Since 1988, the E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues has brought viewpoints on international and public policy
issues to UNL and the citizens of Nebraska to promote understanding and encourage debate. The Forum, a cooperative project of the Cooper
Foundation, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Lied Center, is named for its founder, E.N.
"Jack" Thompson, a visionary leader who understood the importance of global thinking and action.More about E.N. "Jack" Thompson
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Sarah Chayes to Speak on Afghanistan
 On Wednesday, March 4, author and activist Sarah Chayes will deliver "Notes from Afghanistan," the next E.N. Thompson Forum on World
Issues lecture. Chayes, a former NPR
reporter who covered the fall of the Taliban, has lived in Kandahar,
Afghanistan since 2001. Chayes left NPR
to help rebuild Afghanistan and currently helps run Arghand, a cooperative
producing skin-care products from local fruits, nuts and botanicals. Arghand's
long-term goal is to lessen southern Afghanistan's economic dependence on the
opium poppy. Chayes' book, "The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban" was published in 2006. She will sign books after the lecture.
The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Tickets are still available for this lecture. To request tickets,  contact the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 402-472-4747 or 800-432-3231. You may also request tickets in person at the Lied Center, 301 N. 12th Street in Lincoln.
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 Wilson Dialogue Looks at Path to Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants
The second annual Charles and Linda Wilson Dialogue on Domestic Issues promises to be a lively discussion on the topic, "Illegal Immigrants: Path to Citizenship?"
On Wednesday, March 25, at 7 p.m. at the Lied Center, Dr. Vernon Briggs,
professor emeritus of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor
Relations and Dr. Michael Olivas, William B. Bates Distinguished Chair of Law
and Director or the Institute of Higher Education Law & Governance at the
University of Houston Law Center will discuss their differing opinions on
creating a path to citizenship for undocumented workers.
Professor Rick Alloway of UNL's College of Journalism and Mass Communication will moderate the dialogue.
Tickets are still available for the Wilson Dialogue.
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Pre-talks Enhance Lecture Experience
In collaboration with the AdventureLied program, the Thompson Forum offers a pre-talk just before each lecture. Intended to give background information on the topic or speaker, the pre-talks begin at 6:30 and finish by 6:50 to allow patrons plenty of time to reach their seats. The pre-talks are held in the Steinhart Room just off the Lied Center's main lobby and are open to all lecture attendees.
On March 4, UNL Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs David Wilson will give the pre-talk for the Sarah Chayes lecture. Wilson was a Peace Corps volunteer in Afghanistan from 1976-78 during the Communist takeover and has stayed close to the people he met during his service. He visited Afghanistan in 2007 as part of a United Nations team. Wilson will share impressions and images of Afghanistan and its people.
On March 25, Dr. Alan Tomkins, Director of the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, will give a brief introduction to
the political and policy climate for and public perceptions of immigration in
Nebraska.
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Your Presence is Felt . . .
and so is your absence. Response to this year's lectures has been outstanding and the Forum lectures have had record attendance. That's the good news. The bad news is that even for the most popular lectures -- those for which all tickets had been distributed -- there were empty seats in the house.
If you hold a ticket to the Thompson Forum lectures and find you cannot attend, please give your ticket to someone who can, or return it to the Lied Center so that as many people as possible can enjoy the lecture in person. Thank you.
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The
E. N. Thompson Forum on World Issues is a cooperative project of the Cooper
Foundation, the Lied Center for Performing Arts and the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is an equal opportunity educator and employer with a comprehensive plan for diversity.
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