Borah Symposium 1990-99
April 2-3
Committee Chair: Kenneth Gallant, Law School
April 2
“Revolution in Eastern Europe: New Hopes & Old Problems”
- Stephen Fischer-Galati
- Geza Jeszenszky
- Michael Nakoryakov
- Karl J. Stoszek & Phil Hill
- Orval Hansen, moderator
April 3
“European Integration: Implication & Responses”
- Guy VanHaeverbeke
- Jan Kurlemann
- Colonel Ken Hamburger
- Kazimierz Z. Poznanski
- Phil Hill
- Bethine Church, moderator
January 28 - April 8
Committee Chair: Richard Spence, History
“Terrorism in the New World Order”
- Ray Dacey, College of Business
“Computer Technology in Eastern Europe & the Soviet Union: Obstacles to European Integration”
- Maria Jankowska, Library
“Authoritarianism vs. Democracy in Eastern Europe & Africa”
- Amos Yoder & Dan Zirker, Political Science
“The Environment in the New World Order”
- Kate Grinde, Landscape Architecture
Speaker Series:
February 4
“Europe in the 21st Century”
- Guy VanHaeverbeke
March 4
“Communications: The Unseen Catalyst for a New World Order”
- Heather Hudson
April 4
“Imperatives for a 'New World Order': A Medical View with Perspectives for the Third World”
- Dr. William T. Close & Ramakrishna Vaitheswaran
Symposium Series:
January 28
“Environment as a Global Issue”
- Hunter Lovins
- James Burke
- Kenton Bird, moderator
April 1
“After the Cold War: International Security and Cooperation”
- Alexander Cockburn
- Frank Fukuyama
- Amos Yoder, moderator
April 8
“Visions of the Next Century”
- Frances Moore-Lappe
- James Jonah
- Jason Clay
- Bill Hall, moderator
Intolerance, Conflict and the Quest for Peace
February 10 - April 28
Committee Chair: Katherine A. Grinde, Landscape Architecture
Seminar Series: 1 credit courses during Spring Semester
“Issues of Race & Culture in the United States”
- LaRae Donnellan, Agricultural Communications
“Images of White Supremacy”
- Paul Lindholdt, English
“Psychology of Peace & Conflict”
- Martha Kitzrow, Psychology
Symposium Series
February 10
“Roots of Hate: Biology, Psychology & Culture”
- Paul Brass
- Frans de Waal
- Pierre van den Berghe
- John Byers, moderator
March 2
“Intolerance & Conflict in Contemporary Societies”
- James Aho
- Lèon Bing
- Arun Gandhi
- Ron Wixman
- Kate Grinde, moderator
April 6
“Paths to Peaceful Solutions”
- Ed Chasteen
- Andrei Codrescu
- Basil Mramba
- Betty Williams
- Kate Grinde, moderator
Special Speaker
April 28
“Human Equality - A biological perspective of hate and conflict”
- Stephen Jay Gould
- (This was a special program partly sponsored by the Borah Foundation, the Martin Institute, UI President's Office and many others.)
April 5-6
Committee Chair: Robert Bolin, UI Library
Seminar Series: 1 credit courses during Spring Semester
“Cultural Work in the Service of Peace”
“Soldiers of Peace: The United Nations Peacekeeping Forces”
- Wayne Price, Sociology
“Making a Difference: The Psychology of Helping and Compassionate Service”
- Martha Kitzrow, Psychology
Symposium Series
April 5
“In the Service of Peace in East Africa”
- Makau wa Mutua
- Dr. Michael Toole
- Stephen Tomlin
- Mort Rosenblum, moderator
April 6
“In the Service of Peace in the Pacific Northwest”
- Ken Cole
- Marilyn Shuler
- Marv Henberg, moderator
March 23-30
Committee Chair: Val Chamberlain, Geology
“Water Conflicts”
- Roy Mink
- Val Chamberlain
- Joel Hamilton
“Psychology of Conflict Mediation”
- Valerie Steffen, Psychology
“Conflict Resolution: Interpersonal & International”
- Ken Gallant
- Mary Beth Lagenaur
Symposium Series
March 23
“Roots of Hate: Biology, Psychology & Culture”
- Paul Brass
- Frans de Waal
- Pierre van den Berghe
- John Byers, moderator
March 28-30
Middle East Water Dialogue
- Water experts from Middle East countries met with facilitator Dr. Merle Lefkoff to discuss water conflicts and solutions in that region.
April 12-13
Committee Chair: Martha Kitzrow, Student Counseling Center
Seminar Series
“Population Issues: An Impact Survey”
- Debra Goldfine, Student Counseling
“Population Dynamics, Conflict & Rural Development”
- Harley Johansen, Geography
“Interpersonal Conflict Communication”
- Kristin Hunt, Adult & Vocational Education
Symposium Series
April 12
- Lisa Carlson & Alwyn Rouyer, moderators
- Joel Cohen
- Nazli Choucri
- Hal Kane
- Robert Kaplan
April 13
- Jim Jones & Gary Machlis, moderators
- Sterling Scruggs
- Julie Silber-Urquilla
- Earl Kellogg
- Jacqueline Kasun
April 15-17
Committee Chair: Martha Kitzrow, Student Counseling Center
Seminar Series
“Landmark Speeches at the United Nations”
- Valerie Chamberlain, Geology
“World Food Problem”
- James Jones, Agricultural Economics
Symposium Series
April 15
- Jonathan Dean
- Amos Yoder
“Peacemaking and Peacekeeping”
April 16
- Douglas Coutts
- Charles Riemenschneider
“Food Security and Its Role in International Conflict”
April 17
- Scott Rozelle
“Who Will Feed 1.2 Billion Prospering Chinese?”
February 4 - April 3
Committee Chair: Donna Hanson, UI Library
Seminar Series
“China's Impact on the World Economy”
- Shunxiang Wu, Agricultural Economics
“Environmental Impact of Resource Development in China”
- Valerie Chamberlain, Geology
Symposium Series
February 4
Introduction of Symposium Series
- UI President Robert Hoover
- Li Lu
“China After Tiananmen”
March 3
- Douglas Van
- Nicholas Lardy
“China and the World Economy”
April 2
- Ambassador Charles Freeman
“China: Politics and Culture”
April 3
- Minister Zhou Wenzhong
“China: Present and Future”
April 15-18
Committee Chair: Valerie Chamberlain, Dept. of Geology
Seminar Series
“Current & Controversial Topics in Aquatic & Terrestrial Resource Management”
- Dennis Scarnecchia, Fish & Wildlife Resources
Conference:
“Planetary Stewardship: an interdisciplinary conference on the environment”
Symposium Series
April 15
“A Sense of Wonder,” one-woman play about Rachel Carson
- Kaiulani Lee
April 16
“The Science & Politics of Climate Change”
- Edward Miles
“Accomplishing Conservation”
- Cecil Andrus
“Our Environmental Destiny”
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
April 17
“Coming to Grips with Rampaging Growth”
- Charles Wilkinson
“Advances in Ecoregional Conservation”
- Reed Noss
April 16-17
- Eighteen sessions on various environmental topics with papers presented throughout the two days.
April 18
- Seven field trips
September 14-18
Committee Chair: Ray Dacey, Dept. of Business
Seminar Series
- Dr. Seamus Dunn & staff from Center for the Study of Conflict, University of Ulster
“Northern Ireland: Conflict & Cooperation”
Symposium Series
September 15
“A Long History: The Northern Ireland Conflict”
- Thomas Fraser
- Feargal Cochrane
- Seamus Dunn, moderator
September 16
“Education in a Divided Society”
- Valerie Morgan
- Grace Fraser
- Seamus Dunn, moderator
September 17
“Politics, Culture and Recent Events”
- Feargal Cochrane
- Thomas Fraser
- Seamus Dunn, moderator