I hope you all have been enjoying yourselves this morning. [applause]. Now, we have a rather large crowd this morning for this particular event. This way very thrilled to introduce our next program. For the past year, at the library of congress, lisa down. [laughter]. I have a few more things. For the past year the library of congress we have been celebrating changemakers i can think of a few people who more than that fit the description that the United States Supreme Court justice ruth ginsburg. [applause]. [screaming]. Okay. She is our hero and inspiration to so many of us. In fact at 4 00 a. M. This morning, she turned from american university. [laughter]. [applause]. Cans out in front of this facility. Camp out. And they are here. She says, but talk about your graduation, gloomy law school and taught at colombians its been most of your career advocating on womens rights and all of these things. And then they called recently the beyonce and jordans prudence. [laughter]. In the just
Ear kenearly will change in transform tiff ways. It is a prime example to integrating the arts into all aspects of the University Experience and to making it a true arts destination. Tonight, were in for such a treat as wei hear from john meacham and kenneth hume kenerly as dr. Robbins said, david will collaborate and work closely with faculty in aerz arz arts and the college of soech and behavioral, archive as an Invaluable Research for Student Research and for research. I am deeply proud that the center for creative photography will be home to this archive. The leadership and the staff of the center put in countless hours working with david and his team to make this acquisition possible and im really, really grateful for their efforts and hard work. I want to extend my gratitude to director brokenridge, director of the center for all of her work. [ applause ] and her work not only on this project, but making the center in many ways the jewel in the crown of what we mentioned arizona
My name is matt schera, director of under graduate ppe program. Its honored to be the host of Roger Wilkins lectures. So whats the connection between our pbe program and these lectures . Im glad you asked. As director, i spend a fair amount of time explaining what it is and what makes Masons Program unique i can go on. Really, i can go on. But today im going to go straight to the bottom line. It exists to serve highly motivated students who want to help create Better Solutions for the difficult and pressing problems that arise in the public life of a complex society. The problems that arise and persist in what Roger Wilkins, in the first chapter of his autobiography, had called with immense understatement, complicated times, such as our own today. Approximate. Pe offers an opportunity for students to build meaningful careers in civil service, journalism, business and the law and other socially engaged fields and endeavor. In this regard its my hope that generations of students will set
Welcome. Students, colleagues, guests, Justice Kagan, friends and family of roger wilken. Its my pleasure to welcome you all to the Second Annual Roger Wilkens lecture, which this year takes the form of conversation of Supreme Court Justice Elena kagan. My name is matt and an associate professor of policy and government and director of undergraduate program in philosophy, politics and economics. The program is honored to be the institutional sponsor and host of the Roger Wilkens lectures. We are grateful for the trust and support placed by the university. The attraction between the pgd ferdinand of these lectures im glad you asked. I spent a fair amount of time explaining what it is and what makes the program unique. I can go on. Really, i can go on but today im going to go straight to the bottom line. It explained that the scope helps students that create Better Solutions through the difficult and pressing problems that arise in the public life of the complex society. The problems tha
Welcome. Students, colleagues, guests, Justice Kagan, friends and family of roger wilken. Its my pleasure to welcome you all to the Second Annual Roger Wilkens lecture, which this year takes the form of conversation of Supreme Court Justice Elena kagan. My name is matt and an associate professor of policy and government and director of undergraduate program in philosophy, politics and economics. The program is honored to be the institutional sponsor and host of the Roger Wilkens lectures. We are grateful for the trust and support placed by the university. The attraction between the pgd ferdinand of these lectures im glad you asked. I spent a fair amount of time explaining what it is and what makes the program unique. I can go on. Really, i can go on but today im going to go straight to the bottom line. It explained that the scope helps students that create Better Solutions through the difficult and pressing problems that arise in the public life of the complex society. The problems tha