Former IU President Myles Brand
By bringing together faculty and guests from the larger community, Indiana University President Myles Brand illuminates important social issues and reminds viewers of the central role that universities can play in focusing knowledge on the problems society faces. The programs were taped in the studios of WTIU in Bloomington.
The programs bring together “knowledgeable people from inside and outside the university for frank, well-informed discussion of important issues.”
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Episodes from 1999 - 2000
IU faculty members and outside guests discuss current and controversial topics. Hosted and moderated by former IU Bloomington president Myles Brand. Production of the show was suspended when President Brand left to serve as president of the NCAA. Past episodes are archived online.
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Guns and American Culture
Aired December 9, 1999
- Professor David Williams, IU School of Law
- Tomilea Allison, former mayor of Bloomington
- Sara Cotham, executive director, Indiana Libertarian Party
- Professor Steve Chermak, IU Department of Criminal Justice
The Art and Career of Judy Chicago
Aired December 16, 1999
- Judy Chicago, artist
- Professor Peg Brand, IU Gender Studies and Department of Philosophy
- Kathleen Foster, curator, IU Art Museum
- Professor Steve Mannheimer, IUPUI Herron School of Art and art critic, The Indianapolis Star
How Should a Community Respond to Hate?
Aired December 23, 1999
- The Honorable John Fernandez, mayor, City of Bloomington
- Professor Dana Chabot, IU Department of Political Science
- Professor David Reidy, IUPUI Department of Philosophy and member, Bloomington Human Rights Commission
- Rabbi Mira Wasserman, Congregation Beth Shalom, Bloomington
The Life, Times, and Music of Hoagy Carmichael
Aired December 30, 1999
- Richard E. Bishop, host, "Afterglow" on WFIU
- Professor Eugene Rousseau, IU School of Music
- Duncan Schiedt, jazz historian and author
- Professor David Baker, IU School of Music
Is Critical Theory Dead?
Aired April 6, 2000
- Professor Kevin Brown, IU School of Law
- Professor Linda Charnes, IU Department of English
- Professor Donald Gray, IU Department of English
- Professor David Zaret, IU Department of Sociology
New Frontiers in the Fight Against Cancer
Aired April 13, 2000
- Dr. Marc Randall, Department of Radiology, IU School of Medicine
- Dr. Fadi Haddad, surgeon and cancer specialist, Bloomington
- Professor Milton Taylor, IU Department of Biology
- Professor Ken Nephew, IU Medical Sciences Program, Bloomington
Talking About Values in Politics
Aired April 20, 2000
- Professor Judy Failer, IU Department of Political Science, Bloomington
- Professor Quinton Dixie, IU Department of Religious Studies, Bloomington
- Reverend Phil Amerson, First Methodist Church, Bloomington
- Lloyd Olcott, former Bloomington city council member and longtime Republican leader
Can the Great Economy Go on Forever?
Aired April 27, 2000
- Professor R. Jeffrey Green, Kelley School of Business; Codirector of the Indiana Center for Econometric Model Research
- Morton Marcus, director, Indiana Business Research Center
- Linda Williamson, executive director, Bloomington Economic Development Corporation
- Professor Willard Witte, IU Department of Economics
The Changing Meaning of Ethnicity in American Life
Aired May 4, 2000
- Professor Tony Ardizzone, Director of the Creative Writing Program, IU Department of English
- Professor Purnima Bose, IU Department of English
- Professor Manuel Martinez, IU Department of English
- Professor John McCluskey, chair, IU Department of African American Studies
Making Sense of the Information Economy
Aired May 11, 2000, 8pm
- Professor Ken Dau-Schmidt, IU School of Law
- Professor Robert Klemkosky, Kelley School of Business
- Professor Rob Kling, IU School of Library and Information Science
- Jane Martin, CEO, Wisdom Tools
Educating Teachers for the 21st Century
Aired May 18, 2000
- Russell Hanson, acting dean, IU College of Arts and Sciences
- Donald Warren, dean, IU School of Education
- William Harwood, director, IU's 21st Century Teachers Program
- Carolyne Ambrose, teacher, Fairview Elementary School, Bloomington
The Life and Legacy of Herman B Wells
Aired May 25, 2000
- Kenneth R.R. Gros Louis, vice president, Indiana University
- Professor James Capshew, History and Philosophy of Science, and Wells biographer
- The Reverend Father Theodore Hesburgh, former president, University of Notre Dame
The Future of the Symphony Orchestra
Aired June 1, 2000
- Professor David Effron, IU School of Music
- Richard Hoffert, president and CEO, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
- Alfred Savia, music director, Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
- Ellen Schantz, director, IU Arts Administration Program