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Lecture:
Opening Convocation Keynote Address
Marc Acito, a 1990 graduate of Colorado College, novelist, former syndicated humor columnist and former professional opera singer, was the keynote speaker at Opening Convocation.
Recorded August 31, 2009.
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Lecture:
Abraham Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. James M. McPherson is the George Henry Davis '86 Professor of History at Princeton University, the 2000 Jefferson Lecturer in Humanities, and was 2003 president of the American Historical Association. America's leading historian of the Civil War, he won the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for "Battle Cry of Freedom," which was a New York Times best seller.
Recorded April 1, 2009.
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Lecture:
Buddhist Views on Love, Compassion and Forgiveness
Revered Tibetan Buddhist monk and scholar Khen Rinpoche Lobzang Tsetan, from Ladakh, India, will present Buddhist perspectives on love, compassion and forgiveness in conversation with Prof. David Gardiner of the Colorado College Religion department.
Recorded March 27, 2009.
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Reading:
Reading
One of America’s most beloved and delightful poets, X.J. Kennedy is author of "In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus" and "Peeping Tom’s Cabin." Kennedy (his given name was Joseph Kennedy; he later stuck an X. in front of it and has been stuck with it ever since has received the Lamont Award of the Academy of American Poets (for his first book, "Nude Descending a Staircase"), the Los Angeles Book Award for poetry (for "Cross Ties: Selected Poems") and the Aiken-Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry, presented by the University of the South and The Sewanee Review).
Recorded March 26, 2009.
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Notable Lecture:
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
Laurence Maslon is the co-creator of "Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America," a six-part series broadcast nationally by PBS in January. "Make 'Em Laugh" is the first documentary of its kind to give context to nearly 100 years of American comedy on stage, film, radio, television, and stand-up and to honor the geniuses who created our country's unique form of performance humor.
Recorded March 9, 2009.
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