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Dartmouth scholar to deliver Chisolm Lecture
Susan Ackerman, professor of religion and of women's and gender studies and chair of the Department of Religion at Dartmouth College, will deliver the William Anderton Chisolm Lecture at the Divinity School on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
The lecture will be held at 5:15 p.m. in Niebuhr Lecture Hall, 490 Prospect St., and will be followed by a reception. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Ackerman is a specialist in the religion of ancient Israel and the religions of Israel's ancient neighbors -- Mesopotamia, Egypt and Canaan. She is the author of three books, the most recent of which is "When Heroes Love: The Ambiguity of Eros in the Stories of Gilgamesh and David."
In her lecture, Ackerman will review some of the archaeological evidence for ancient Israelite household shrines and consider women's roles within such sanctuaries. It is her contention that these localized places of worship offered women opportunities for more meaningful participation in their culture's religion than may have been available to them in ancient Israel's large state temples.
The Chisolm Lecture series, established in 1998, is funded through the Francis Asbury Palmer Foundation, an independent New York-based foundation that supports higher education, with a strong emphasis on seminary support. This year's lecture is the last of five Chisolm Lectures funded through the foundation's grant to the Divinity School.
Chris Patten, former governor general of Hong Kong and commissioner of the European Union in charge of external relations, will visit the campus on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
Patten will discuss "Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain and Europe" at 4 p.m. in the Luce Hall auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Ave. Sponsored by the European Studies Council and the European Union Studies Program at the Yale Center for International and Area Studies, the talk is free and open to the public.
Patten currently serves as the chancellor for the University of Newcastle and the University of Oxford. He is the author of several books, including "East and West: The Last Governor of Hong Kong on Power, Freedom and the Future," "Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs" and "Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain and Europe in a New Century."
In 1999, Patten was appointed as one of Britain's two members of the Commission of the European Union. He served in that capacity until 2004. When he completed his term, he was raised to the Peerage and entered the House of Lords as Lord Patten of Barnes.
Patten was appointed governor general of Hong Kong in 1992. During his five years as governor general, he played a central role in expanding the rights of Hong Kong residents to participate in elections to the Legislative Council.
Jim Gordon, president of Cape Wind Associates, will give a talk as part of a lecture series on "Corporate Risk Management and the Environment" on Thursday, Feb. 2.
Gordon will speak on "The Perfect Storm: Siting a Wind Park in Nantucket Sound" at 4 p.m. in Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall, 205 Prospect St. Sponsored by the Industrial Environmental Management Program at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, the talk is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the lecture. For more information, contact Jennifer McFadden at (203) 432-6953 or jennifer.mcfadden@yale.edu.
Gordon founded Energy Management Inc. (EMI), an independent power company, in 1975. EMI is now developing renewable energy projects including Cape Wind.
Cape Wind Associates is in the process of gaining approval for the Cape Wind Project, the first offshore wind park in the United States. Upon approval, the wind park will be built on Horseshoe Island, five miles off the Cape Cod shore in Massachusetts. Under average conditions, the wind park will produce enough electricity to power three-quarters of the Cape and Island with clean, renewable energy.
Martin S. Indyk, director of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy and senior fellow in the Foreign Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, will give the next lecture in the International Security Studies' Grand Strategy Lecture Series on Thursday, Feb. 2.
Titled "The Future of the Arab-Israeli Conflict," Indyk's talk will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Rm. 128, Sterling Law Buildings, 127 Wall St. The talk is free and the public is invited to attend.
Considered to be an expert on the Middle East, Indyk is the former U.S. ambassador to Israel, where he served two tours, 1995-97 and 2000-2001. Prior to this, he served as special assistant to President Clinton and as a senior director of Near East and South Asian affairs at the National Security Council (NSC). While at the NSC, he was principal adviser to the president and the national security adviser on Arab-Israeli issues, Iraq, Iran and South Asia.
A senior member of former Secretary of State Warren Christopher's Middle East peace team, Indyk served as the White House representative on the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Commission. In the second Clinton administration, he was appointed assistant secretary of state for Near East affairs. His responsibilities included Middle East policy under former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
The third event in the "Francis Conversations with Writers and Editors" series will feature a reading by William Zinsser, one of America's foremost authorities on writing, on Thursday, Feb. 2.
Sponsored by the Yale College Dean's Office and held in conjunction with Professor Anne Fadiman, the current Francis Writer in Residence at Yale, the reading will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Branford College common room, 74 High St. This event is free and open to the public.
Zinsser is a former newspaper reporter, prolific magazine writer, editor, teacher and renowned writing coach. His 15 books include "On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction" (now in its 25th anniversary edition), as well as "Writing to Learn," "How to Write a Memoir," "Speaking of Journalism," "Writing About Your Life: A Journey to the Past" and "Inventing the Truth: The Art and Craft of Memoir."
During the 1970s, Zinsser was master of Branford College, and taught nonfiction writing at the University.
Ron Shapiro, music executive at Ron Shapiro Management & Consulting LLC, will be the guest at a Calhoun College master's tea on Friday, Feb. 3.
Shapiro will speak at 4:30 p.m. at the master's house, 434 College St. The lecture is open to the public free of charge.
Regarded as one of the music industry's most innovative and accomplished executives, Shapiro founded his company, which represents a broad spectrum of musical genres, in 2004.
Along with Mercury Nashville recording artist Julie Roberts and Sire/Warner Bros. recording artist Regina Spektor, Shapiro's current roster includes Columbia recording artist Sebastian and the U.K.-based Universal recording group, the Webb Sisters.
For the past two years, Shapiro has also served as an adviser to a number of music-related businesses, including AOL Music.
In addition to his role in developing long-term careers for Jewel, Brandy, matchbox twenty, Tori Amos and others, Shapiro was involved in starting breakthrough success for such artists as the Corrs, P.O.D., Craig David and Hootie & the Blowfish.
Shapiro also took an active role in pioneering a number of unconventional cross-marketing strategies, including partnerships with the Wilhelmina modeling agency and Cover Girl cosmetics; and special projects in conjunction with such publications as Teen People, Seventeen, Vogue, Bride and Glamour.
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