Just a reminder for upcoming April programs. ALL will be in the Toyota Auditorium and
are free and open to the public!
Mon. April 20, 12:15 pm – The Curious Case of Cuba: A healthcare system based on
rights, equity, and justice.
Dr. Bill Keck, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Family & Community Medicine, Northeast Ohio
Medical University, Editor-in-chief for Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba Review,
former President, American Public Health Association and former Peace Corps physician.
Co-hosted with College Education, Health and Human Sciences, Dept. of Public Health.
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Tues., April 21, 5:30 pm - Ashe Distinguished Lecture: US – Libya Relations –
Ambassador Deborah Jones
Join us and hear Ambassador Deborah Jones who will present the Ashe Lecture on US—
Libya Relations. This lecture is supported by a gift from Victor Ashe, former Ambassador
to Poland and Mayor of Knoxville. Ambassador Jones was confirmed in May 2013. A
career diplomat, she previously served as Ambassador to Kuwait; with the Middle East
Institute; US Naval War College; US Consulate General in Istanbul and Turkey; at posts in
Argentina, Iraq, Tunisia, Syria, Ethiopia, and United Arab Emirates; plus numerous other
assignments. She has a BA from Brigham Young University and a Master’s in National
Security Strategy from National Defense University.
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Wed., April 22 – 12:20-1:10 pm - Celebrate Earth Day and learn about the moral
significance of climate change with philosophy professor and sustainability working group
member, Dr. John Nolt. Dr. Nolt will be discussing how science-based estimates of
diversity loss and human casualties over the coming centuries forecast a tragedy
unprecedented in human history. -Sponsored by the Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public
Policy, Eco-Vols and the University of Tennessee Outdoor Program (UTOP)
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Tues., April 28, 3 pm Distinguished Lecture on Energy and the Environment – Phil Sharp
Dr. Phil Sharp, President, Resources for the Future. RFF is the oldest Washington think
tank devoted exclusively to policy analysis on energy, environmental, and natural
resource issues. Dr. Sharp was a 10 term US congressman from Indiana, Harvard IOP
lecturer and policy advisor to several agencies.
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