James Madison University

Prospective Students and Public
Faculty and Students
Schools in the College
Diversity
- Diversity Course Statements
- Students speak about diversity

The Authority of Logic

James Cargile
Professor of Philosophy
University of Virginia
Nominated by Tracy Lupher & Thomas Adajian
Thursday, September 12, 7 p.m.
Miller 1101

Creating Community Service Through University Partnerships

Judy Bowers
Professor of Choral Music Education
Florida State University
Nominated by Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy
Monday, September 23, 7:30 p.m.
Harrison 2105

Engagement: What, How, Why and Should?

Kendra Stewart
Professor and Director of the Joseph P. Riley Center
College of Charleston
Nominated by Nick Swartz
Tuesday, October 1, 7 p.m.
Harrison 2105

Human Trafficking in Eastern Europe

Vladlena Lisenco
National Legal Adviser
OSCE Mission to Moldova
Nominated by Donald Corbin
Monday, October 7, 7 p.m.
Harrison 2105

Escaping from Lusty Angels: Early Jewish and Early Christian Portrayals of Women and the Divine

Kelly Coblentz-Bautch
Associate Professor
St. Edward’s University
Nominated by Frances Flannery
Tuesday, October 8, 7 p.m.
Miller 1101

Immaculate Conceptions: Making Families in the Age of Surrogacy and Globalization

Modhumita Roy
Associate Professor of English
Tufts University
Nominated by Mary Thompson
Monday, October 14, 6:30 p.m.
Harrison 2105

Black Blowers of the Now: Jazz and Activism from King’s Birmingham to Coltrane’s Alabama

Barry Long
Assistant Professor of Music
Bucknell University
Nominated by David Pope
Wednesday, October 16, 5 p.m.
Music 142

The Strategy and Tactics Document of the ANC as its ideological footprint: A Historiographical Analysis

Chitja Twala
Senior Lecturer
Department of History
University of Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Nominated by Lamont King
Friday, October 18
Time and location TBA

About the program

The Visiting Scholars Program aims to enhance intellectual exploration and academic excellence by bringing to campus each semester a number of scholars who represent a wide variety of intellectual disciplines and whose public lectures deal with a diversity of challenging and thought-provoking topics.

Selected scholars visit campus for one or two days and give a public presentation, visit classes in his or her discipline and participate in other activities arranged by the host department. Scholars are nominated by faculty each semester and selected by the Visiting Scholars Committee.

For more information contact Laura Wisman or Dietrich Maune in the CAL office.

Nominations

Nominations for Spring 2013 are due to the CAL office by Sept. 27, 2013. Download the nomination form here.