Hamilton College's Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center will continue its year-long series, The Age of Information, with four speakers during the 2008 spring semester. The Levitt Council selects a theme for its speakers series that allows speakers from a broad range of disciplines. The speakers in the "Age of Information" series have and will address the cultural, political, legal and economic consequences of recent innovations in information technology.
Harris Miller, CEO and president of the Career College Association (CCA), will begin the series on Tuesday, Feb. 19, with a lecture on "Challenges and Opportunities of IT Policy in the 21st Century." Prior to joining CCA, Miller was president of the Information Technology Association of America for 11 years. He previously served as legislative assistant to the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives, and was legislative director for former Senator John Durkin (D-N.H.) Miller's lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the Science Center Kennedy Auditorium.
Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and professor of law at New York Law School, will speak about cyber censorship on Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Chapel. She was named one of "The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America" by National Law Review two times and among the top "100 Executives Leading the Digital Revolution" by Upside Magazine, in addition to many other distinctions. Strossen is also an award-winning author of numerous books and articles. Her work has appeared in scholarly journals and general interest publications. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College in 1972 and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1975. In 1986, she became one of the first three women to receive the U.S. Jaycees' "Ten Outstanding Young Americans" Award, and was also the first American woman to win the Jaycees International "Outstanding Young Person of the World" Award.
Jennifer Earl, director of the Center for Information Technology and Society and an associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will talk about "Protest on the Information Highway: Trends in Online Activism" on Tuesday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m., in a location to be announced. Earl has received numerous major funding awards, including a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for research in 2006-2011. She has published widely, including in major sociological journals such as the American Sociological Review and the Annual Review of Sociology, as well as in respected specialty journals such as Sociological Theory, Mobilization, and Social Science Computer Review. Current projects include CAREER award-funded research on internet activism and a study of arrests made at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
Harris Miller, CEO and president of the Career College Association (CCA), will begin the series on Tuesday, Feb. 19, with a lecture on "Challenges and Opportunities of IT Policy in the 21st Century." Prior to joining CCA, Miller was president of the Information Technology Association of America for 11 years. He previously served as legislative assistant to the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives, and was legislative director for former Senator John Durkin (D-N.H.) Miller's lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the Science Center Kennedy Auditorium.
Nadine Strossen, president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and professor of law at New York Law School, will speak about cyber censorship on Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Chapel. She was named one of "The 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America" by National Law Review two times and among the top "100 Executives Leading the Digital Revolution" by Upside Magazine, in addition to many other distinctions. Strossen is also an award-winning author of numerous books and articles. Her work has appeared in scholarly journals and general interest publications. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College in 1972 and magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1975. In 1986, she became one of the first three women to receive the U.S. Jaycees' "Ten Outstanding Young Americans" Award, and was also the first American woman to win the Jaycees International "Outstanding Young Person of the World" Award.
Jennifer Earl, director of the Center for Information Technology and Society and an associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will talk about "Protest on the Information Highway: Trends in Online Activism" on Tuesday, April 15 at 7:30 p.m., in a location to be announced. Earl has received numerous major funding awards, including a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for research in 2006-2011. She has published widely, including in major sociological journals such as the American Sociological Review and the Annual Review of Sociology, as well as in respected specialty journals such as Sociological Theory, Mobilization, and Social Science Computer Review. Current projects include CAREER award-funded research on internet activism and a study of arrests made at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
