Twitter Executive Williams Does Q&A
Evan Williams, the founder and chief executive of Twitter, was at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on April 10 for a question-and-answer session with students in the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management. Download podcast
Left, Right; Obama, McCain: It may not be what you think
Why does it seem many people begin with political preferences and then try to find reasons justifying their inclinations? Why is it so difficult to sway people who care deeply about politics no matter how compelling the facts or persuasive the prose? University of Nebraska-Lincoln research may help to answer these questions. Download podcast
Colin G. Campbell at the E.N. Thompson Forum
Colin G. Campbell is Chairman and President of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation which, in 2007, convened the World Forum on the Future of Democracy. Since then, the Foundation has used both technology and face-to-face contact to engage thousands of people worldwide in a conversation about the roles, responsibilities and rights of citizens in a democracy. Download podcast
Dr. Michael Olivas & Dr. Vernon Briggs at the E.N. Thompson Forum
Estimates of the number of illegal immigrants in the United States range from 11 million to more than 20 million. Most recommendations for immigration reform center on the issue of a path to citizenship for these people. Opponents say this is amnesty, a strategy which proved ineffective in previous immigration legislation. Supporters say legalization is both a necessity and a moral obligation. In the second annual Wilson Dialogue, Dr. Michael Olivas, William B. Bates Distinguished Chair of Law at the University of Houston, and Dr. Vernon Briggs, Professor Emeritus in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, will discuss the issue of a path to citizenship. Download podcast
