With the dual goals of fulfilling a principal mission of a great teaching institution and reflecting the highest values of a free and open society, President Richard C. Levin recently initiated a series of faculty-led discussions on the many ramifications of the Iraq war.
The discussions, or Teach-Ins, focus on different aspects of the war from a range of perspectives. They are meant to provide students and the public with the knowledge necessary to understand public events of profound importance.
"Through the expertise of our faculty, the University can provide multiple perspectives on controversial issues," Levin said.
"In an environment of civility, where we respect and listen carefully to one another, controversy stimulates learning," he noted in a letter to the Yale community.
"The War in Iraq: Yale University Teach-Ins" began on March 26 with a discussion moderated by the series coordinator John Gaddis, the Robert A. Lovett Professor of Military and Naval History, acting director of the International Security Studies Program and chair of the International Affairs Council of the Yale Center for International and Area Studies (YCIAS). Coverage of that discussion appeared in the April 4 issue of the Yale Bulletin and Calendar.
Last week, the series continued with a panel on Iraq's major contributions to Western civilization on April 1, an April 3 session on the media coverage of the war, and another on April 4 focusing on the ethical and economic ramifications of the war. (Read Story).
Coverage of a session on the war's price tag on April 6 and another on its repercussions on April 10 will appear in a later issue.
The following is a list of future events in the Teach-In series. Unless otherwise noted, all of these events, which are free and open to the public, will take place at 8 p.m. in Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave.
April 13 -- There will be a panel on "The Future of the United Nations," featuring Paul Kennedy, the J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History; Charles Hill, visiting lecturer in the International Affairs Council of the Yale Center for International and Area Studies; and James Sutterlin, a fellow of the United Nations Studies program.
April 17 -- Two student groups representing different views of the war, the Yale Coalition for Peace and the Yale College Students for Democracy, will sponsor a debate between Gaddis and Rashid Khalidi, professor of history and Near Eastern languages and civilizations at the University
April 27 -- Ernesto Zedillo, director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, and Gus Ranis, YCIAS director, will discuss "Nation Building" with one other
May 4 -- A student panel will conclude the series.
All events in "The War in Iraq: Yale University Teach-Ins" are being recorded on videotape and can be seen online at www.yale.edu/opa/@yale/teachin/video.html.
A videotape of the April 1 Teach-In on Iraq's cultural heritage can be purchased for $8 from the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization. Call Maureen Draicchio at (203) 432-2944 to order a copy.
The first discussion in the series, on March 26, was also recorded by Citizens' Access TV for Comcast customers in certain areas. That discussion will be broadcast on Channel 29 on Tuesdays at 9 p.m., and Saturdays at 7 p.m. throughout April. Consult local listings for broadcasts of other Yale Teach-Ins on the war.
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