Notable Lectures And Performances At Colorado College

Imad Moustapha, the Syrian ambassador to the United States, presents "Syria: Challenges and Crises" and discusses issues relating to Syria's position on Iraqi and Lebanese affairs. Prior to becoming the Syrian ambassador to the U.S., Moustapha was dean of the faculty of information technology at the University of Damascus, and secretary general of the Arab School on Science and Technology. His wide range of interests includes globalization, cultural identities, social and economic impacts of the Internet and western classical music. Recorded April 7, 2006.

Eric Popkin, associate professor of sociology and director of the Partnership for Civic Engagement at Colorado College, and Hector Suarez, CC '04 and program coordinator of the Pikes Peak Immigrant and Refugee Collaborative, discuss immigration reform, which is emerging as the hottest political issue in Colorado for the 2006 election year. Recorded March 14, 2006.

Levine, one of the most highly regarded of all living American poets, is best known for poems about working life in America. Levine?s many collections include "Breath" (2004), "The Mercy" (1999), "The Simple Truth" (1994, winner of the Pulitzer Prize), "What Work Is" (1991, winner of the National Book Award) and "New Selected Poems" (1991). Edward Hirsch wrote in the New York Times, "In a reactionary and forgetful time, these radiantly human and memorializing poems can help us understand our lives." Recorded March 9, 2006.

Kathy Kelly is an activist, the author of "Other Lands Have Dreams: from Baghdad to Pekin Prison," teacher at Chicago area colleges, and current founder of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. As a founder of Voices in the Wilderness, she has taken more than 70 delegations to Iraq, attempting to end U.N./U.S. sanctions. Recorded March 8, 2006.

Mary Doak, a professor of theology at Notre Dame University, will give a speech on different religious perceptions of the end times. Doak has published articles on feminist and black theology, eschatology, and political theology. Her most recently published book is titled "Reclaiming Narrative for Public Theology." Her recent articles include "Feminism, Pragmatism, and Utopia: A Catholic Theological Response" and "Hope, Eschatology, and Public Life." Recorded March 7, 2006.