On April 27-28, 2004, Boston University’s African Presidential Archives and Research Center hosted the 2004 African Presidential Roundtable. The symposium featured nine former African heads of state, who discussed a range of issues impacting U.S.-Africa relations following closed-door talks on the subjects.
On this week’s show, Charles Stith, former U.S. ambassador to Tanzania and the current [...]

On this week’s show, historian Steven Englund spoke on “Napoleon’s Lessons for America.” His lecture was part of a lecture series sponsored by The Core Current Affairs Association, an undergraduate group at Boston University.
Dr. Englund is a freelance writer currently living in Paris. He has a PH.d in history from Princeton University and has [...]

This week’s show featured a lecture titled “Who’s Afraid of Frankenfood?” by Sir Hans Kornberg, professor of biology, and director of the University Professors Program at Boston University.
Sir Hans Kornberg is actively engaged in research, and his main aim is to understand the molecular basis of cellular membrane transport, and how this is integrated into [...]

Last month, the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character at Boston University hosted “Ethics in the Professions,” a symposium where professors from different schools at Boston University spoke on the importance of moral behavior in the fields of medicine, law, communication, theology, and business.
This week’s show featured the opening remarks by Boston University [...]