Russia: A Post-Soviet Identity
Clifford G. Gaddy
An expert on the Russian economy, Clifford Gaddy is a senior fellow for the Economic Studies program, the Foreign Policy Studies program, and the Global Economy and Development Center at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Mr. Gaddy's publications include The Siberian Curse: How Communist Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold (co-authored with Fiona Hill in 2003), and Russia's Virtual Economy (co-authored with Barry W. Ickes in 2002).
Web Extra: How cold is Siberia really? Listen to Clifford Gaddy put the Siberian cold into perspective.
June 30th and July 1st
Education: Our Children and the World
Mel Levine
Dr. Mel Levine returns to Chautauqua following his first appearance on the lecture platform in 2002 when he was one of the top two rated speakers of the season. Over the past 30 years, Dr. Levine has pioneered programs for the evaluation of children and young adults with learning, development, and/or behavior problems. His groundbreaking framework for understanding why children struggle in school provides a straightforward, practical system for recognizing variations in the way children learn and use their strengths to become more successful students. His books include the bestselling A Mind at a Time; All Kinds of Minds; The Myth of Laziness, and Ready or Not, Here Life Comes, published in 2005.
Web Extra: Listen to Dr. Levine speak about why smart kids don't always finish first--and why he thinks timed testing in high school should be eliminated.
July 7th and July 8th
Applied Ethics: The Obligations of Citizenship
Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr.
Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. is the publisher of The New York Times and chairman of The New York Times Company. Over the past decade, he has shaped and implemented innovative print, broadcast and online initiatives that are enabling the Company to compete successfully in the 21st century global media marketplace. During Mr. Sulzberger's tenure as publisher, The Times has earned 28 Pulitzer Prizes and provided its readers with innumerable examples of momentous journalism such as its breakthrough series "How Race is Lived in America" and "Class Matters," a 11-part series exploring class in American society.
Web Extra: Listen to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. on the relationship between the news and business sides of the New York Times, and on whether newspapers are better off as publicly-traded companies.
July 14th and July 15th
Landscape Architecture and Community Design
Sarah Susanka
Sarah Susanka is a best-selling author, architect and cultural visionary whose "build better, not bigger" approach to residential architecture is leading a movement that is redefining the American home, and her "Not So Big" philosophy has sparked an international dialogue. Ms. Susanka has been featured on the Charlie Rose and Oprah Winfrey shows, and in USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. She was selected as a "top newsmaker" for 2000 by Newsweek magazine and as an "innovator in American culture" by U.S. News & World Report. Creating the Not So Big House (2000) ranked among the top 15 books in The New York Times "Advice & How To" best-seller list.
Web Extra: Listen to Sarah Susanka on how you can begin to look at your house with new eyes--and what caused her to begin doing so.
July 21st and July 22nd
Global Climate Change: Securing the Future
Steven Koonin
Steven Koonin serves as chief scientist of BP, the world’s second largest integrated energy company with operations in more than 100 countries. As chief scientist, Koonin is responsible for BP’s long-range technology strategy, particularly those “beyond petroleum.” Before joining BP in 2004, Koonin spent 30 years at the California Institute of Technology where he was Provost from 1995 to 2004. He has served on numerous advisory bodies for the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Defense, and the Department of Energy.
BP was the first major oil company to state publicly, in 1997, that the risks of climate change are serious and that precautionary action is justified. In 2005, BP established an alternative energy business unit that plans to invest $8 billion in solar, wind, hydrogen and combined-cycle power generation technologies over the next decade.
Web Extra: The same human activities which cause air pollution also release carbon dioxide. Hear Steven Koonin on why developed societies have dealt with their air pollution, but not with their CO-2 emissions.
July 29th and July 30th
Belief in America
David Gordis
Dr. David Gordis is president and professor of Rabbinics at Hebrew College in Boston and founding director of the National Center for Jewish Policy Studies. He has lectured and written extensively on the subjects of Jewish life and Judaism in America and Israel, interreligious issues, and U.S. / Israel relations. Prior to assuming the presidency of Hebrew College in 1993, Dr. Gordis was vice president, provost, and associate professor of Talmud at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles and was a lecturer of Jewish Law at UCLA.
Web Extra: Hear Rabbi Gordis’s thoughts on the issue of Jewish-American loyalty to Israel and conspiracy theories about the Jewish lobby.
August 4th and August 5th
The Flickering Image: Film and Society
Michael York
Versatile actor Michael York comes to the Chautauqua stage for the second time with an impressive body of work on screen, stage, television, and with audio recordings that span a 40-year career. A native of England, York joined the National Youth Theatre Company and studied English at Oxford University. As a professional actor, he joined Laurence Olivier's National Theatre Company and made his film debut in "The Taming of the Shrew." He has more than 60 screen credits to his name, including memorable roles in "Cabaret" opposite Liza Minnelli, and as the title character in the sci-fi classic "Logan's Run." His latest film is "Moscow Heat.," and most recent book is Are My Blinkers Showing?
Web Extra: Why so many sequels, remakes and formulaic plots coming out of Hollywood? Listen to Michael York’s theory about how these often stem from the unpredictable nature of movie-making—and the executives’ inability to embrace it.
August 11th and August 12th
Business and Finance: America and the Fiscal Future
Michael G. Oxley
Ohio Congressman Michael Oxley is serving his twelfth term in the House of Representatives and is Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services. He leads 37 Republicans, 32 Democrats, and 1 Independent on the Committee, which oversees Wall Street, banks, and the insurance industry. Congressman Oxley is co-author of the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act which established new investor protections and set higher standards for corporate governance in response to business scandals. In signing the bill into law in 2002, President Bush called Oxley “a true advocate of corporate integrity.” Congressman Oxley’s committee was the first to hold hearings on the financial fraud at Enron, WorldCom, and other companies.
Web Extra: For all its reforms, critics say there have been economic drawbacks to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Listen to the Act’s co-sponsor Representative Oxley on what hasn’t worked so well.
August 18th and August 19th
Five Giants
Ruth Simmons
Ruth Simmons serves as the president of Brown University, one of the country’s leading Ivy League institutions. Dr. Simmons’ distinguished career as a teacher and administrator in higher education includes many of the country’s premiere colleges and universities. She is the recipient of a number of prizes and fellowships including the Centennial Medal from Harvard University, the Teachers College Medal for Distinguished Service from Columbia University, the President's Award from the United Negro College Fund, and a Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Medal. She has been selected as a 2002 Newsweek person to watch and as a Ms. woman of the year, and in 2001, Time named her as America’s best college president.
In recent years, Simmons has written and delivered presentations on a wide array of educational and public policy issues, including institutional governance, diversity, liberal arts, science education, and the role of women in society. Among numerous national forums, Dr. Simmons has been a featured speaker at the White House, the World Economic Forum, and the American Council on Education.
Web Extra: Listen to Dr. Simmons on why a liberal arts education trumps technical training, particularly for poor students.
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Chautauqua Preview is produced by Sarah Campbell, a writer and sound artist whose recent work has appeared in the Golden Handcuffs Review and Kiosk, which included a CD of the audio piece, "HAP." She founded and edits the journal P-Queue, which publishes hybrid and innovative poetry and prose. She teaches writing and is a PhD candidate in SUNY Buffalo's Poetics Program.
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