Posts Tagged ‘ E. N. Thompson Forum on World Issues ’

Environmental history pioneer to close out Thompson Forum

Feb 23rd, 2012 | By | Category: Campus News, Feb. 23

Donald Worster, who holds the Hall Distinguished Professorship Chair in American History at the University of Kansas, will present “An Unquenchable Thirst: How the Great Plains Created a Water Abundance and Then Lost It.” The talk will begin at 7 p.m., March 28 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. A prize-winning author, professor and […]



Forum features global health care expert

Apr 1st, 2011 | By | Category: Campus News, Feb. 24

Award-winning author and science journalist Laurie Garrett will offer insights on the realities of health care in the United States and across the globe when she delivers the next lecture in the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. Garrett, considered among the country’s premier authorities on health care and disease prevention, will present “Betrayal of […]



Programs earn Cooper awards

Mar 31st, 2011 | By | Category: Campus News, Jan. 27

The Cooper Foundation announced grant awards to the International Quilt Study Center and Museum and UNL’s E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. The quilt museum received $8,825 to support the exhibition “Elegant Geometry: American and British Mosaic Patchwork.” The exhibit opens May 28. The Cooper Foundation also awarded $13,921 to support the Thompson Forum. The […]



Lecture explores moral costs of war on terror

Mar 31st, 2011 | By | Category: Campus News, Jan. 27

U.S. foreign policy decisions in response to the Sept. 11 attacks and their consequences will take center stage Feb. 23, when veteran foreign affairs and political writer Mark Danner delivers the next lecture in the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. He will present “Torture, Obama and Us: The Moral Costs of the War on […]



Hagel, diplomat to discuss China’s influence Nov. 10

Oct 21st, 2010 | By | Category: Campus News, Oct. 21

China’s rising global influence and the growing nation’s relationship with the United States will be among the topics explored when former U.S. senator from Nebraska Chuck Hagel and Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yesui present the next lecture in the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at UNL. They will present “China Rising: Good News or Bad […]



Former EPA administrator to give Thompson Forum lecture

Oct 11th, 2010 | By | Category: Arts & Entertainment, Sept. 23

Christine Todd Whitman, a former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will discuss energy and environmental sustainability on Oct. 14 when she delivers the second lecture in the 2010-11 season of the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at UNL. Whitman will present “Staying Ahead While Going Green,” beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied […]



Forum finale to explore ‘China Road’

Mar 25th, 2010 | By | Category: Campus News, Issue, March 25, 2010

“China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power,” is the title of National Public Radio correspondent Rob Gifford’s lecture as part of the final 2009-10 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. He will speak at 7 p.m. April 1 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Gifford first went to China in […]



Themes for future Thompson Forums set

Mar 25th, 2010 | By | Category: Campus News, Issue, March 25, 2010

Themes for the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues have been announced. The theme for 2010-11 will be Globalization’s Promise, and the theme for 2011-12 will be Water and Global Security. For more information contact the forum coordinator, Katie Cervantes, at kcervantes2@unl.edu or 472-0074.



Thompson Forum Chat

Feb 4th, 2010 | By | Category: Campus News, February 4, 2010, Issue

Journalist Richard Behar talks with a group of students from the E.N. Thompson Forum Learning Community in the Van Brunt Visitors Center before his Jan. 26 lecture. Behar discussed China’s role in Africa during the lecture in the Lied Center for Performing Arts. His talk was the fourth of six lectures in the 2009-10 E.N. […]



E.N. Thompson speaker to discuss China’s role in Africa

Jan 14th, 2010 | By | Category: Campus News, Issue, January 14, 2010

Award-winning investigative reporter Richard Behar will give the next lecture in the 2009-2010 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The theme of this year’s forum is “Encountering China.” Behar’s lecture will examine China’s relationship with a number of countries in Africa. Europe’s rapid […]