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Marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the British passenger liner, Titanic, Edward Tenner '65, noted author and historian of technology and culture will deliver a public talk at the Woodrow Wilson School on Monday, April 23, 2012. A public reception will follow the discussion in the Bernstein Gallery.

Labyrinth Books and Princeton's Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies are pleased to invite you to a conversation with Joan Wallach Scott and Gayle Salamon about the continued relevance of psychoanlaytic theory just when the culture at large seems set to ring its death knell. In The Fantasy of Feminist History, Joan Wallach Scott argues that feminist perspectives on history are enriched by psychoanalytic concepts, particularly fantasy.

The 2012 Princeton Colloquium on Public and International Affairs will be held on Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14, 2012 in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall on the Princeton University campus. This year's Colloquium, "The State of the States," will explore ways that states can use policy levers to improve the health, education, and well-being of the United States populace.

Sir Robert Watson, chair of the intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) from 1997 to 2002, will speak at the Woodrow Wilson School on Monday, April 2, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. Watson's talk, titled, "Environment and Development Challenges: The Imperative to Act," is part of the School's "Energy and Environment" thematic lecture series. Watson is visiting the Wilson School as part of its "Leadership and Governance Program," which brings prominent policy makers to Princeton for a two to three day visit so that students can meet and learn from exemplary public leaders.

Patricia de Stacy Harrison, president and chief executive officer of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), will participate in a public talk at the Woodrow Wilson School at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Harrison's talk is part of the School's "Media and Public Policy" thematic lecture series.

Labyrinth Books and Princeton's Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies are pleased to invite you to a conversation with Joan Wallach Scott and Gayle Salamon about the continued relevance of psychoanalytic theory just when the culture at large seems set to ring its death knell. In The Fantasy of Feminist History, Joan Wallach Scott argues that feminist perspectives on history are enriched by psychoanalytic concepts, particularly fantasy.

Ira Katznelson, famed American political scientist and historian and currently the Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History at Columbia University, will deliver two public talks at the Woodrow Wilson School as part of the 2012 Princeton Lectures in Politics and Public Affairs.

American cartoonist Rube Goldberg designed crazy, intricate machines meant to make life “easier.” Now it’s your turn! We’re bringing in LEGOS and giving you the green light for experiments in engineering and imagination. Sketch an idea or build a mechanism of your own. We’ll have our own Rube Goldberg machine, built by Princeton University Engineering students, that will flip, trip, roll, and drop its way to the “ultimate reading experience.”

No registration required – free of charge
Ages 5 & up

Between 5 and 8 PM on March 1st, art organizations on campus and around town present the first Princeton ArtWalk, a self-guided evening of drop-in art related activities in downtown Princeton.
Scheduled to take place on a quarterly basis, the Princeton ArtWalk will include programming at the Princeton University Art Museum, the Arts Council of Princeton, the Bernstein Gallery, Woodrow Wilson School, Firestone Library, the Lewis Center for the Arts, Historic Morven, the Princeton Historical Society, the Princeton Public Library, Small World Coffee, and Labyrinth Books.

The Whig-Cliosophic Society and the Princeton Entrepreneurship Club are hosting a public conversation with Walter Isaacson, CEO of the Aspen Institute and best-selling author of "Steve Jobs," at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Whig Hall Senate Chamber.

Erica Lehrer, poet, and Dr. Sam Wang, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Neuroscience at Princeton University, will be on hand to introduce and read from Lehrer’s collection of poems, Dancing with Ataxia. Profits from the sale of Dancing with Ataxia will be donated to Princeton’s Neuroscience Institute and towards medical research via the National Ataxia Foundation.

“Born in the Zocalo: Art and Protest in Oaxaca, Mexico” will be the topic of a panel discussion being held in conjunction with the art exhibit titled, “ASARO: Art and Activism in Oaxaca, Mexico,” featured in the Bernstein Gallery in the lower level of Robertson Hall. A public reception will be held in the gallery following the talk.

The Princeton Senior Resource Center, in conjunction with Princeton Human Services, will present a video and discussion program “Welcome to Shelbyville” on Wednesday, January 18th at 1:00 pm at the Suzanne Patterson Building, located behind Princeton Borough Hall. 
 

“Facing our Future” will be the theme of a policy forum looking at New Jersey’s financial future. Hosted by the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, the forum will examine the state’s fiscal policies and address three key question: 1) what are the priorities for spending in the State of New Jersey; 2) is the State organized efficiently enough to deliver on those priorities within all levels of our government; and 3) is the State able to fund those priorities?

Princeton Theological Seminary will present a holiday handbell concert at 3:00 p.m. for the Seminary and Princeton communities in Miller Chapel. The concert, “Christmas and Holiday Carols,” under the direction of Rachel Barker, includes the ringing of holiday songs by Princeton Seminary and Princeton University students spouses, staff, alumni/ae, and friends.
 

Peter Brooks & Anne Cheng in Conversation
In his new book, Peter Brooks addresses the social, legal, and personal anxieties provoked by the rise of individualism and selfhood in modern culture. Joining him for a discussion of our perennial preoccupation with identity is Professor Anne Cheng.

It’s time once again for our stupendous, creative, fantastical event! We supply the scads of cool art materials; YOU supply the imagination!

Based on the zany holiday invented by Dr. Seuss in his book Please Try to Remember the First of Octember, unleash your inner inventor and build a magnificent "something" in pursuit of the ultimate "Jook-a-ma-Zoon," "Jeep-a-Fly kite," or "Hocker-Zocker court." With all the chaos, fun, and mess, there might even be a visit from THE CAT HIMSELF!

Alan Blinder, former vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, will present a public talk as part of the School's "Economic Recovery: Perils, Politics and Possibilities" lecture series. A public reception will follow the discussion in Shultz Dining Room.

The Woodrow Wilson School will co-host a screening of the documentary "No Woman, No Cry," followed by a panel discussion and public reception. In her directorial debut Christy Turlington Burns tells of the story of at-risk pregnant women in four parts of the world: a remote Maasai tribe in Tanzania, a slum of Bangladesh, a post-abortion care ward in Guatemala, and a prenatal clinic in the United States

Between 5 and 8 PM on November 3rd, art organizations on campus and around town present the first Princeton ArtWalk, a self-guided evening of drop-in art related activities in downtown Princeton.

Anne-Marie Slaughter '80, the Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, and former director of policy planning for the United States Department of State, will be the inaugural speaker at this year's Joseph S. Nye, Jr. lecture. Slaughter will present "The Faces of Power."

Princeton University professor Christopher Sims has been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in economics along with Thomas Sargent, a New York University economist who is a visiting professor at Princeton, for developing tools to analyze the effect of monetary policy on the economy.

Michelle Shephard, national security reporter for the Toronto Star, will present a public talk titled, "Decade of Fear: Reporting from Terrorism's Grey Zones" at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.

Soul Dust : The Magic of Consciousness"
The author, a psychologist and leading figure in consciousness research, proposes a startling theory in his latest book that consciousness is nothing less than a magical-mystery show that we stage for ourselves inside our own heads.
Part of the Thinking Allowed series. Community Room
Sponsored by the library and Princeton University Press.

Ambassador Barbara Bodine, former U.S. ambassador to Yemen, Woodrow Wilson School lecturer in Public and International Affairs, and director of the Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative, will present a public lecture titled, "Developments in Yemen and Implications Beyond" 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, in Bowl 001, Robertson Hall. Ambassador Bodine"s talk is part of the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies' (PIIRS) 2011-12 Arab Political Development Lectures series.