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The "Democratic Vistas" lectures are still available online at www.yale.edu/democracy.



Yale Experts Explore Interweaving Histories
of Yale and U.S. in DeVane Series

The first Tercentennial edition of the William Clyde DeVane Lecture series was devoted to "Democratic Vistas."

For the first time, text, audio and video versions of all the lectures and the follow-up discussion were available online shortly after being delivered.

Also, instead of the usual format of featuring one Yale scholar, the Tercentennial lectures were presented by 15 prominent Yale faculty, each speaking on a different aspect of "democracy." They are: President Richard C. Levin; Deans Anthony Kronman, Richard H. Brodhead and Richard Benson; and Yale faculty members Bruce Ackerman, Mahzarin Banaji, David Bromwich, Stephen Carter, Nancy Cott, Michael Denning, John Gaddis, David Gelernter, James Scott, Ian Shapiro and Joan Steitz.

Kronman, who organized the series and delivered the first lecture, noted that the series' theme, "Democratic Vistas," is particularly appropriate to explore in the Tercentennial series, because Yale's 300-year history is "interwoven with that of American democracy in countless ways."

This fall, the DeVane Lectures are examining Yale's contributions to the field of architecture. Led by School of Architecture Dean Robert A.M. Stern, the series also features prominent alumni in the field.


Contents

Gala Weekend Concludes University's Tercentennial

Yale at 300

Alumni Presidents

President Levin Launches Joint Initiatives Between Yale and China During Trip

'Gender Matters' Looks at Women's Evolving Roles

Yale Experts Explore Interweaving Histories of Yale and U.S. in DeVane Series

Celebrating Yale's 300th Around the Nation and Around the World

Building Partnerships for a Stronger New Haven

Bush Sr. Recalls Challenges of the Oval Office

Yale Honors Latest 'Son of Eli' in White House

Clinton: U.S. Will Prevail Against Terrorism

Zedillo decries 'shameful trend of increasing polarization'

Alumni economists discuss U.S. economic prosperity

Yale Alumni in the News