Professor Mark Tushnet discusses the life and accomplishments of Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993), first African-American Supreme Court Justice and lawyer in the landmark desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Thursday, August 5th, 7:30 pm-9:30 pm session; and select either the RealAudio image or link in the gray bar to the left of the main body of text.

Professor Diana Schaub compares and contrasts the writings and views of a number of civil rights and race relations writers and activists, including Stokely Carmichael (1941-1998), Charles V. Hamilton, Bell Hooks (born 1952), Shelby Steele (born 1946), and Ralph Ellison (1913-1994).

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Thursday, August fifth, 10:50 am-12:15 pm session; and select the corresponding RealAudio link to the left.

An older version of this lecture can be found here.

Professors John Moser and Jeremi Suri look at Wilsonianism in foreign policy post-Vietnam, particularly in the presidency of Ronald Reagan. Moser and Suri also look at foreign policy in the present day.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Friday, July 16th, 10:50 am-12:20 pm session; and select either the RealAudio image or link in the gray bar to the left of the main body of text.

Professor Jeremi Suri considers the influence of Wilsonianism on foreign policy since the presidencies of both Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Suri looks at this foreign policy school's supporters both during the Cold War and after.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Friday, July 16th, 9:00 am-10:30 am session; and select either the RealAudio link or image in the gray bar to the left of the main body of text.

Professor Jeremi Suri discusses Henry Kissinger's foreign policy of detente. He looks at the effect Kissinger's policies had on Cold War diplomacy and how they affected the Cold War and the world as a whole, and also discusses the writing of academic books and articles.

To listen to this lecture, scroll down to the Wednesday, July 14th, 7:30-9:30 pm session. Then click on the Real Audio link in the gray bar to the left of the main text.

Professors John Moser and Jeremi Suri overview several schools of foreign policy: republicanism, nationalism, balance of power, and Wilsonianism. They also review what is meant by foreign policy in general.

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Professors Sidney Milkis and Marc Landy discuss the institution of the U.S. presidency, examining what popular memory and contemporary reactions to presidents hold as qualities of greatness.

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Dr. Charles Kesler traces the history of liberalism in the U.S., looking at its origins in progressivism and its opposition to conservatism.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Thursday, August seventh, 7:30 pm guest lecture; and select the RealAudio link to the left of the main body of text.

Professor Lucas E. Morel discusses the history of affirmative action in the U.S., looking at how it has changed from the early 1960s to the present day. He examines particularly the 2003 U.S. Supreme Court cases Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger, both on affirmative action.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to session thirteen, and select either the RealAudio link or image in the gray bar to the left of the main body of text.

Dr. Carol Swain speaks about her own views on race relations and the development of race relations, particularly her view that a new "white nationalism" has replaced outright racism in the U.S. today.

To listen to this lecture, scroll to the Thursday, August 7th guest lecture; and select the corresponding RealAudio link to the left.