Lectures: Uncategorized - Video

The 2015 Featherman Distinguished Humanities Lecture Jeanne Hey, Ph.D. Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Jeanne A.K. Hey is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. Previously, she served as the director of International Studies and professor of Political Science at Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio. A graduate of Bucknell University, she earned a Ph.D. in political science from The Ohio State University. She has conducted research and taught university courses in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Europe. She has published four books and numerous articles on foreign policy, developing regions and pedagogy in international studies. The Featherman Distinguished Humanities Lecture was established in 1998 by University of New England President Sandra Featherman, Ph.D., and her husband, Bernard Featherman. Committed to promoting humanistic values, and enriching the learning experience at UNE, the Feathermans have created a permanent forum for exciting dialogues on diverse and provocative topics by thoughtful and renowned speakers.

The University of New England is hosting a group of experts to speak on a panel titled, “A Critical Analysis of Free Speech,” in honor of Constitution Day on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 12 –1 p.m. The panel will take place on UNE’s Biddeford Campus in the St. Francis Room, and will be simultaneously live-streamed in the WCHP Lecture Hall on the University’s Portland Campus. During this interactive presentation, experts from a variety of fields will explore the differences between free speech and hate speech in the United States. Each panelist will present 10 minutes of commentary about tolerance, distinguishing constitutional power and how to move forward in the future. Speakers will include John Carney, Ph.D., adjunct faculty member of political science, Clay Graybeal, Ph.D., M.S.W., director of UNE’s School of Community and Population Health, and Heather Dwyer Sadlier, Ed.D., associate professor and diversity educator at UNE. Constitution Day is an event organized in compliance with a Congressional initiative requiring federally funded educational institutions to hold an annual program about the U.S. Constitution.

The University of New England's Department of History and Philosophy is pleased to welcome Max Slabotsky and to offer a chance to answer question about how it was really like to live through the Holocaust and to lose friends and family.

The new Health Law and Policy Minor and the CAS Dean's Office present: "A Bad Connection: Deficiencies in Protection From Genetic Discrimination and its Negative Impact on Public Health".

UNE is proud to announce to the community the scheduling of this year's Constitution Day on both campuses. This event is organized in compliance with the December 2004 Federal governments legislation, which requires that all educational institutions that receive federal funds implement educational programs relating to the United States Constitution. The objective of this event is to educate and raise the awareness of our students regarding the making, reading and significance of The Constitution. This year's discussion will focus on the legacy of President Lincoln, slavery and the crisis of the Union through the representation of the recent film by S. Spielberg.

Veterans' Mental Health Project: What Health Care Providers Can do to Address the Needs of Returning Veterans and their Families

Professor Ervand Abrahamian, was born in Iran and educated in England and the US. He is one of the most distinguished scholars on modern Iranian history and politics. He has published five books: Iran Between Two Revolutions, The Iranian Mojahedin, Khomeinism, Tortured Confessions, and Inventing the Axis of Evil. He is a distinguished professor of history at Baruch College and the CUNY Graduate Center, and he has taught at Princeton, New York University, and Oxford University. He is currently working on two books: one on the CIA coup in Iran; and another, A History of Modern Iran, for Cambridge University Press.

This event is organized in compliance with the December 2004 Federal governments legislation, which requires that all educational institutions that receive federal funds implement educational programs relating to the United States Constitution. The objective of this event is to educate and raise the awareness of our students regarding the making, reading and significance of The Constitution.

A talk by Joanne Dobson and Beverle Graves Myers. The wartime letters of Mildred McKinley (Abele), a private duty nurse for Manhattan's privileged, reveal her struggles on the home front--an absent husband, an unanticipated baby,the need for child care--and, of course, wartime taxes.

Dr. George Jacobsonl, spoke on, Long Term Climate Variability and It's Consequences for Maine Ecosystems - Past and Future on February 28, 2012.

Maine State Senator Cynthia Dill, spoke on, The economic, environmental and social benefits of a Maine Woods National Park on February 24, 2012.

Independent journalist and author of Earth Odyssey and The Eagle’s Shadow, Mark Hertsgaard, spoke about his new book, Hot: Living Through the Next 50 Years on Earth. Hertsgaard’s book paints a picture of what the world may look like over the next 50 years, and offers hope as to what can be done to adapt in the future.

In his new book, Maine in the World: Stories of Some of Those from Here Who Went Away (Tilbury House), former UNE trustee and noted author and historian Neil Rolde tells the stories of Mainers who left their mark.

Jeremi Suri, Ph.D., Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, spoke on "Henry Kissinger & The Transformation of International Society: Total War, Nuclear Politics, Migration" on Feb. 12, 2009.

Maura Spiegel, Ph.D., Dept. of English and Comparative Literature, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, spoke on "Affect and Insight: Narrative Medicine Goes to the Movies" on Apr 3, 2008 as part of the UNE's CHP Spring Symposium.

Walter Glannon, Ph.D., Canada Research Chair in Medical Bioethics and Ethical Theory at the University of Calgary, spoke on "Neuroethics: The Promises and Pitfalls of Intervening in the Brain" on March 24, 2008 as part of the UNE's Crosley Lecture Series.

University of New England students had a unique opportunity to engage in a lively discussion with U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) about healthcare policy, quality and access March 20, 2008 on UNE’s University Campus in Biddeford.

Elandria Williams, a youth and community organizer on the Highlander’s Education Team, spoke on "Constructing Democracy" on Jan. 23, 2008 as part of UNE's Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration.

Writer Josh Pahigian, an adjunct faculty member, spoke on April 4, 2007 about his writing as part of the University of New England's Authors and Notes series, highlighting UNE authors.

Award-winning poet, memoirist and critic Sandra M. Gilbert, Ph.D., spoke on "Modern Death, Millennial Mourning: The Challenge of Twenty-First Century Grief" on Monday April 2, 2007 at the University of New England.