Committee of the American Founding 2008, March

The Colloquium this Spring was held in March 2008.

Talks and Speakers for the Colloquium

Rick Swartz '72 and Carol Swain:"Immigration Discussion"

Date: Wednesday, March 5

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Description: Rick Swartz '72, President of Strategic Solutions Washington, is a nationally recognized strategist on a range of major domestic and international public policy issues. Mr. Swartz specializes in crafting broad "strange bedfellow" coalitions to tackle some of the most important public policy issues in the 21 st century, including immigrant rights and policies. In 1981, Mr. Swartz founded the National Immigration Forum, the nation's most influential advocacy organization on behalf of immigrants and refugees, composed of a broad-based coalition of national and community-based organizations. As President of the Forum until 1990, Mr. Swartz played leading roles in organizing bipartisan coalitions from constituencies across the country to secure legal status for over 4 million refugees and undocumented immigrants, to establish effective opposition to the “English Only” movement, and to ensure scores of immigrant leaders and organizations a place in important policy debates.

Carol Swain is a Professor of Law and Politics at Vanderbilt University. Before joining Vanderbilt in 1999, Professor Swain was a tenured associate professor of politics and public policy at Princeton University.  Her highly acclaimed book, Black Faces, Black Interests: The Representation of African Americans in Congress received the 1994 Woodrow Wilson prize for the best book published in the U.S. on government, politics or international affairs. Her most recent book is Debating Immigration (ed). Professor Swain has been concerned with the problem of illegal immigration, especially how it may cut against the interests of African Americans. She has appeared on numerous radio and television shows including ABC News, Fox News Live, CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight , CNN's Anderson Cooper , CNN's Showbiz Tonight , CNN's Paula Zahn , CNBC, Tavis Smiley Show , and National Public Radio.

Location: Cole Assembly Room

Converse Hall

"The State of Political Parties"

Date: Monday, March 24

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Description: James Ceaser is Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia

Location: Babbott Room

Octagon

"The Pentagon's New Map"

Date: Monday, March 31

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Description: Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnet will speak about his book entitled "The Pentagon's New Map." Dr. Barnet is Senior Managing Director, Enterra Solutions LLC.

Location: Pruyne Lecture Hall

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