search articles:     from the issue of October 4, 2007         Ari plight topic for Oct. 11 'Academic Freedom' lecture  BY SARA GILLIAM, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS New York University history professor and president of the American Historical Association Barbara Weinstein will give the sixth annual Carroll R. Pauley Memorial Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 in the Nebraska Union (room posted). Sponsored by the Department of History and the College of Arts and Sciences, Weinstein's lecture, "Academic Freedom in the Age of Homeland Security," will be followed by a response from Waskar Ari, UNL professor of history and ethnic studies. The lecture and response are free and open to the public. Ari was hired by UNL in 2005, but spent nearly two years working through bureaucratic red tape before he was allowed to enter the United States. For months, a team of lawyers pressured the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to grant a visa to Ari, a member of Aymara indigenous group of Bolivia. The American Historical Association was actively involved with his case. In May 2007, the government granted Ari's visa; he arrived in Lincoln in August. "During our efforts to bring Waskar Ari to UNL, Barbara Weinstein became president of AHA, and under her watch, the organization issued a letter supporting Ari's request to enter the U.S., which we really appreciated," said Ken Winkle, chair of the history department at UNL. "We asked her to come to speak on this issue. We told her that if Waskar was here, he would follow her address with some remarks, and as it turned out, he made it to campus. She will speak about he impact of homeland security issues on academic freedom, particularly the international exchange of ideas and scholars, with particular reference to Dr. Ari's recent situation." Weinstein earned her doctorate in history from Yale University in 1980, with a specialization in modern Brazil. She has just finished a five-year stint as senior editor of the Hispanic American Historical Review and is 2007 President of the American Historical Association. For more information, contact Susanna Schrafstetter at sschrafstetter2@unl.edu or 472-3423. GO TO: ISSUE OF OCTOBER 4 NEWS HEADLINES FOR OCTOBER 4 Soh fine-tunes software that helps monitor, enhance student learning Ari plight topic for Oct. 11 'Academic Freedom' lecture Fankhauser trades cigarettes for running shoes Health risk survey available until Oct. 12 Scarlet available in pdf format Chancellor issues Campus Wellness Program update Couple to serve on ANDRILL teams Psych training program outlined in journal article Q & A with David Harwood Researchers seek climate change 'Rosetta Stone' Trip offers first-hand experience to students 732953S37359X