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WASDE Report Expectations The State of Water in Kansas Below Average Winter Temperatures   00:01:05 – WASDE Report Expectations: A grain market update with K-State grain economist Dan O'Brien starts today's show. He talks about the current market as well as USDA pre-report trade estimates. Dan O'Brien on AgManager.info WASDE Report   00:12:05 – The State of Water in Kansas: Continuing the show is Susan Metzger, Brownie Wilson and Earl Lewis to discuss water in Kansas. They talk about the current state of the High Plains Aquifer and what people should think about for its future. KDA - Division of Water Resources K-State - Kansas Water Institute   00:23:05 – Below Average Winter Temperatures: Chip Redmond, K-State meteorologist, completes today's show with a weather update. He says that people can be expecting to experience below average temperatures within the week.   Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.   Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan

Air Week: November 27-December 3, 2023 Earl Lewis & The Channels The “Juke In The Back” is proud to feature The Channels, one of New York City's finest and most influential vocal groups of the mid-1950s. At only 15 years, Earl Lewis fronted the group who recorded one of Doo Wop's most classic tunes, the […]

Princeton University Press' Our Compelling Interests series focuses on diversity, in racial, gender, socioeconomic, religious, and other forms. Some of the titles in this series so far include The Walls around Opportunity: The Failure of Colorblind Policy for Higher Education by Gary Orfield, Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise By Eboo Patel, and The Diversity Bonus: How Great Teams Pay Off in the Knowledge Economy, by Scott E. Page. Earl Lewis is the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of history, Afroamerican and African Studies, and Public Policy and director of the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan. From March 2013-2018, he served as President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Nancy Cantor is Chancellor of Rutgers University – Newark. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and member of the National Academy of Medicine, she previously led Syracuse University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was provost at the University of Michigan, where she was closely involved in the defense of affirmative action in 2003 Supreme Court cases Grutter and Gratz. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Princeton University Press' Our Compelling Interests series focuses on diversity, in racial, gender, socioeconomic, religious, and other forms. Some of the titles in this series so far include The Walls around Opportunity: The Failure of Colorblind Policy for Higher Education by Gary Orfield, Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise By Eboo Patel, and The Diversity Bonus: How Great Teams Pay Off in the Knowledge Economy, by Scott E. Page. Earl Lewis is the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of history, Afroamerican and African Studies, and Public Policy and director of the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan. From March 2013-2018, he served as President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Nancy Cantor is Chancellor of Rutgers University – Newark. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and member of the National Academy of Medicine, she previously led Syracuse University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was provost at the University of Michigan, where she was closely involved in the defense of affirmative action in 2003 Supreme Court cases Grutter and Gratz. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Princeton University Press' Our Compelling Interests series focuses on diversity, in racial, gender, socioeconomic, religious, and other forms. Some of the titles in this series so far include The Walls around Opportunity: The Failure of Colorblind Policy for Higher Education by Gary Orfield, Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise By Eboo Patel, and The Diversity Bonus: How Great Teams Pay Off in the Knowledge Economy, by Scott E. Page. Earl Lewis is the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of history, Afroamerican and African Studies, and Public Policy and director of the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan. From March 2013-2018, he served as President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Nancy Cantor is Chancellor of Rutgers University – Newark. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and member of the National Academy of Medicine, she previously led Syracuse University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was provost at the University of Michigan, where she was closely involved in the defense of affirmative action in 2003 Supreme Court cases Grutter and Gratz. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network.

Princeton University Press' Our Compelling Interests series focuses on diversity, in racial, gender, socioeconomic, religious, and other forms. Some of the titles in this series so far include The Walls around Opportunity: The Failure of Colorblind Policy for Higher Education by Gary Orfield, Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise By Eboo Patel, and The Diversity Bonus: How Great Teams Pay Off in the Knowledge Economy, by Scott E. Page. Earl Lewis is the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of history, Afroamerican and African Studies, and Public Policy and director of the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan. From March 2013-2018, he served as President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Nancy Cantor is Chancellor of Rutgers University – Newark. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and member of the National Academy of Medicine, she previously led Syracuse University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was provost at the University of Michigan, where she was closely involved in the defense of affirmative action in 2003 Supreme Court cases Grutter and Gratz. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

Princeton University Press' Our Compelling Interests series focuses on diversity, in racial, gender, socioeconomic, religious, and other forms. Some of the titles in this series so far include The Walls around Opportunity: The Failure of Colorblind Policy for Higher Education by Gary Orfield, Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise By Eboo Patel, and The Diversity Bonus: How Great Teams Pay Off in the Knowledge Economy, by Scott E. Page. Earl Lewis is the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of history, Afroamerican and African Studies, and Public Policy and director of the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan. From March 2013-2018, he served as President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Nancy Cantor is Chancellor of Rutgers University – Newark. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and member of the National Academy of Medicine, she previously led Syracuse University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was provost at the University of Michigan, where she was closely involved in the defense of affirmative action in 2003 Supreme Court cases Grutter and Gratz. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education

Princeton University Press' Our Compelling Interests series focuses on diversity, in racial, gender, socioeconomic, religious, and other forms. Some of the titles in this series so far include The Walls around Opportunity: The Failure of Colorblind Policy for Higher Education by Gary Orfield, Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise By Eboo Patel, and The Diversity Bonus: How Great Teams Pay Off in the Knowledge Economy, by Scott E. Page. Earl Lewis is the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of history, Afroamerican and African Studies, and Public Policy and director of the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan. From March 2013-2018, he served as President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Nancy Cantor is Chancellor of Rutgers University – Newark. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and member of the National Academy of Medicine, she previously led Syracuse University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was provost at the University of Michigan, where she was closely involved in the defense of affirmative action in 2003 Supreme Court cases Grutter and Gratz. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

Princeton University Press' Our Compelling Interests series focuses on diversity, in racial, gender, socioeconomic, religious, and other forms. Some of the titles in this series so far include The Walls around Opportunity: The Failure of Colorblind Policy for Higher Education by Gary Orfield, Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise By Eboo Patel, and The Diversity Bonus: How Great Teams Pay Off in the Knowledge Economy, by Scott E. Page. Earl Lewis is the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of history, Afroamerican and African Studies, and Public Policy and director of the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan. From March 2013-2018, he served as President of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Nancy Cantor is Chancellor of Rutgers University – Newark. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and member of the National Academy of Medicine, she previously led Syracuse University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was provost at the University of Michigan, where she was closely involved in the defense of affirmative action in 2003 Supreme Court cases Grutter and Gratz. Caleb Zakarin is the Assistant Editor of the New Books Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grain Market Report: Profitability and Fertilizer Multi-Year Water Flex Accounts and Wine Kansas Agricultural Weather   00:01:00 – Grain Market Report: Profitability and Fertilizer: In the final grain market update for the year, K-State grain economist, Dan O'Brien, discusses where he foresees profitability going for producers and reflects on fertilizer prices as we go into 2023. The latest from Dan on AgManager 00:12:00 – Multi-Year Water Flex Accounts and Wine: Producers have had to be flexible with their water usage during this year's drought. Kansas Department of Agriculture chief engineer, Earl Lewis, discusses multi-year flex accounts and deadlines associated with the program. Also, Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University, takes a festive look at a unique family vineyard and winery. Further information on the Kansas Department of Agriculture's Multi-Year Flex Accounts More from Kansas Profile with Ron Wilson 00:23:00 – Kansas Agricultural Weather: K-State meteorologist, Chip Redmond says this past week was unique, with parts of the state receiving precipitation and even some surprising thunderstorms. Looking ahead, he says to expect cold weather across much of the state.   Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu. Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Samantha Bennett and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.   K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K‑State campus in Manhattan.

“I have only lived where white folks have allowed me to live.” Historically racist patterns in the housing market are built upon and replicated by new climate resiliency plans in Norfolk, VA. This episode takes us from an early hub for Black community in Norfolk to a white neighborhood on the outskirts of town, hostile to Black newcomers. We'll hear how Norfolk's Vision2100 document reinforces the dangers that Black residents have endured through de facto and de jure segregation. And, how the government has worked hand in hand with the free market to shore up harmful patterns of segregation. Quote above from Paul Riddick. www.Twotitans.org @therepairlab on Twitter (for now!) Featuring original research by The Repair Lab. Learn more about what went down in Coronado at the interactive storymap that details the events here. Featured at the beginning of this episode, “In Their Own Interests” by Earl Lewis is a great history of Black community in Norfolk, VA. Alease Balmar Brickers's interview selection is from Duke University's “Behind the Veil” Oral History Project. Johnny Finn's project “Living Together/Living Apart” provides a rich multimedia window into the past and present of racial segregation in the Hampton Roads area. Explore HOLC's redlining maps firsthand through the University of Richmond's “Mapping Inequality” project here. “Mapping Inequality” was co-created by Ladale Winling, who fact-checked the redlining part of this episode. This episode features the voices of: Eric Hollaway (Earl Lewis, “In Their Own Interests”); Alease Balmar Brickers; Barbara Faison (as the voice of the Journal and Guide); Paul Riddick, former Norfolk City Council member; Johnny Finn, CNU; Cassandra Newby-Alexander, NSU; Kim Sudderth, Practitioner-in-Residence and Norfolk Planning Commissioner; Andria McClellan, Norfolk City Council Member; Jackie Glass, Virginia State Delegate With support from The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Music Theory Studios in downtown Norfolk, WTJU, the UVA Race, Religion and Democracy Lab, and the Karsh Institute of Democracy. Find out more at http://www.coaldustkills.com

In this episode of the podcast we visit with Earl Lewis, Chief Water Engineer with the Kansas Department of Agriculture about the drought emergency in his state and the challenges the region is facing in dealing with the current dry conditions.

Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American musician, singer, composer, songwriter and bandleader. His work is characterized by nonconformity, free-form improvisation, sound experiments, musical virtuosity and satire of American culture. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa composed rock, pop, jazz, jazz fusion, orchestral and musique concrète works, and produced almost all of the 60-plus albums that he released with his band the Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. Zappa also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. He is considered one of the most innovative and stylistically diverse musicians of his generation. On a number of occasions Zappa appeared in radio show slots, airing and generally discussing his favored music, or occasionally guesting on a 'club turntable', describing himself as a 'Fraudulent DJ'. In this episode, part two of a series of two, all the tracks in chronological order as selected by Zappa (with exception of most of his own tracks) for all his DJ appearances that have been documented, and that took place between 1968 and 1984. Lineup: Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix, Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin, The Clovers, The Lamplighters, The Mothers Of Invention, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Igor Stravinsky, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, John Lee Hooker, The Rolling Stones, The Young Rascals, Howlin' Wolf, The Velours, The Channels, Earl Lewis, Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Blondie, The Specials, Gerry & The Holograms, Nina Hagen, The Jets, Konrad Koselleck Big Band, Ellen Ten Damme, U.K. Subs, Snuky Tate, Robert & Johnny, The Flying Lizards, Joe Jackson, Gary Numan, The Police, Destroy All Monsters, The Saints, L Shankar, The Tubes, Suburban Lawns, Captain Beefheart, John Cooper Clarke, Public Image Ltd., The Firemen, The Deadliners, Plastics, Jeff Simmons, New Musik, Edgard Varèse, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee, ZZ Top, The Velvet Underground, Nico, Black Sabbath, Lene Lovich, The GTOs, Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Top Charts D.J., The Beatles, SpizzEnergi, Traffic, Wild Man Fischer, Lew Lewis, Tomorrow, Frankie Valli, Blue Öyster Cult, Foreigner, ACDC, Sue Saad & the Next, Van Halen, Buzzcocks, The Jam, Pink Floyd, Journey

Earl Lewis is Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of History, Afro American and African Studies, and Public Policy and Director of Center for Social Solutions at University of Michigan. He talks about his journey through higher education and why he has created a way to prepare for higher education leadership. Earl Lewis: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/earl-lewis Host and Producer Dr. Frederick Douglass Opie About Dr Opie: https://www.fredopie.com/courses Related Books: https://www.fredopie.com/books/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdopie/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrFredDOpie Want to book Dr. Opie for an upcoming event or media appearance? Visit: https://www.fredopie.com/speaking

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Brother Ervin Lewis' father preaches Sunday morning 9/19/2021 on The Cost of Living. His Scripture is I John 3:  11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.  12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.  13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.  14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.  15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.  16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Ready for some old timey Meghan Markle vibes? Unfortunately, America has its own homegrown case. Back in the day, the Rhinelander name was synonymous with success. The Rhinelanders were as wealthy as they were well connected. They were American royalty. But the Rhinelander family was rocked by scandal when Leonard “Kip” Rhinelander had the audacity to fall in love with a working class woman of color named Alice Jones.  Then Brandi tells us a story that, on the surface, seems pretty straightforward. On February 16, 1981, Arne Cheyenne Johnson killed Alan Bono. That can't be debated. But what can be debated is why Arne killed Alan. According to Arne's defense attorney, the murder wasn't Arne's fault. The devil made him do it. And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “Rhinelander v Rhinelander: The 1920s Race & Sex Scandal You've Never Heard Of,” by Melina Pendulum on YouTube The Ted Talk, “Challenge your biases, America. Make fairer laws: Angela Onwuachi-Willig at TedxDesMoines” “When one of New York's glitterati married a ‘quadroon,'” by Theodore R. Johnson III for NPR “Love and race caught in the public eye,” by Heidi Ardizzone and Earl Lewis for Notre Dame News “The Rhinelander Affair,” by Carlyn Beccia for HistoryofYesterday.com “Leonard “Kip” Rhinelander Trial,” by Barbara Behan for BlackPast.org “What interracial and gay couples know about passing,” by Angela Onwuachi-Willig for The Atlantic “Rhinelander v. Rhinelander,” entry on Wikipedia In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “By Demons Possessed” by Lynn Darling, Washington Post “The Twisted Murder Trial Of Arne Cheyenne Johnson, The Man Who Claimed To Be Possessed By Demons” by Marco Margaritoff, allthatsinteresting.com “'The Conjuring 3': The True Story Behind 'The Devil Made Me Do It'” by Samuel Spencer, Newsweek “What Really Happened With Arne Cheyenne Johnson's 1981 'The Devil Made Me Do It' Trial?” by Kevin Dolak, oxygen.com “Brookfield man sues over 'demon' book” The News-Times “Trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson” wikipedia.org YOU'RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We'd offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you'll get 19+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90's style chat room!  

This week on PSR, coach Rick Cleveland brings you updates from around the world of Alabama high school athletics. Featuring guests Kevin Reilly and Earl Lewis.

In today's episode we will feature an interview with Dr. Earl Lewis, University of Michigan, Director of Center for Social Solutions. This interview is part of the popular "Views from the Penthouse Suite" series and was introduced by Tom Gilson, Associate Editor, Against the Grain, and conducted by Jim O'Donnell, University Librarian, Arizona State University.  Two weeks ago we featured Dr. Lewis' keynote presentation from the 2020 Charleston Conference where he showed us how leading requires more than managing change, it requires a focus on building a community of grace during such turbulent times. What a wonderful kickoff to the Conference and our new podcast season it was! Tom and Jim caught up with Dr. Lewis after his keynote to speak with him. He talked with them about his experience with libraries growing up in Norfolk, Virginia in the 1960's. He says the library, even in a segregated city at that time, became a more desegregated space for him. He recalls barriers being moved and the "opening up" as laws were changed and the impacts it had on him and his family. He also reflects how his background shapes his view of where we are as a society now and how to handle the tasks ahead of us all. Video of the Presentation is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpzHf5jFoX8

In this episode of Michigan Minds, Earl Lewis, Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of History, Afro-American and African Studies, and Public Policy, and the founder and director of the Center for Social Solutions, discusses his research aiming to build on community-based partnerships to explore localized reparations solutions. As an American social historian, Lewis also explores the significance of Black History Month. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Audio from the opening keynote of the 2020 Charleston Library Conference, a presentation by Earl Lewis, Director of the University of Michigan Center for Social Solutions, moderated by Jim O’Donnell, University Librarian at Arizona State University. Headlines scream, horns blare, neighbors march, bodies mount, and the pace of change never seems to abate. Life can seem out of control. America can appear divided along any number of fault lines. Against this backdrop, Earl Lewis argues that leading requires more than managing change, it requires a focus on building a community of grace. Video of the presentation available at https://youtu.be/CtVvQvxnZA8.

In this episode of Michigan Minds, Earl Lewis, the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of History, Afro-American and African Studies, and Public Policy, and director of the Center for Social Solutions, discusses how the “Confronting and Combating Racism” grant program by the U-M Center for Social Solutions and Poverty Solutions was created and highlights some of the projects that received awards. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jenni interviews Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam and they talk about the agency's efforts to improve the lives of rural Kansans. Kylene chats with Earl Lewis at a Water Field Day about the technologies that improve irrigation efficiencies on the farm. Plus we bring you the news and commentary you might have missed in this week's print HPJ! #RideWithUs

“Someone should create a Center for Social Solutions, identify a handful of challenges and try to work on them over the next decade.” That directive guided professor, historian and author Earl Lewis to start just such a center at the University of Michigan. EdSurge sat down with Lewis to talk about how the center is using research to tackle some of the biggest challenges our world faces today.

Earl Lewis shares with Andrew Keen that his students give him hope for the future of democracy. In their discussion, Dr. Lewis explains that through his work at the Center for Social Solutions he has identified four main challenges for American society: addressing its slavery past, valuing diversity, dealing with climate change, and maintaining the dignity of labor in an automated world.

It was 400 years ago that the first Africans arrived in colonial Virginia, triggering the system of chattel slavery in America. In this episode, University of Michigan professor Earl Lewis talks about the long-lasting effects of slavery. Lewis, who heads the Center for Social Solutions, also discusses the center’s Slavery Initiative and the conversations it’s trying to spark. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Beyond the Lecture: Earl Lewis on Meeting Global Challenges by American Academy in Berlin

Mellon Foundation president Earl Lewis and Dean David Birdsell discuss the role of philanthropy in higher education.

Mellon Foundation president Earl Lewis and Dean David Birdsell discuss the role of philanthropy in higher education.

Bob Herbert talks U.S. demographic changes, and the benefits & challenges they bring with guests Nancy Cantor & Earl Lewis, leading educators and co-editors of "Our Compelling Interests: The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society."

The Philanthropy of the Liberal Arts, the keynote address was given by Earl Lewis, President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; and introduced by Lora Hess, former Director of Corporate and Foundation Giving at Claremont McKenna College.  (Episode 38)

Ahadf Soueif, Paul Smith and Robin Kelley discuss how the humanities can solve global challenges In this discussion, Ahdaf Soueif Paul Smith and Robin Kelley discuss the active role of the humanities in addressing contemporary crises, drawing from their own experiences before opening up the discussion and inviting audience questions. This was part of Activist Humanities in the World (www.torch.ox.ac.uk/activist-humanities), a conference partnered by SOAS, TORCH and UVA, and supported by the British Council, bringing together 30 leading scholars from every (peopled) continent to discuss the active role of the humanities in a comparative and connected global context. Ahdaf Soueif is the author of the bestselling The Map of Love (shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1999 and translated into more than 30 languages), as well as the well-loved In the Eye of the Sun and the collection of short stories, I Think of You. Ms Soueif is also a political and cultural commentator. A collection of her essays, Mezzaterra: Fragments from the Common Ground, was published in 2004. Her articles for the Guardian in the UK are also published in the European press, and she writes a weekly column (in Arabic) for the national daily, al-Shorouk, in Egypt. Robin Kelley is the Gary B. Nash Professor of American History at UCLA who has written extensively on social movements, the African diaspora and radical change. His books include the prize-winning, Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original (Free Press, 2009); Africa Speaks, America Answers: Modern Jazz in Revolutionary Times (Harvard University Press, 2012); Yo’ Mama’s DisFunktional!: Fighting the Culture Wars in Urban America (Beacon Press, 1997), which was selected one of the top ten books of 1998 by the Village Voice; and Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination (Beacon Press, 2002). He also edited (with Earl Lewis), To Make Our World Anew: A History of African Americans (Oxford University Press, 2000), and is currently completing a general survey of African American history co-authored with Tera Hunter and Earl Lewis to be published by Norton. Paul Smith is Director of the British Council in the USA and Cultural Counsellor at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.. A 30-year veteran of the British Council, the UK's international cultural relations organization, his previous postings include Bangladesh, India, Nigeria, Burma, New Zealand and Chile. Most recently, he led the British Council's offices in Afghanistan and in Egypt. His interests include history, international cultural relations and all the arts, especially drama. He has directed plays, particularly Shakespeare, in various countries and has published numerous articles. He was awarded the OBE by the Queen in 1999.

Panel discussion on what it means to invest in the humanities The opening event of The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH)'s headline series, The Humanities and the Public Good, bringing together leading scholars from the arts and sciences and beyond to consider the role of the Humanities in addressing contemporary challenges. A round-table discussion introduced by Andrew Hamilton, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and chaired by Professor Shearer West, Head of Humanities Division at the University of Oxford. The event begins with a short presentation by Dr Earl Lewis, President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, called "In Everyone’s Interests: What it Means to Invest in the Humanities", followed by responses from, and a round-table discussion involving, one of the UK’s most eminent scientists, the chief arts writer from the Guardian, a renowned author and the director of a higher education policy think tank.

Panel discussion on what it means to invest in the humanities The opening event of The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities' headline series, The Humanities and the Public Good, bringing together leading scholars from the arts and sciences and beyond to consider the role of the Humanities in addressing contemporary challenges. A round-table discussion introduced by Andrew Hamilton, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and chaired by Professor Shearer West, Head of Humanities Division at the University of Oxford. The event begins with a short presentation by Dr Earl Lewis, President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, called In Everyone’s Interests: What it Means to Invest in the Humanities, followed by responses from, and a round-table discussion involving, one of the UK’s most eminent scientists, the chief arts writer from the Guardian, a renowned author and the director of a higher education policy think tank.