Lecture

Prince Hubertus Zu Loewenstein (1967-1968)

Jan 30, 1968

“How Stable is German Democracy” Prince Hubertus Zu Loewenstein was a German historian and journalist, and an early opponent of Hitler. He fled Germany and moved to the United States to promote anti-Nazism in advance of the Second World War. While still in Germany, he was a [...]

M. M. Tumin (1967-1968)

Dec 01, 1967

“Reconstruction in Higher Education” M.M Tumin was a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Princeton University whose work examined race relations. He studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University. In the early 1940s, Tumin comp

Hon. Norman St. John-Stevas (1966-1967)

Oct 15, 1967

“Art, Morality and Censorship” Norman St. John-Stevas was a Conservative politician, member of the British House of Commons, and a well-known writer and editor. After studying at a Roman Catholic seminary for six months, he studied law at Cambridge and Oxford Universities, and ea

Theodore W. Schultz (1966-1967)

Mar 27, 1967

Theodore Schultz was professor of economics at University of Chicago. He won the 1979 Nobel Prize for economics for his “analysis of the role of investment in human capital for economic development, particularly in agriculture.” Schultz studied agriculture and economics at [...]

Lawrence C.B. Gower (1966-1967)

Mar 15, 1967

“Problems of African Universities South of the Sahara” Lawrence C.B. Gower was the Law Commissioner for Great Britain and the former Dean of Law at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He wrote The Principles of Modern Company Law (1954). Gower studied law at University [...]

A.E. Safarian (1966-1967)

Mar 01, 1967

“Approaches to Foreign Ownership” Dr. A.E. Safarian was professor of economics at the University of Toronto. After graduating with a degree in political economy from the University of Toronto, he worked on compiling and analyzing data on Canada’s international transactions [...]

Douglas V. LePan (1966-1967)

Feb 16, 1967

“Responsibility and Revolt” Douglas V. LePan was a professor of literature and the principal of University College at the University of Toronto. He was also a poet, novelist, and diplomat. He studied at the University of Toronto, Harvard University, and Oxford University. [...]

Jaroslav J. Pelikan (1966-1967)

Jan 23, 1967

“The Irony of Reformation” Jaroslav J. Pelikan was Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Yale Divinity School, where he worked on the history of Christianity and Christian theology. He studied at Concordia Seminary and received his PhD from the University of [...]

Frank H. Underhill (1966-1967)

Jan 16, 1967

“Canadian Intellectuals and Canadian National Politics, 1867-1967” Frank H. Underhill was a writer and radio commentator, as well as a professor of history at the University of Toronto. He was a noted Canadian social democrat and public intellectual. Underhill was the [...]

Robert E. Lane (1966-1967)

Nov 04, 1966

“Of What Use to Man Are Political Ideas?” Robert E. Lane was Eugene Meyer Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Yale University, where he taught for nearly five decades. His research examined political parties, public opinion and the psychology of political behavior. [...]

Harold D. Lasswell (1965-1966)

Dec 02, 1965

“The Future of Political Science” Harold D. Lasswell was Ford Foundation Professor of Law and Social Sciences at Yale University. His influential work examined power relations, personality and politics, and behavioural political science and was published in more than 30 [...]

Laurens van der Post (1965-1966)

Nov 23, 1965

“The Symbol and the Artist” Laurens van der Post was a South African author, political advisor, explorer, and humanitarian. In 1925, he began working as a reporter with The Natal Advertiser and a year later co-founded a satirical magazine that was critical of imperialism. [...]