Checkmate in India: A UI student from Denmark discovers the wonders and idiosyncracies of India when she travels to Calicut to compete in an international chess tournament. -- Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits: Several interesting inventions are...
IN CLASS: Students discover everything they wanted to know—and more—in a class that analyzes the links between sex and culture. -- A Grand Experiment: Medical experiments move out of the laboratory and into the kitchens and everyday lives of...
SCHOOL WORK: Most University of Iowa students work to make ends meet. Caught between their aspirations and the perspiration it takes to achieve them, they're learning skills that will transfer to the careers they pursue after graduation. -- WHEN...
Binnie Kirshenbaum reads from her novel entitled An Almost Perfect Moment. During a question and answer session, Kirshenbaum points out that the voices of the characters in the book had been with her for many years--they would be saying, “What a...
The author discusses her legacy as the daughter of a famous Ugandan writer, Timothy Wangusa. She discusses the themes in her writing, primarily those deriving from her life as a Ugandan woman. She reads from her book, Memoirs of a Mother.
Two seperate interviews. First, Ayeta Anne Wangusa discusses her legacy as the daughter of a famous Ugandan writer, Timothy Wangusa. She discusses the themes in her writing, primarily those deriving from her life as a Ugandan woman. She reads from...
Nadia Abduljabbar stresses the need to address the similarities between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, considering "different religions as different windows toward Heaven." Nihad Sirees addresses the concept of Jihad in Islam, and the...
Mary Doria Russell reads from A Thread of Grace, a work of historical fiction. Russell explains her choice to write about Jewish Italians during World War II, claiming that approximately 85% of Jewish Italians survived the Holocaust. Russell...
One of 18 scrapbooks on Wood's career, containing letters, postcards, photographs, clippings, and miscellany; compiled by Nan Wood Graham, sister of Grant Wood.
Unity in Diversity -- We Went To See And Learn -- Value Systems And Modern Life -- Law School Dedication -- Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Grahame -- Sutherland Dows, Sr. -- The State of the University -- The College of Tomorrow -- 1962 Institute -- Actuarial...
The Several Careers of Hope Ryden -- A New Center for New Music -- Actuarial Science Program -- One of the Nation's Best -- Greeks on Campus -- Toward Quality and Growth -- New Foundation Board Members -- Inlook -- Faces From The Crowd -- Alumni...