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Anderson Natural Science Lecture on Nov. 11
Jonathan Baker will give the 2015 Anderson Natural Science Lecture at 7 p.m. on Nov. 11 in Hall-Perrine. His talk is titled “The Tale of 12,000 Russian Winters: A Subterranean Record of Global Climate Change.”
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Holocaust Survivor lecture April 13
Renata Laxova will give the annual Holocaust Survivor lecture at Cornell College at 6:30 p.m. on April 13 in Hall-Perrine.
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Economist, ACA critic speaking April 2
Casey Mulligan, who the Wall Street Journal has called “the economist who exposed Obamacare,” will speak at Cornell College on Thursday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m.
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Best-selling author speaking Jan. 28
Sam Kean, a best-selling science author, will speak about neuroscience and his latest book, “The Dueling Neurosurgeons,” at 11:15 a.m. on Jan. 28 at Cornell College.
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Doris Kearns Goodwin on U.S. Presidents
Author and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin spoke about the eight traits that made Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt so successful as presidents at the 2014 Delta Phi Rho Lecture at Cornell College on Sept. 18.
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Cornell College Middle Eastern history scholar to discuss the Crusades at Coe
Cornell College Middle Eastern history scholar Aaron Hagler will discuss “Crusaded: What the Crusades Mean to Muslims” at Coe College on Wednesday, Oct. 23, beginning at 7 p.m. at Kesler Lecture Hall in Hickok Hall. The lecture is open to the public at no charge.
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Lecture on science and details on March 21
Christopher Essex, a professor in the department of applied mathematics at the University of Western Ontario, will speak at Cornell College on March 21. He will talk about “When Scientific Technicalities Matter.”
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Author speaking about healthcare system Feb. 6
Noted report T.R. Reid, who has written books, made documentary films and recorded commentaries for National Public Radio, was on campus in February to talk about the U.S. healthcare system. In his talk, he examined ways the U.S. can offer better healthcare and insurance coverage.
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Rove, Myers provide 2 perspectives in 1 Delt Lecture May 17
Former presidential advisors Karl Rove and Dee Dee Myers will give the 2012 Delt Lecture on May 17. The talk, moderated by politics Professor Craig Allin, is titled “Election 2012: Two Perspectives.”
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Weddle giving Roe Howard lecture
David Weddle, a former longtime Cornell College professor who is now the David and Lucile Packard Professor of Religion (2009–2012) at Colorado College, will give the Roe Howard Freedom Lecture on Thursday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Hedges Conference room in The Commons on Cornell’s campus.
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Economist to speak on regulation
Sam Peltzman, a leading authority on the economics of government regulation, will give a talk titled “Financial Crisis: Does Government Regulation Help or Hurt?” on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in the Hedges Conference Room in The Commons.
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Lecture on the roots of hip-hop
Lasana Hotep, a consultant, educator and researcher, will give a multimedia lecture Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. about the roots of hip-hop and rap music.
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Emeritus art professor giving talk on Mercedes Matter
Hugh Lifson, Professor Emeritus of Art at Cornell College, will give a talk Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Figge Museum in Davenport about the Pedagogy of Mercedes Matter.
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Author, feminist to speak Sept. 30
Cornell College’s Third Wave Resource Group is presenting a talk by Jennifer Baumgardner titled “Can I Be A Feminist and….?” on Sept. 30 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in The Commons on Cornell’s campus.
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VIDEO: Gergen: Millennials can be the next great generation
Speaking to a crowd of hundreds in King Chapel, political analyst and author David Gergen gave a message of hope: that although the political system in America might not be working the way we’d like, there are many positive signs.
Anderson Natural Science Lecture on Nov. 11 
Holocaust Survivor lecture April 13 
Economist, ACA critic speaking April 2 
Best-selling author speaking Jan. 28 
Doris Kearns Goodwin on U.S. Presidents 
Lecture on science and details on March 21