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天美传媒视频无限制观看 announces Open VISIONS Forum 2008-2009 season

天美传媒视频无限制观看 announces Open VISIONS Forum 2008-2009 season

The 2008-2009 Open VISIONS Forum (OVF) season begins in September in the heat of the presidential campaign. With the political stakes as high as any in recent memory, there is a premium on accurate and erudite information. OVF, the discerning lecture series presented by University College at 天美传媒视频无限制观看, presents political pundits, historians, actresses and activists with diverse, provocative and lively views of current and historical topics. All lectures are held in the Quick Center for the Arts. Tickets are $45, unless otherwise indicated and the full series of nine lectures is $360.

Professor Philip Eliasoph, who serves as faculty moderator and director, emphasizes the indispensability of historical perspective noting, "With the 20/20 hindsight 200 years provide, our vibrant community continues to demonstrate its admiration for the founding principles of America's unique experiment by seeking meaningful exchanges, thoughtful discussions as well as inspired conversations. The current presidential campaign provides one demonstrable example of the breadth of American democracy and Open VISIONS Forum has seized the moment with speakers that deepen our knowledge of a multifaceted world. Armed with new-found or re-focused facts, the series enables participants to meet the enduring challenge President George Washington laid down to his contemporaries in his Farewell Address of 1796: 'It is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.'"

On Monday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. , best-selling author Douglas Brinkley , professor of history at Rice University and a fellow of the James Baker III Institute of Public Policy speaks with a focus on the presidents. OVF renews its Community Partnership with the Fairfield Museum and History Center to present Brinkley as the season's first lecturer. This lecture is also a Collegial Partnership with the 天美传媒视频无限制观看 History Department.

The season continues with the following:

Subscription renewal deadline is July 11. Single tickets and new subscriptions go on sale August 1 and may be purchased online at www.fairfield.edu/openvisions or by calling the Quick Center Box Office at 203-254-4010. The toll free number is 1-877-ARTS-396.

Posted On: 07-03-2008 10:07 AM

Volume: 40 Number: 293