[Alumni-chat] Good news and birthday bash

[ccary60 (ccary60 at gmail.com)]

I still have his Marable's contact information if anyone goes that path.  He wasn't cheap but might be willing to negotiate and is a very good speaker-something that can't be said for many academics.  

Callie

>Manning Marable.  he's from the dayton area, has spoken at antioch in
>the last decade at least twice and is a powerful voice in american
>higher education.  Inviting him to come speak would be a great first
>step to getting him on our College Board (hint! hint!).
>
>tim
>
>from manningmarable.net:
>Dr. Manning Marable is one of America's most influential and widely
>read scholars. Since 1993, Dr. Marable has been Professor of Public
>Affairs, Political Science, History and African-American Studies at
>Columbia University in New York City. For ten years, Dr. Marable was
>founding director of the Institute for Research in African-American
>Studies at Columbia University, from 1993 to 2003. Under Dr. Marable's
>leadership, the Institute became one of the nation's most prestigious
>centers of scholarship on the black American experience.
>
>Born in 1950, Dr. Marable received his B.A. degree from Earlham
>College in 1971, his M.A. degree in American History from the
>University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1972 and his Ph.D. in American
>History from the University of Maryland in 1976. Before coming to
>Columbia, Dr. Marable was previously Senior Research Associate of
>Africana Studies at Cornell University (1980-1982); Professor of
>History and Economics, and Director of the Race Relations Institute at
>Fisk University (1982-1983); Professor of Sociology and founding
>director of Colgate University's Africana and Latin American Studies
>Program (1983-1986); Chair of the Black Studies Department at Ohio
>State University (1987-1989); and Professor of Ethnic Studies at the
>University of Colorado at Boulder (1989-1993).
>
>On 9/6/07, J. David Coldren <jdavid at coldren.net> wrote:
>>Catherine, my choice would be Leon Botstein, president of Bard and conductor
>>of the American Symphony Orchestra. He's a very busy man, but he took time
>>out while in Jerusalem to say some very powerful things about Antioch. (Do a
>>Google search on "Botstein Antioch".) I can't vouch for Mr. Botstein's (or
>>the Rev. Tutu's) moral authority, but I think he would be a respectable
>>draw. I'm a little surprised that the people who run Antioch University
>>didn't have a stellar attraction signed up by now; it is an anniversary that
>>divides by five.
>>
>>Failing that, my instinct would be to go for political support. We'll
>>probably need that. Gov. Ted Strickland (D., OH) could put his mouth where
>>his money is by speaking up for Antioch's importance to Ohio education and
>>the local economy. Former US Senator Mike DeWine (R., OH) grew up in Yellow
>>Springs, hung around my Young Republicans organizations while I was at
>>Antioch and has deep roots in the area and appears to have some spare time
>>these days.
>>
>>If we need star power, try for John Lithgow. He is father was an Antioch
>>fixture and he was a little pest when his father did a summer season in the
>>Amphitheatre during the early 60's.
>>
>>I hope this helps,
>>
>>
>>J. David Coldren '65
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jordan, Catherine [mailto:CJordan at achieveminneapolis.org]
>>Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 11:38 AM
>>To: J. David Coldren; Alumni Chat List; timothynoble at gmail.com;
>>ncrow at penberg.com; inafrank at adelphia.net; Rdaily at dailyLLC.com
>>Subject: RE: [Alumni-chat] Good news and birthday bash
>>
>>Good point. J. David, can you put your head to this? Who would knock
>>their socks off?  Who is the Desmond Tutu of American education that
>>holds the moral authority to send the message that Antioch is
>>invaluable?
>>
>>
>>CJ
>>
>>Catherine Jordan
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