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Ronald Grigor Suny, professor of political science and history, University of Chicago; author, The Structure of Soviet History: Essays and Documents (2003) and A State of Nations: Empire and Nation-making in the Age of…

Dan Walters, political columnist, Sacramento Bee; author, The New California: Facing the 21st Century (1986) and co-author, The Third House: Lobbyists, Money and Power in Sacramento (2002); "Governing California in the…

Elizabeth Birch, former executive director, Human Rights Campaign; "An Awakening Planet: LGBT America on the Edge of History"  

Barry Lopez, author, Artic Dreams (1986) and Light Action in the Caribbean: Stories (2000); "Readings" (2:00 p.m.)  

Takakazu Kuriyama, former Japanese vice minister of foreign affairs; former Japanese Ambassador to the United States; author, The Japan-U.S. Alliance: From Drift to Revitalization (1997) and Japan and the United States:…

Bernardo Carducci, professor of psychology, founding director, Shyness Research Institute, Indiana University; co-author, Shyness: A Bold New Approach (2000) and author, The Pocket Guide to Making Successful Small Talk:…

Amelia Tyagi, co-founder, HealthAllies, health benefits firm; co-author, "The Two-Income Trap: Why Middle-Class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Broke" (2003)  

Leslie Bonci, director of sports medicine nutrition, University of Pittsburg; author, American Dietetic Association Guide to Better Digestion (2003) and co-author, Total Fitness for Women (2002); "Dangers of the Low-Car…

Barbara Lewalski, William A. Kenan professor of English literature, history, and literature, Harvard University; author, Writing Women in Jacobean England, 1603-1625 (1998) and The Life of John Milton: A Critical Biogra…

Eugenie Scott, executive director, National Center for Science Education; co-author, Teaching about Evolution and the Nature of Science (1998) and forthcoming Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction (2004); "The Case…