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2007-2008

Franks' My Father's Secret War
July 1
Economic Slowdown, Market Fallout and the Path to Financial Recovery
Panelists: Matthew D. Gelfand, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC
Lila Hunnewell, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates
Larry Kochard, Chief Investment Officer, Georgetown University
Dennis P. Lockhart, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Moderator: Peter Tanous, President, Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC


May 31

Women of Mystery
in conjunction with Reunion Weekend
Lisa Scottoline and Patricia Sprinkle, authors
Maureen Corrigan, moderator


April 28

A Life in Intelligence: A Symposium on Richard Helms
Keynote Speakers: The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger and General Michael V. Hayden, USAF
Panel Members: William Hood, Albert (Bud) Wheelon, The Honorable Brent Scowcroft, David Robarge Ph.D., Michael R. Beschloss, Jennifer E. Sims Ph.D.

April 10

Paying Attention to China: A Growing World Influence
Professors James V. Feinerman and Nancy Tucker


March 27

Monstering: Inside America's Policy of Secret Interrogations and Torture in the Terror War
Tara McKelvey C'87, author


March 26

Thumpin' It: Two Perspectives on Politics and the Bible
Jacques D. Berlinerblau and Michael Eric Dyson


February 13

Letters to a Young Teacher
The First Annual Ellen Catherine Gstalder C'98 Memorial Lecture
Jonathan Kozol, author

February 7

Screening of Nanking
with a Q&A session with producer Ted Leonsis C'77


December 12

Library Associates Holiday Party


November 14

Living With the Past: Exploring Family History Through Two Generations
Nicholas Gage and Eleni Gage, authors


October 19
The Armies of the Night
History as a Novel, the Novel as History

Panel discussions and
documentary screening commemorating the 40th anniversary of the March on the Pentagon

September 27

Secrets of Our Fathers
Lucinda Franks, author

September 19

Exhibit Opening and Reception--Extraordinary Journeys: Portuguese Rare Books at Georgetown University


September 14

Vocalist Sunny Wilkinson, followed by Georgetown University's Jazz Film Series: Lady Day--The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
in conjunction with the Program in Performing Arts
2006-2007

Berendt's Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
June 2
Everybody's a Critic
Maureen Corrigan


June 1

Walking Tour of Georgetown University's Outdoor Campus and Gardens
Edward M. Barrows


April 14

A Visual History of Mary Magdalene from the Catacombs to the Da Vinci Code
Diane Apostolos-Cappadona


April 11

The Joy of Listening: Sharing Great Music and Books with Kids
Anna Celenza


March 13
The Changing Challenge of State-Sponsored Terrorism
Daniel Byman


February 12

Life Between the Pages
David Baldacci, author


January 17
Speaking for Myself: A Ghostwriter's Sorry Tale
Barbara Feinman Todd


December 7
Library Associates Holiday Party


November 8

Lessons of Disaster
in conjunction with Georgetown University Press
Thomas A. Birkland, author


October 26

From Savannah to Venice, The Seventh Annual Casey McIlvane Lecture
John Berendt, author


October 11

The Making of the Fittest
in conjunction with The Carnegie Institution
Sean Carroll, author


September 22

An Afternoon with George Gershwin
in conjunction with The Program in Performing Arts
Amy Kirsten, vocalist and Patricia Puckett, pianist


September 6, September 20, October 4, October 18, November 29

Let's Talk About It!: Jewish Literature, Identity and Imagination
in conjunction with the Program for Jewish Civilization
A Reading and Discussion Series in America's Libraries
2005-2006

Moore's One Nation Under God
June 3
The Da Vinci Code: Is There a Woman In That Painting?
Professor Diane Apostolos-Cappadona

May 9

A Taste of Special Collections
Georgetown University Library Special Collections Staff

April 25
Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading
Maureen Corrigan, author


March 28
Investment Gurus: Ten Years Later
Peter Tanous, author

March 14
Radicalism: A Work in Progress (Items from the Collection of Professor Maurice Jackson)
Exhibit Opening


February 23
The Deceptive Allure of Intelligence Reform
Fred Hitz, author

December 1
Library Associates Holiday Party

November 14
Georgetown and California: Similarities and Connections
Kevin Starr, speaker

November 3
Casey McIlvane Lecture: Politics and the Media
Sam Donaldson, speaker

November 1, 2005
One Nation Under God: The History of Prayer in America
James P. Moore, Jr., author

October 5, 2005
La Belle France: A Short History
Alistair Horne, author

September 15, 2005
Straighter, Stronger, Leaner, Longer
Renee Daniels and Janice Billingsley, authors

2004-2005

Greene's The Labyrinthine Ways

June 1, 2005
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy
Pietra Rivoli, Professor, McDonough School of Business


April 27, 2005
James Joyce and His Self-Portrait
James Heffernan, Professor Emeritus, Dartmouth College


April 16, 2005

Augustine: A Conversation with the Provost
James J. O'Donnell, Provost, John Carroll Awards Weekend, Chicago, IL

March 16, 2005
The Magical Mystery of the Sea
Ruth Petzold, Underwater Photographer, Palm Beach, Florida


February 18, 2005

The Book as Prize
Panel with Man Booker International Judges, co-sponsored with the Georgetown University Humanities Initiative


February 8, 2005

An Evening at Trillium Press


December 16, 2004

Library Associates Holiday Party


November 4, 2004

Fifth Annual Casey-McIlvane Lecture: The U.S., the Muslim World, and the War on Global Terrorism
John Esposito, University Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding


October 14, 2004

Screening of Alexandra Pelosi's "Diary of a Political Tourist"
co-sponsored in New York with GEMA (The Georgetown Entertainment and Media Alliance), HBO and Time Warner

October 8, 2004
Tour of Carroll Parlor
Art Collection Staff

October 1, 2004
Tour of Georgetown University's Gardens
Michael Pontti, Environmental Manager for Georgetown University

September 24, 2004
Graham Greene at 100: A Centennial Symposium
Symposium with Norman Sherry, Shirley Hazzard, Oliver Walston, Michael Richey, and Mark Bosco S.J.

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