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Major addresses and public lectures given at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Biblical canons, Obama's 2007 campaign: your curiosity gets a seat at the university podium.
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A focused account of how education and protection were used to justify separating Indigenous children from their families.
A Battle for the Children traces how Indigenous child removal in the United States and Australia was framed as education, rescue, and protection while families faced coercion in practice.
A public lecture turns the Bible's familiar table of contents into a history of differing canons.
Sydney White Crawford takes a question many listeners may think is settled and treats it as the real subject: what counts as the Bible, and who made that call?
David Axelrod looks back at how a campaign with little obvious traction found force through young people who ignored Washington's assumptions.
David Axelrod returns to a presidential campaign that, in his telling, started with no money, no organization, and no obvious path. The lecture follows the race from an early exchange that drew Tim Russert's attention to the young people in Iowa and beyond who refused to accept…
A formal university address makes the case for disciplined ambition amid economic strain, measurable progress, and unstable funding.
The 2009 State of the University Address sets UNL's ambitions against the economic strain facing Nebraska, higher education, and the country. The chancellor moves from uncertainty to visible institutional gains: enrollment growth, stronger graduation and retention rates, broader…
International law at lecture-room depth.
Oral history for Cambridge law.
UCLA's Latin America events, from welcome to final thanks.
Introduction to a university lecture series featuring a distinguished speaker, with remarks about the sponsoring Research Council.
A commencement address at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, encouraging graduates to make a positive impact on the world.
Chancellor Harvey Perlman introduces the Nebraska Lecture, part of the Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture Series at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
A university dean introduces a public lecture by political commentator David Axelrod, including logistical details and acknowledgments.
A university chancellor delivers a state-of-the-university address discussing economic challenges and national priorities in higher education.
The chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln welcomes alumni and introduces a jazz band performance before discussing the state of the university.
A university chancellor delivers a state of the university address, introducing a piano performance by a doctoral student.
A commencement address at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln encouraging graduates to give back through civic and charitable activities.