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"Ronald Walters, strategist in the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns; director of the African American Leadership Institute; Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership; professor of government and politics and director of the African American Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland; author of Freedom is Not Enough: Black Voters, Black Candidates speaks about African American voting, leadership and politics, focusing specifically on the importance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The event marks the 10th Annual Donald H. Smith Distinguished Lecture.

The event is intoduced by Master of Ceremonies, Stanton Biddle, Professor and Administrative Services Librarian at Baruch College. Opening remarks are made by Baruch College President Kathleen Waldron. Dr. Walters is introduced by Bobbie Pollard, Associate Professor and Head of Information Services at Baruch College.

Dr. Walters is followed by Arthur Lewin, professor of sociology and Black and Hispanic studies who introduces the lecture's honorary namesake Donald H. Smith, former president of the National Association of Black School Educators (NABSE), and former Associate Provost at Baruch College. A brief question and answer session follows.

This event takes place on November 16, at 6:00 p.m. at the William and Anita Newman Conference center."

The kickoff of Hispanic Heritage Month at Baruch College is marked by a performance by the musical group Mariachis Estrellas de America.

Hispanic Heritage month begins on September 15, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries--Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In adition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16, and Chile on September 18.

Professor Jeanette Norden, award winning teacher and director of medical education at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine shares highly effective teaching methods useful for presenting complex ideas such as neuroscience with large classes.

The importance of maintaining clarity, definitive teaching goals and trusting relationships is stressed.

Associate Provost Barbara Lawrence introduces Dr. Norden.

The event takes place November 7, 2005 in Vertical Campus room 14-270.

A panel discussion held in conjunction with the opening of the Newman Library exhibition Activism and Repression: the Struggle for Free Speech at CCNY, 1931-1942.

The exhibition documents the New York Legislature's investigation of alleged communist subversion in New York City schools and colleges from 1931-1942, which resulted in the dismissal of over 50 teachers in the years preceding McCarthyism. This investigation was carried out by a group known as the Rapp-Coudert Committee.

Panelists explore the theme of threatened academic freedom, political bias and the concept of subversion both in the classroom and beyond.

Myrna Chase, Dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences introduces the event and panelists. Carol Smith, historian and curator of the exhibition, makes opening remarks.

Panelists include: Clarence Taylor, Professor, Departments of History and Black Studies, Baruch College; Stephen Leberstein; Executive Director, City College Center for Worker Education; Alisa Solomon, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University; and Henry Foner, City College Downtown (Baruch College), Student Council President 1938-39.

President Ned Regan; Sara Ganboldi, president of Baruch Student Government; and writer Phillip Gourevitch speak at the 2000 Baruch College Convocation.

The Baruch community welcomes and formally inducts the freshman class of 2005 to matriculated status.

The event is introduced by David Dannenbring, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Kathleen Waldron, Baruch College President; Anna Wong, poet and Baruch student; and Keston Barrow, President of Undergraduate Student Government.

Professor Bill Lutz of Rutgers University, and author of Doublespeak Defined presents the convocation address.

Ben Corpus, Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Students formally inducts the students into matriculated status.

Teresa Parker, soprano, sings and instructs the students how to sing Baruch's Alma Mater.

Professor Jerry Bornstein takes issue with Google's promotion of sites sponsoring plagiarism in a presentation given in his course, LIB 3040 Information and Society.

The social, political and economic effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast are explored in an informal teach-in moderated by Professor Ted Henken of the Black and Hispanic Studies and Sociology Departments.

Circumstances existing prior to, during, and in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are reflected upon by Baruch professors, a group of New Orleans residents and students, a New Orleans business owner, and a former 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami relief worker.

Featured speakers include Baruch English/Business Journalism Professor Christopher Hallowell, author of the foretelling investigative work examining the Gulf Coast wetlands, Holding Back the Sea; Greg Goldstein, senior at Tulane University and first Tulane student to transfer to Baruch College after Katrina; Tom Thayer, Partner and General Manager of New Orleans and New York City based pub, d.b.a.; and Rattanmol Singh Johal, Baruch Freshman and former 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami relief worker.

The event took place September 8, 2005 at 12:40 p.m. in the Newman Vertical Campus, Room 3-210.

Video montage the 2005 Commencement. 2005 Baruch graduates and faculty talk about happy memories, Bearcats, and unique first-day experiences at Baruch. Features preparations leading up to the ceremony at Madison Square Garden.

Professor Glen Albright, chair of the Psychology Department explains what to do and not to do in case of a fire emergency at the Vertical Campus.