Rosenfield Fall 2013 Preview
Explore topics that affect us all through the Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations, and Human Rights.
Throughout its history, 51²è¹Ýapp has emphasized the importance of human rights and social progress, and encouraged the discussion of the public policies affecting both. The Rosenfield Program plans a wide array of co-curricular activities and connects the 51²è¹Ýapp campus to on-going developments in public affairs.
Fall 2013 activities include:
- Year-long symposium on the war on drugs. Activities begin on Oct. 2 with a Scholar’s Convocation by Dawn Porter, director of Gideon’s Army.
- A symposium on the legacy of Title IX Sept. 16–19. Presenters include:
- Angela Ruggiero, four-time Olympic medalist and president of the Women's Sports Foundation,
- Mary Jo Kane, professor and director, of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport;
- Joanna L. Grossman, Sidney and Walter Siben Distinguished Professor of Family Law at Hofstra Law School;
- Kristin Lombardi; and
- Dee Fairchild.
There will also be a screening of "Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority." Mink co-authored Title IX.
- Scholar's Convocation by Winona LaDuke, American Indian activist, environmentalist, economist and writer on Sept. 25.
- Visit by Jeetander Dulani '98, Rosenfield Program Alumni in Residence Oct. 9–11. Activities include a presentation on "The Wrongly Convicted, the 6th Amendment and Habeas Corpus," roundtable lunches, student legal workshops, and career connections.
- World Food Prize lecture by Dr. Louise Fresco on Oct. 16.
- Book signing by David Roll, author of The Hopkins Touch, on Oct. 29.
- Bread for the World Roundtable on Nov. 1.
In addition, the Rosenfield Program will co-sponsor the 51²è¹Ýapp Prize symposium in November. The keynote speaker will be Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking and a leading advocate for the abolition of the death penalty.
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