Presidential Lecture Series
"Conjure, Light, Forward Momentum"
Jules Allen Professor, Art and Design
Queensborough Community College, The City University of New York
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4/16/2013
01h: 12m:12s
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"Oil, Credit, And The Shifting Balance of Power"
As Paul Kennedy wrote in 1986, great powers rise and fall, usually for economic reasons. This analysis enabled Kennedy to predict the end of the Soviet Union. We now have more precise economic measure ... (more)

4/18/2012
01h: 12m:28s
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"Good Judgment: It Makes All The Difference"
Mr. Zicklin will share his expertise in the areas of corporate governance, business ethics, and finance, speaking to students about how to present themselves and to demonstrate that when all is said a ... (more)

10/27/2011
01h: 03m:38s
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"Not the Usual Ethnic Subjects: The Significance of Guido for Italian American Studies"
Despite the fact that Guido – the subject of the popular television show, Jersey Shore – is an ethnic slur often associated with a hedonistic life style, it is an important aspect of Italian Am ... (more)

3/30/2011
01h: 00m:21s
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"What's New In American Elections"
Tea Party candidates are rallying around the country. Voters are furious at the country’s leaders, including a President who used to be incredibly popular. What might this mean for America’s future? ... (more)

11/10/2010
01h: 06m:12s
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"Eating the Past: Why and How To Study Food History"
Food is the ‘fiber’ of every sect of society around the world. Exploring what people ate in the past, how they ate, who shared their meals, and what they said about food helps us to understand not onl ... (more)

4/14/2010
01h: 10m:39s
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"The World in 2030: How Science will Affect Computers, Medicine, Jobs, Our Lifestyles and the Wealth of our Nations"
Dr. Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist and the Henry Semat Professor at the City College of New York and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he has taught for more than 3 ... (more)

10/28/2009
01h: 04m:00s
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"The Rise of True Crime"
Based on her Edgar Award-nominated book The Rise of True Crime: 20th Century Murder and American Popular Culture, Dr. Jean Murley examines the true crime genre within popular culture. The lectu ... (more)

4/1/2009
01h: 01m:55s
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"Liberty and the News"
What is the relationship between media and democracy? What is the role of media, not only in safeguarding rights and informing citizens, but also in transmitting values and stimulating debate, discour ... (more)

10/15/2008
01h: 13m:35s
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