C. Everett Koop
The American Health Care System Could be Dangerous to Your Health
Thursday, January 10
C. Everett Koop, a pediatric surgeon and public health administrator, served as the 13th Surgeon General of the United States under President Ronald Reagan from 1982 to 1989. He was known for his work to prevent tobacco use, AIDS, abortion, and for his support of the rights of disabled children.
Learn more »
The Mallarme Trio
Harp's Delight
Friday, January 11
The Mallarme Trio performs with Jonathon Bagg on viola, Jacquelyn Bartlett on the harp, and Anna Ludwig Wilson on flute.
Learn more »
Robert Coles
The Spiritual Life of Children
Monday, January 14
Robert Coles is professor emeritus at Harvard University and the author of numerous books, including his series Children of Crisis, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize. He has also won a MacArthur Award, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and a National Humanities Medal.
Learn more »
Ronald VanderKooi
No Place Like Home: Understanding and Dealing with Homelessness
Tuesday, January 15
Ronald Vander Kooi helps us understand and deal with homelessness.
Learn more »
Shelby Steele
The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America
Wednesday, January 16
Shelby Steele is the Robert J. and Marion E. Oster Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He specializes in the study of race relations, multiculturalism, and affirmative action. He was appointed a Hoover fellow in 1994.
Learn more »
Martin E. Marty
Some of My Best Friends and Worst Enemies are 'Fundamentalists': The Pros and Cons of a Worldwide Force
Thursday, January 17
Betty Smith
Celebration: Appalachian Ballads, Folksongs, and Stories
Friday, January 18
Betty Smith is an educator, performer, and music scholar. She plays many different instruments including the psaltery, mountain dulcimer, guitar, and the autoharp.
Learn more »
Michael Medved
Is Hollywood Out of Touch with America?
Monday, January 21
Michael Medved is a radio show host, author, political commentator, and film critic.
Learn more »
Kathleen Weathers
Is There More to Acid Rain Than Acid and Rain?
Tuesday, January 22
Kathleen Weathers is a senior scientist and the G.Evelyn Hutchinson Chair of Ecology at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, N.Y., where she focuses on freshwater ecosystems. For more than a decade, she has been dedicated to advancing bottom-up network science. Her efforts strive to equip the next generation of ecologists and managers with the skills needed to protect freshwater resources.
Learn more »
William Romanowski
John Calvin Meets the Creature of the Black Lagoon: Popular Entertainment
Wednesday, January 23
William Romanowski is a nationally recognized scholar and award-winning commentator on the intersection of religion and popular culture. He earned his Ph.D. in American Culture Studies from Bowling Green State University and is currently Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Calvin College where he teaches courses in film and media studies.
Learn more »
Linda Chavez
Will the American Melting Pot Survive: Multicultural Education and the New Tribalism
Thursday, January 24
Linda Chavez is a political commentator, senior fellow at Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, and Former Staff Director of United States Commission on Civil Rights.
Learn more »
Bert de Vries
Guns and Oil in the Gulf: A View from Amman
Friday, January 25
Bert DeVries is the director of ACOR, an International Research Institute in Amman, Jordan. He is an Archaeologist and Professor of History at Calvin College.
Learn more »
Edward Said
The Gulf Crisis, The Question of Palestine, and United States Policy
Monday, January 28
Edward Said is a professor of literature at Columbia University, a public intellectual, and a founder of the academic field of postcolonial studies. He is also a member of the Palestine National Council.
Learn more »
Jeannine Oppewall
Life as a Movie Migrant: A Look at Motion Picture Production Design
Tuesday, January 29
Jeannine Oppewall is a film art director for Tender Mercies, Ironweed, The Music Box, and other films.
Learn more »
Garry Wills
Under God: Religion and American Politics
Wednesday, January 30
Garry Wills is a Professor of History Emeritus and cultural historian whose many books include penetrating studies of George Washington, Richard Nixon, the Kennedy family, Ronald Reagan, and religion in America.
Learn more »