Lincoln Love

While our friends in the sciences may be continuing their on-going celebration of Charles Darwin, we'll be looking at Lincoln and his legacy. The Lincoln Symposium* will take place this Friday and Saturday, February 27 and 28.

Friday: Keynote lecture by Benjamin Jealous, President of the NAACP, 4 pm: Salomon 101
Saturday: Check out the full slate of events here.

*Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the Faculty, the Office of the Vice President for Research, the University Library, the Department of History, the Political Theory Project, and the Rhode Island Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

Other events this week:

• Screening of Southside: The Fall and Rise of an Inner-City Neighborhood, Monday, 5 pm: Joukowsky Forum (Watson)
  
• The Economies of Illegality: The Role of Criminal Law Reconsidered, Tuesday, 4 pm: McKinney Conference Room (Watson)
• Janus Conversation: Will it Work? A Conversation about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Tuesday, 4 PM: Salomon 001
  
• Providence 101: Children’s Health Insurance and Health Policy with Jill Beckwith, Wednesday, 12 pm: J. Walter Wilson 501
  
• Hierarchical Market Economies and Varieties of Capitalism in Latin America, Wednesday, 5 pm: McKinney Conference Room (Watson)
• Immigration: President Obama's Forgotten Priority with NYTimes correspondent Julia Preston, Thursday, 6 pm: Joukowsky Forum (Watson)

News Items:

• "Bottom of Education Ladder is GOP-Friendly" National Journal: An insightful look at links between educational levels and electoral preferences. The article contends that Republicans' domination of the "least-educated counties" has been a long time in the making.
• "Argentina on the Danube?" The Economist: Certain Eastern European nations are dealing with pressing bank and currency troubles. This article examines the interplay of industry, the Euro,the IMF, and potentially the EU.
  
• "Governors' Fight Over Stimulus May Define G.O.P." NY Times: While several governors ban together to refuse portions of stimulus money, others urge team play.
  

Short Week

This is a shortened week, but it offers some great events! Also, remember TODAY is the last day to change a grade option or add a class. Internship deadlines at many places may begin to approach as well, so it is best to start looking early and leave plenty of time for faculty recommendations if necessary. Grants, funding and fellowships will also come due; for example, the BIAP deadline is March 16.

Events this week:

• Reel Law Film Series Presents Philadelphia, TODAY, 7 pm: Foxboro Auditorium (Kassar House)
  
• William Connolly on Capital Flows, Sovereign Practices, and Global Resonance Machines Thursday, 4:30 pm: Watson
  
• Janus Lecture: One World, Many People: Are there Universal Human Rights? Thursday, 4 pm: Salomon 101
  

February Fun

Hi all, please enjoy this week's events; news items will follow. Remember that Lincoln's birthday is coming up, so look forward to some exciting educational celebrations around campus! Namely this one. It will feature distinguished speakers, like Benjamin Jealous, President of the NAACP, and many Lincoln scholars.

Events this week:

• Violence & Hybrid Organizational Forms: A Study in Conflict-ridden Zones in Colombia, Monday, 5 pm: McKinney Conference Room (Watson)
  
• The Education Reform Bus: Has It Left the Depot? Monday, 7:30 pm: MacMillan 115
  
• Cop in the Hood: Peter Moskos Lecture, Tuesday, 7 pm: MacMillan 115
  
• The Politics of Feminist Security Studies, Wednesday, 4 pm: Joukowsky Forum (Watson)
• Janus Political Union Student Debate on Israel's Security Policy, Thursday, 4 pm: Wilson 301

News Update!

• "In Israeli Vote, the Winner is Gridlock" NY Times: A discussion of possible ways that the parties of the left and right might deal with the mixed gains for either side produced by the recent election.
• "States Counting on Stimulus Aid" Washington Post: Many states, from California to Rhode Island, are suffering from severe budget troubles. The House and Senate versions of the stimulus bill present very different amounts of state aid.
• "Three Months and Counting" The Economist: An update on the ongoing fight for one Minnesota Senate seat.
  

Back in Action

Don't forget that Tuesday is the last day to add a course through Banner! You can drop courses up until May 5th, though. Now that the semester is really rolling, there is a lot going on--check the action out below.

Events this week:

• Federal Gov't Jobs and Internships, Tuesday, 12 pm: Taubman at 67 George Street
  
• Fair Elections Rally and Press Conference, Tuesday, 2:30 pm: Salomon 101, then to the State House!
• Nadav Tamir on Israel in a Changing Middle East, Tuesday, 4pm: Joukowsky at Watson
• Providence 101: Making a Difference from the State Supreme Court with Acting Chief Justice Goldberg, Tuesday, 5:30 pm: Crystal Room in Alumnae Hall
• Do Poverty Relief Funds Affect Electoral Behavior? Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Mexico, Wednesday, 5 pm: McKinney at Watson
• Janus Forum with Prof. Krause: Freedom Beyond Sovereignty, Wednesday, 7 pm: Wilson 302
  
• Green Energy: Converging Viewpoints (Brown Faculty Panel), Thursday, 5 pm: List 120
• Burtin Levin on US and China: Cooperation or Confrontation, Thursday, 8 pm: Salomon 001
• Brown Legal Studies Seminar: Some Unintended Consequences of Equal Opportunity Law, Friday, 12 pm: Faculty Club (RSVP to ellen_white@brown.edu)
  

Recent News Items of Interest:

• "In Iraq's North, Vote Will Define Loyalties" Washington Post: One view on the implications of Iraq's recent elections with special attention paid to Kurd-Arab relations.
  
• "To Nudge, Shift or Shove the Supreme Court Left" NY Times: An exploration of possible directions Obama can go with his potential Supreme Court nominees. The online article includes a fascinating graphic from a UChicago study that ranked current and past justices by conservatism.
  
• "Outsider Scores Upset in RNC Chairman's Race" National Journal Magazine: A thorough account of Steele's selection, including the vote breakdown of the six rounds of ballots. Though many Republicans have declared the victory a unanimously supported move in a better direction, this article suggests that the party is far from being on a single page.