Dr. Rushworth Kidder, a senior columnist for The Christian Science Monitor and former professor of English at Wichita State University, Kidder discusses his transition from academia to journalism and the importance of strong writing skills.
Date Issued
1989
Identifier
RushworthKidder
Format
Video file
Title
Maggie Kuhn - Alive, Well, and Gray.
Abstract/Description
Maggie Kuhn, founder of the Gray Panthers, discusses the topic of aging and the importance of lifelong learning, stressing the importance of having a purpose in life.
Date Issued
1983
Identifier
MaggieKuhn2
Format
Video file
Title
Judith Pisano.
Abstract/Description
Judith Pisano, an instructor with the Red Cross, shares her story of growing up poor and being illiterate until the age of 40. She speaks about how she overcompensated for her illiteracy and how she finally overcame it.
Date Issued
1992
Identifier
JudithPisano
Format
Video file
Title
Joseph Laufer.
Abstract/Description
On the eve of the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in America, Joseph Laufer, president of the International Columbian Quincentenary Alliance, dispels several myths regarding the explorer and his journey.
Date Issued
1991
Identifier
JosephLaufer
Format
Video file
Title
Idella Parker.
Abstract/Description
Idella Parker - author, teacher, and maid to the author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings - speaks about her own life and the life of the author of The Yearling and Cross Creek. Idella Parker was a cook, housekeeper, and comfort to the famous author from 1940-1950. She shares an intimate story of their spirited friendship and what it was like to live in the segregated south.
Date Issued
1993
Identifier
IdellaParker
Format
Video file
Title
Jane Brody - Nutrition: Facts and Fads.
Abstract/Description
In a segment called Nutrition: Facts and Fads, New York Times columnist Brody discusses her book Jane Brody's Guide to Personal Health. Brody argues that high-starch, high-fiber foods are essential for a balanced diet. Brody also takes questions from the audience on nutrition and diets.
Date Issued
1982
Identifier
JaneBrody
Format
Video file
Title
Jane Brody - Fitness: Are You on Track?.
Abstract/Description
In a segment titled, Fitness: Are You on Track, New York Times columnist Jane Brody discusses her book Jane Brody's Guide to Personal Health. Brody stresses the importance and benefits of daily exercise. Brody also takes questions from the audience on the benefits of exercise.
Date Issued
1982
Identifier
JaneBrody2
Format
Video file
Title
Dr. Joseph Kett.
Abstract/Description
Professor Joseph Kett, Chairman of the Department of History at the University of Virginia, discusses his work on The Cultural Literacy Dictionary, which he co-authored with fellow professors James Trefil and E.D. Hirsch, Jr. The Dictionary aims to help the average American understand terminology that those in the field that are “culturally literate” assume are common knowledge.
Date Issued
1988
Identifier
JosephFKett
Format
Video file
Title
Hazel Henderson - Globalization.
Abstract/Description
Author, futurist, and evolutionary economist Hazel Henderson speaks about our changing economy and the changes that she believes need to take place to reshape the global economy for sustainability at every level. NOTE: There is a secondary layer of audio barely audible in the background intermittently.
Date Issued
2001
Identifier
HazelHenderson
Format
Video file
Title
Hazel Henderson - Think Globally, Act Locally.
Abstract/Description
Author, futurist, and evolutionary economist Hazel Henderson urges viewers to "think globally, act locally". In other words: to recognize how political, economic, and business actions at the local level affect the world at large.
Date Issued
1990
Identifier
HazelHenderson2
Format
Video file
Title
Elaine Marcus Starkman.
Abstract/Description
Elaine Marcus Starkman - poet, playwright, and author of Learning to Sit in the Silence: A Journal of Caretaking - shares selections of her book and discusses spending ten years of her life as caretaker of her mother-in-law. Through her writings, Elaine reflects on this time period in her life and how she coped with the essential truths of the aging process.
Date Issued
1994
Identifier
ElaineMarcusStarkman
Format
Video file
Title
Ellen Goodman.
Abstract/Description
Ellen Goodman - author, journalist, syndicated columnist, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize - discusses the failure of the Equal Rights Amendment and argues that more work must be done for equal rights for women, particularly in the workplace. NOTE: Sound quality is low for first two minutes; audio and video are not quite aligned.
Date Issued
1983
Identifier
EllenGoodman
Format
Video file
Title
Elizabeth Seydel Morgan.
Abstract/Description
Poet Elizabeth Seydel Morgan discusses how she became a poet and the influences on her work, and reads many of her original poems aloud such as Heron and All my Friends Pets are Growing Old.
Date Issued
1989
Identifier
ElizabethSeydelMorgan
Format
Video file
Title
Eckart Wintzen.
Abstract/Description
Eckart Wintzen and Hazel Henderson discuss the impact that businesses have on the environment and how businesses can be innovative in creating a sustainable environment. Wintzen introduces the concept of green auditing, or introducing environmental impacts as costs.
Date Issued
1992
Identifier
EckartWintzen
Format
Video file
Title
Fran Worden Henry.
Abstract/Description
Fran Worden Henry, author of Toughing It Out at Harvard, discusses her experience getting her MBA from Harvard. NOTE: Intro for episode is cut off, and video starts a few seconds into introduction of guest.
Date Issued
1984
Identifier
FranWordenHenry
Format
Video file
Title
Connie May Fowler.
Abstract/Description
Connie May Fowler, author of Before Women had Wings, shares how her life as a young child growing up in Florida was the basis for this novel. She also discusses how the character of Zora in the novel was a tribute to author Zora Neal Hurston.
Date Issued
1996
Identifier
ConnieMayFowler2
Format
Video file
Title
Carolyn Forche.
Abstract/Description
Poet, teacher, translator, and activist Carolyn Forché - whose poetry has been praised by Joyce Carol Oates and who received a Guggenheim Fellowship and traveled to El Salvador with Amnesty International, where she witnessed the civil war - discusses how she became a professional poet and shares selections of her politically engaged poetry.
Date Issued
1990
Identifier
CarolynForche
Format
Video file
Title
Dr. Nancy Schlossberg.
Abstract/Description
Kent Campus Provost Dr. Charles Dassance interviews Dr. Nancy Schlossberg, a professor at the University of Maryland at College Park and author of Overwhelmed: Coping with Life's Up and Downs, discusses adult development and learning and coping strategies for dealing with adult transitions.
Date Issued
1992
Identifier
NancySchlossberg
Format
Video file
Title
Dr. Margaret Wheatley.
Abstract/Description
Dr. Margaret Wheatley - author of Leadership and the New Science and president of the Berkana Institute - shares her views on how public institutions are changing and discusses how her theories could improve organizational performance in higher education.
Date Issued
2001
Identifier
MargaretWheatley
Format
Video file
Title
Diane Cory.
Abstract/Description
Diane Cory, a corporate consultant who focuses on diversity and leadership, discusses the difficulties some face in business and how to work effectively in environments that foster diversity without creating argument or debate.