World Affairs: Colgate Conversations (Video-Small)

A conversation between Colgate President Jeffrey Herbst and Eboo Patel, author of Acts of Faith, and founder of the Interfaith Youth Core.

President Jeffrey Herbst talks with Michael Watts, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and an expert on the politics of oil in the Niger River Delta.

President Jeffrey Herbst talks with Carolyn R. Nordstrom, professor of anthropology at the University of Notre Dame.

Colgate University President Jeffrey Herbst speaks with Sydney Schanberg, one of America’s most-respected and best-known war correspondents.

Colgate University President Jeffrey Herbst speaks with William Twaddell, who served as ambassador to Nigeria during the Clinton administration, about African politics and statehood.

Colgate University President Jeffrey Herbst speaks with Daniel Mendelsohn, professor, cultural critic, and author of the acclaimed memoir The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million.

Colgate University President Jeffrey Herbst speaks with Toyin Falola, authority on the history, culture, and economics of sub-Saharan Africa.

Scott Straus talks about his book -- The Order of Genocide, Race, Power, and War in Rwanda -- and about genocides throughout history.

Greg Mills discusses statehood and impediments to economic development in Africa, and the war in Afghanistan.

Digital media expert Glenn Platt talks about "the inverted classroom" and ways technology can enhance teaching and learning.

Professor and author Jonathan Laurence discusses the integration of Muslims into politics and society around the world.

Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah talks about his book Cosmopolitanism, and the ethics of identity.

Jane Kozinski '82 discusses climate-change policy in the U.S. and Britain, and prospects for the 2010 Climate Change Summit in Cancun.