James Madison University

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

A Brief History of Media Use in Peace-Building

Vladimir Bratic
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Hollins University
Tuesday, January 29, 7PM
Harrison 2105

The World on a Plate: A Global Photographic Feast

Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio
Photojournalists
Thursday, February 7, 6:30PM
Festival Ballroom

Les Liaisons Dangereuses: Artists in Collaboration and a Life in Theatre

Tony Walton
Designer/Director
Thursday, March 14, 7PM
Forbes Center Mainstage Theatre

Public Diplomacy: Tools, Aims and Goals

Morris “Bud” Jacobs
President
Public Diplomacy Council
Thursday, March 21, 3:45PM
Burruss Hall 0031

An Update on Cannabis: Characteristics, Correlates, Prevalence, Policies, and Treatment

Marcel Bonn-Miller
Research Health Science Specialist
National Center for PTSD & Center for Health Care Evaluation
Wednesday, March 27, 6:30PM
Burruss 44

Music of the Heart: A Biological Theory of the Origins of Musical Expression

John Kratus
Professor of Music
Michigan State University
Thursday, April 4, 8PM
Forbes Center, Room 1115

Santa Muerte: The Mushrooming New Cult of Saint Death

R. Andrew Chesnut
Bishop Walter F. Sullivan Chair in Catholic Studies
Professor of Religious Studies
Virginia Commonwealth University
Thursday, April 18, 7PM
Transitions, Warren Hall

Women and Power: Perspectives from African Indigenous Knowledge

Achola Pala

Global Advisor, Huairou Commission

Director, Plot Hatcher Instistute, Nairobi Kenya

Tuesday, April 23, 2PM
Taylor 404

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 Fall 2013 are due to the CAL office by Feb. 22, 2013. Download the nomination form here.