America’s Historian: Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., History and Social Action October 15, 2007

America’s Historian: Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., History and Social Action
An appreciation by his fellow historians on the 90th anniversary of his birth

Speakers will include Alan Brinkley, Allan Nevins Professor of History and Provost, Columbia University; Blanche Wiesen Cook, Distinguished Professor of History, John Jay College; Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History, Columbia University; David Levering Lewis, biographer; David Nasaw, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Chair in American History, the Graduate Center, CUNY; Adam Rothman, Associate Professor of History, Georgetown University; Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University; and Sean Wilentz, Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor of the American Revolutionary Era, Princeton University.

Monday, October 15, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Proshansky Auditorium
CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue
Admission free and open to the public
Center for the Humanities
CUNY Graduate Center

Official Website: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/humanities/programs.htm