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Rutgers University Professor Jefferson Decker taught a class on the history of the environmental movement and laws and litigation regarding natural resources. He described the relationship…

Adam Goodheart, a Civil War columnist for The New York Times, recounts the first year of the Civil War in 1861. The author examines the revolutionary fervor that ran through the nation prior to the start of…

Tavis Smiley delivered the commencement address to the 2007 graduating class of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. The ceremony was held in Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue…

Senator Hillary Clinton talked about the marginalization of women and minorities in America. She also addressed health issues, Iraq, and other topics. This speech, “Women and Public Leadership,” was part of…

Christopher Hitchens talked about the relationship between literature and politicians. He talked about writers who have entered the arena of political debate, ranging from Oscar Wilde’s…

Professor Jacobs talked about his book Mobsters, Unions, and Feds: The Mafia and the American Labor Movement, published by New York University Press. He described the history of the infiltration…

Mr. Maney talked about his book, The Maverick and his Machine: Thomas Watson, Sr. and the Making of IBM, published by John Wiley and Sons. The book is a biography of the late Thomas Watson, Sr.,…

In a forum titled “First International Roundtable on the Theory and Practice of Civic Globalism,” participants described civil society in their individual countries. They discussed the…

Mr. Fuentes, a prodigious author and the former Mexican Ambassador to France, spoke at a conference titled, “Dialogue of the Americas.” He spoke about the causes of the problems facing…

The panelists discussed topics such as the relation between daily journalism and review journalism and the effects of television journalism on print journalism. They also talked about the…

Key editors or proprietors of public policy journals discussed issues which unite and divide them.

Frederick Schauer, Professor at Harvard University, discussed Justice Stevens' judicial style and his approach to various cases over his twenty years on the Court.

President Clinton spoke to a gymnasium of college students on his proposal to create a college loan program that would allow college students to repay their loans through public service programs.…

Democratic Presidential nominee, Governor Michael Dukakis, spoke at Rutgers University to discuss environmental issues.

Former U.S. Senators discussed changes in the Senate and how to make it better. They answered audience questions.