Each academic year, the UNLV College of Liberal Arts presents the University Forum Lecture series with experts from UNLV and across the nation to discuss cultural, legal, political, scientific and social issues. The events are free and open to the public. Events are subject to change. For more information, call the College of Liberal Arts at (702) 895-3401 and visit http://liberalarts.unlv.edu.
North Korea: the Politics of Succession in a Nuclear Age
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV
When: Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Chung-in Moon, Yonsei University professor of political science, discusses the future transition of power from Kim Jung-il to Kim Jung-eun, its probability of success and its effect on nuclear policy.
Sacrifice and Sacred Honor: Why the Constitution is a Suicide Pact
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV
When: Mar. 2, 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Peter Bayer, UNLV Boyd School of Law professor, discusses the importance of upholding personal rights over national security in post-9/11 America.
Diet and Human Population Density in the Paleolithic Mediterranean
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV
When: Mar. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Mary Stiner, University of Arizona anthropology professor, discusses the Paleolithic diets in Mediterranean Eurasia and their effect on society's formation.
"Are You an American?" History at the Arizona Border
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV
When: Mar. 9, 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Katherine Benton-Cohen, Georgetown University history professor, discusses immigration politics and the history of Arizona's border to Mexico.
Revising for Royals: Performing Shakespeare at Court
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV
When: Mar. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Richard Dutton, the Ohio State University professor of English, discusses changes and revisions made by William Shakespeare that may have been made to tailor the drama for different audiences.
How Should Judges Interpret the Law?
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV
When: Mar. 31, 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Dean Francis J. Mootz III, UNLV Boyd School of Law professor, explores the history of legal interpretation, providing a backdrop for discussion of concerns in the contemporary judiciary.
"End of Story": A Novel Reading
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV
When: Apr. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: John M. Bowers, UNLV English professor reads selections from his novel End of Story.
Babies and Borders: Gender, Immigration, and Nation-Building
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV
When: Apr. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Eithne Luibh?id, University of Arizona women's studies professor, discusses the ways in which gender, sexual orientation, race and class help determine the difference between legal and illegal immigration.
Representation and Perspective in Science
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV
When: Apr. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Bas C. van Fraassen, San Francisco State University philosophy professor, discusses the criteria of accurate scientific representation and the effect of varying perspectives on empirical models.
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Future of Human Rights
Where: Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV
When: Apr. 28, 7:30 p.m.
Speaker: Blanche Wiesen Cook, City University of New York history and women's studies professor, discusses Eleanor Roosevelt's role in the history and future of human rights.
