http://www.virginia.edu/uvapodcast/ en-us Lectures, speeches and other events of interest to the University of Virginia community ℗ & © 2005-07 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia Here you will find lectures, speeches and other events of interest to the University community. University of Virginia Here you will find lectures, speeches and other events of interest to the University community. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0500 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0500 webmaster@virginia.edu Office of Web Communications webmaster@virginia.edu no 1 ℗ & © 2005-07 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of VirginiaEducation/Higher Educationhttp://www.virginia.edu/uvapodcast/http://www.virginia.edu/uvatogo/feedburner/rsslogo.gif No One Factor Can Cause, Cure Economic Crisis, Experts Explain The current economic crisis is not without precedent, but the notion that deregulation was the sole cause doesn�t bear up under close scrutiny, a panel of experts said at the Law School last week. During an event sponsored by the Student Legal Forum, Law School Dean Paul Mahoney, Dean Robert Bruner of UVA�s Darden School of Business and law professor George Geis analyzed the factors that led to the crisis, the current state of affairs and the government�s response going forward. The current economic crisis is not without precedent, but the notion that deregulation was the sole cause doesn�t bear up under close scrutiny, a panel of experts said at the Law School last week. During an event sponsored by the Student Legal Forum, Law School Dean Paul Mahoney, Dean Robert Bruner of UVA�s Darden School of Business and law professor George Geis analyzed the factors that led to the crisis, the current state of affairs and the government�s response going forward. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.virginia.edu/flashaudio/lawschool/2009/crisis_panel.mp3 No Education Expert Gives U.Va. Ridley Lecture on Today's Education Challenges and Opportunities Margaret Beale Spencer, the Marshall Field IV Professor of Urban Education at the University of Chicago, gave the fourth annual Walter N. Ridley Distinguished Lecture at the University of Virginia on Feb. 23rd. Spencer is a developmental psychologist and professor in the Department of Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago. She leads the Penn-Chicago W.E.B. DuBois Collective Research Institute, which engages in partnerships with racially, economically and ethnically diverse communities that have been traditionally underrepresented and under-resourced. Her talk was entitled "The 1954 Brown Decision and Contemporary Education Challenges and Opportunities," and was presented in the Rotunda Dome Room. Margaret Beale Spencer, the Marshall Field IV Professor of Urban Education at the University of Chicago, gave the fourth annual Walter N. Ridley Distinguished Lecture at the University of Virginia on Feb. 23rd. Spencer is a developmental psychologist and professor in the Department of Comparative Human Development at the University of Chicago. She leads the Penn-Chicago W.E.B. DuBois Collective Research Institute, which engages in partnerships with racially, economically and ethnically diverse communities that have been traditionally underrepresented and under-resourced. Her talk was entitled "The 1954 Brown Decision and Contemporary Education Challenges and Opportunities," and was presented in the Rotunda Dome Room. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.virginia.edu/flashaudio/2009/spencer.mp3 No British Ambassador Sir Nigel Sheinwald Speaks on International Relations Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Great Britain's ambassador to the United States, spoke in the Dome Room at the Rotunda Feb. 13 on international relations. His talk was free and open to the public. Following his address there was a discussion of his remarks, led by U.Va. history professor Philip Zelikow, former executive director of the 9/11 Commission and former counselor of the U.S. Department of State, and David A. Leblang, the J. Wilson Newman Professor of Governance & Professor of Politics. Sir Nigel Sheinwald, Great Britain's ambassador to the United States, spoke in the Dome Room at the Rotunda Feb. 13 on international relations. His talk was free and open to the public. Following his address there was a discussion of his remarks, led by U.Va. history professor Philip Zelikow, former executive director of the 9/11 Commission and former counselor of the U.S. Department of State, and David A. Leblang, the J. Wilson Newman Professor of Governance & Professor of Politics. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.virginia.edu/flashaudio/2009/sheinwald.mp3 No Repairing History: The Ethic of Responsibility to Remember Dean Maurice Apprey makes his remarks as part of the annual State of the Office of African-American Affairs address. The event took place in the Rotunda's Dome Room on February 9th at 7pm and was sponsored by the OAAA and the Black Leadership Institute. Dean Maurice Apprey makes his remarks as part of the annual State of the Office of African-American Affairs address. The event took place in the Rotunda's Dome Room on February 9th at 7pm and was sponsored by the OAAA and the Black Leadership Institute. Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.virginia.edu/flashaudio/2009/apprey.mp3 No President John Casteen Delivers Annual State of the University Address U.Va. President John T. Casteen III called for the University to �reinvent� itself and seek new sources of earned income in light of the economic downturn during his annual State of the University address, given Feb. 4 in the Old Cabell Hall Auditorium. All members of the University community were invited to attend. U.Va. President John T. Casteen III called for the University to �reinvent� itself and seek new sources of earned income in light of the economic downturn during his annual State of the University address, given Feb. 4 in the Old Cabell Hall Auditorium. All members of the University community were invited to attend. Wed, 4 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.virginia.edu/flashaudio/2009/casteen_sou_2009.mp3 No Harry Harding Named Founding Dean of U.Va.'s Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy Harry Harding, one of America's preeminent China scholars, will become the first dean of the University of Virginia's Frank Batten Sr. School of Leadership and Public Policy, University President John T. Casteen III announced on January 30. Harding begins his term on July 1. Harry Harding, one of America's preeminent China scholars, will become the first dean of the University of Virginia's Frank Batten Sr. School of Leadership and Public Policy, University President John T. Casteen III announced on January 30. Harding begins his term on July 1. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.virginia.edu/flashaudio/2009/harding.mp3 No Architectural Historian and Museum Curator Bruce Ambler Boucher Appointed Director of the University of Virginia Art Museum Bruce Ambler Boucher, who has divided his career between education, scholarship and museum administration, will become the director of the University of Virginia Art Museum on March 1. He currently is the curator of European sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago, a position he has held since 2002. Boucher was introduced to a group of gathered U.Va. administrators, faculty, museum staff, students and friends in the museum on January 29, 2009. Bruce Ambler Boucher, who has divided his career between education, scholarship and museum administration, will become the director of the University of Virginia Art Museum on March 1. He currently is the curator of European sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago, a position he has held since 2002. Boucher was introduced to a group of gathered U.Va. administrators, faculty, museum staff, students and friends in the museum on January 29, 2009. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.virginia.edu/flashaudio/2009/bruce_boucher.mp3 No King and Obama: The Dream, The Promise, The Fulfillment This year's Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration panel discussion was called "King and Obama: The Dream The Promise, The Fulfillment." Speakers included Claudrena Harold (History/University of Virginia), Andrea Y. Simpson (Political Science/University of Richmond) and Corey Walker (Africana Studies/Brown University). Sponsors of the event were the Office of African-American Affairs, Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Equity, Carter G. Woodson Institute, University of Virginia Library, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. The panel took place on January 21, 2009, in the Harrison-Small Auditorium. This year's Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration panel discussion was called "King and Obama: The Dream The Promise, The Fulfillment." Speakers included Claudrena Harold (History/University of Virginia), Andrea Y. Simpson (Political Science/University of Richmond) and Corey Walker (Africana Studies/Brown University). Sponsors of the event were the Office of African-American Affairs, Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Equity, Carter G. Woodson Institute, University of Virginia Library, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. The panel took place on January 21, 2009, in the Harrison-Small Auditorium. Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.virginia.edu/flashaudio/2009/mlk_2009.mp3 No Siva Vaidhyanathan speaks to the UVaEngagement Community U.Va. Media Studies Professor Siva Vaidhyanathan spoke to the UVaEngagement Community, a group of engagement and fundraising professionals at the University, about the �digital generation,� which may not be as digital or as tech-savvy as we believe. He is a frequent contributor to The Chronicle of Higher Education, New York Times Magazine, Salon.com, National Public Radio, and has appeared in a segment of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He is finishing his fourth book, The Googlization of Everything. U.Va. Media Studies Professor Siva Vaidhyanathan spoke to the UVaEngagement Community, a group of engagement and fundraising professionals at the University, about the �digital generation,� which may not be as digital or as tech-savvy as we believe. He is a frequent contributor to The Chronicle of Higher Education, New York Times Magazine, Salon.com, National Public Radio, and has appeared in a segment of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He is finishing his fourth book, The Googlization of Everything. Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.virginia.edu/flashaudio/2009/siva_vaidhyanathan.mp3 No Walt Whitman recounted by VQR Editor Genoways; preview of next issue Ted Genoways has recently been on sabbatacial from the Virginia Quarterly Review to write a book about Walt Whitman�s life from 1860 to 1882. Walt Whitman and the Civil War: America�s Poet during the Lost Years of 1860-1862 will be published by in July 2009 by the University of California Press. Ted was a guest on the January 7, 2009 edition of WINA�s �Charlottesville�Right Now!� with Coy Barefoot. Ted Genoways has recently been on sabbatacial from the Virginia Quarterly Review to write a book about Walt Whitman�s life from 1860 to 1882. Walt Whitman and the Civil War: America�s Poet during the Lost Years of 1860-1862 will be published by in July 2009 by the University of California Press. Ted was a guest on the January 7, 2009 edition of WINA�s �Charlottesville�Right Now!� with Coy Barefoot. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.virginia.edu/flashaudio/2008/TedGenoways_090108.mp3 No UVA Astronomy Professor Ed Murphy with the top 8 space stories of 2008 Ed Murphy is a professor of astronomer at the University of Virginia, and he joined Coy Barefoot on the January 7, 2009 edition of the WINA�s �Charlottesville�Right Now!� to review the top space stories from the previous year. Ed Murphy is a professor of astronomer at the University of Virginia, and he joined Coy Barefoot on the January 7, 2009 edition of the WINA�s �Charlottesville�Right Now!� to review the top space stories from the previous year. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.virginia.edu/flashaudio/2008/EdMurphy_090105.mp3 No University of VirginianonadultHere you will find lectures, speeches and other events of interest to the University community.