This week, we have a lecture presented by the African American Studies Center at Boston University.  Our speaker is John Stauffer, Professor of English and American Literature and Language at Harvard University.  Professor Stauffer’s lecture is titled “Douglass and Lincoln in the Age of Obama, and their critics.”
Professor Stauffer is introduced by Gene Jarrett, Professor [...]

This week, we present a forum on “The Environment and a New Green Economy” featuring the four Massachusetts Democratic candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat of the late Ted Kennedy.  New England Cable News host, Jim Braude, moderates.

This week, we present the last of three installments from the annual lecture series “The Fascination with Jewish Tales” by teacher, author, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Elie Wiesel.  Professor Wiesel’s lecture is titled “In Our Own Time: The Tragedy of the Saint Louis.”

This week, we present the second of three installments from the annual lecture series “The Fascination with Jewish Tales” by teacher, author, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Elie Wiesel.  Professor Wiesel’s lecture is titled “In the Talmud and Other Sources: Satan in Ancient Memories.”

This week, we’re delighted to present the first of three installments from the annual lecture series “The Fascination with Jewish Tales” by teacher, author, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Elie Wiesel.  Professor Wiesel’s lecture is titled “In the Bible: Job Re-revisited.”