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Through the Brown Alumni Association's Meetings of the Minds program and faculty speakers' bureau, Brown professors offer alumni a return to the best of the classroom experience.

2006-2007 Programs

7/13/06
A Conversation with Brice Heath
Professor of Education
Seattle, WA (Brown Club of Seattle)

7/23/06
The Museum of the Future
with Steven Lubar, Professor of American Civilization
Miami, FL (Brown Club of Miami)

10/4/06
The Voyage of the Slave Ship Sally, 1764-65
with James Campbell, Associate Professor of American Civilization, Africana Studies and History
Providence, RI (Pembroke Club of Providence)

10/5/06
Powerful Communication*
with Barbara Tannenbaum, Senior Lecturer in Theatre, Speech and Dance
Boston, MA (Brown Club of Boston)

10/10/06
Fall Seminar Series I
with Wendy Schiller, Associate Professor of Political Science
Providence, RI (Pembroke Club of Providence)

10/12/06
Congressional Elections as Vehicles for Change: What Will 2006 Bring?
with Wendy Schiller, Associate Professor of Political Science
Portland, OR (Brown Club of Oregon)

10/14/06
Congressional Elections as Vehicles for Change: What Will 2006 Bring?
with Wendy Schiller, Associate Professor of Political Science
Seattle, WA (Brown Club of Seattle)

10/18/06
Lions and Lilies: Etruscan Tomb Painting
with R. Ross Holloway, Professor Emeritus of Archaeology
Coral Gables, FL (Brown Club of Miami)

10/24/06
Fall Seminar Series III
with Kenneth Miller '70, Professor of Biology
Providence, RI (Pembroke Club of Providence)

11/2/06
Engineering Innovation
with Gregory Crawford, Dean and Professor of Engineering
New York City, NY (Brown University Club in New York)

11/15/06
The Intersection of Birds and American Indians in the South
with Shepard Krech III, Professor of Anthropology
Coral Gables, FL (Brown Club of Miami)

1/10/07
Toward a Cultural History of Prejudice in Early Modern England
with Timothy Harris, Faculty Fellow, History
London, England (Brown Club of the United Kingdom)

1/31/07
'A Long Time Ago': Reflections on Brown's Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice*
with James Campbell, Associate Professor of American Civilization, Africana Studies and History
Atlanta, GA (Brown Club of Georgia)

2/1/07
A Scientist's Search for Common Ground between God and Evolution
with Kenneth Miller '70, Professor of Biology
Naples, FL (Brown Club of Southwest Florida)

2/4/07
'A Long Time Ago': Reflections on Brown's Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice*
with James Campbell, Associate Professor of American Civilization, Africana Studies and History
Philadelphia, PA (Brown Club of Philadelphia)

2/10/06
Sidney E. Frank Hall: Leaping Forward in the Life Sciences*
with John Donoghue, '79 PhD, Professor of Neuroscience and Jerome Sanes, Professor of Neuroscience
Providence, RI (Brown Club of Rhode Island)

2/28/07
'A Long Time Ago': Reflections on Brown's Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice*
with James Campbell, Associate Professor of American Civilization, Africana Studies and History
New York, NY (Brown Club in New York)

3/3/07
Schools and Mayors: New Partnerships for Better Performance*
with Kenneth Wong, Professor of Education
Los Angeles, CA (Brown Club of Southern California)

3/7/07
'A Long Time Ago': Reflections on Brown's Steering Committee on Slavery and Justice*
with James Campbell, Associate Professor of American Civilization, Africana Studies and History
Boston, MA (Brown Club of Boston)

3/9/07
Presidential Contenders: Who'll Survive?
with Wendy Schiller, Associate Professor of Political Science
Vero Beach, FL (Brown Club of the Treasure Coast)

3/22/07
Guest Workers, Free Trade and the Making of US Immigration Policy*
with Matthew Garcia, Associate Professor of American Civilization
Phoenix, AZ (Brown Club of Arizona)

3/30/07
Thinking Big to the Unimaginably Small: Innovations in Brown Engineering*
with Gregory Crawford, Dean and Professor of Engineering
Palo Alto, CA (Brown Alumni Association of Northern California)

4/1/07
Architecture of the Night*
with Dietrich Neumann, Professor of History of Art and Architecture
Darien, CT (Brown Club of Fairfield County)

4/7/07
The Importance of Regulating Ethics in Public Life
with Ross Cheit, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy
Portland, OR (Brown Club of Oregon)

4/18/07
The Lonely Patient: How We Experience Illness
with Michael Stein, Professor of Medicine
Houston, TX (Brown Club of Houston)

4/19/07
The Lonely Patient: How We Experience Illness*
with Michael Stein, Professor of Medicine
Austin, TX (Brown Club of Austin)

4/25/07
Dining "Mediterranean" Style
with Mary Flynn, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Research)
Providence, RI (Brown Club of Rhode Island)

4/27/07
Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul
with Kenneth Miller '70, Professor of Biology
Portland, OR (Brown Club of Oregon)

4/28/07
A Scientist's Search for Common Ground between God and Evolution*
with Kenneth Miller '70, Professor of Biology
Seattle, WA (Brown Club of Seattle)

4/28/07
The Benefits of a Mediterranean Diet
with Mary Flynn, Assistant Professor of Medicine (Research)
Providence, RI (Kent County Pembroke Club)

4/29/07
Hellfire Nation: The Politics of Sin in American History*
with James Morone, Professor of Political Science
Washington, DC (Brown Club of Washington, DC)

4/29/07
Climate and Human-Induced Changes in New England Estuaries*
with Warren Prell, Professor of Geological Science
Rye, NY (Brown Club of Westchester County)

5/3/07
Guest Workers, Free Trade and the Making of US Immigration Policy*
with Matthew Garcia, Associate Professor of American Civilization
Dallas, TX (Brown Club of North Texas, Dallas - Ft. Worth)

5/3/07
Biology of Behavior
with John Stein, Lecturer in Neuroscience
Baltimore, MD (Brown Club of Greater Baltimore)

5/6/07
Biology of Behavior*
with John Stein, Lecturer in Neuroscience
Princeton, NJ (Brown Club of Central New Jersey)

5/9/07
Updates on Pembroke Memorial, Medical School Facilities and Campaign
Beppie Huidekoper, Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration
Providence, RI (Pembroke Club of Providence)

5/10/07
Presidential Contenders: Who'll Survive?*
with Wendy Schiller, Associate Professor of Political Science
Cleveland, OH (Brown Club of Cleveland)

*Asterisked items are Meetings of the Minds seminars; most others are faculty speakers' bureau events.