Herrett Forum Lecture Series - Spring 2009
The Herrett Forum Lecture Series began in January, 2006. (A list of past lectures is available here.) Programs on science, archaeology, history, music, art, and other topics of local interest are featured, by lecturers from around the world, many of whom have roots in our community.
All lectures begin at 7:30 pm and are presented in the Herrett Center's Rick Allen Room. Admission is free.
| Date |
Title |
Lecturer(s) |
| Wed., Jan. 21st, 2009 |
"Wounded Watchdog? Public Interest Journalism in the Age of the Internet" |
Flynn McRoberts, Deputy Projects Director at the Chicago Tribune |
| Wed., Feb. 18th, 2009 |
"Realizing the Founders' Vision" |
Keith Allred, PhD, President of TheCommonInterest.org |
| Wed., Mar. 18th, 2009 |
"Endangered Peoples, Endangered Species: Creating an Archaeology that Matters" |
Herbert D. G. Maschner, PhD, Anthropology Research Professor, Idaho State University |
| Wed., Apr. 15th, 2009 |
"Idaho's Sabertooths—A Tale of Two Kitties" |
William Akersten, PhD, Idaho Museum of Natural History |
| Wed., May 13th, 2009 |
"Archaeology of America's Oldest Human Remains: Ancient DNA at the Paisley Caves in Oregon" |
Dennis Jenkins, PhD, Senior Staff Archaeologist, University of Oregon |
If you would like to be informed of upcoming lectures via e-mail, please send a request.
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