PFC presents panel discussion\nThe IU Progressive Faculty Coalition is presenting, "Policing Professors: Professors, Academic Freedom, National Security, and House Bill 3077," as part of its spring forum series at noon today in Wylie Hall 005.\nHB 3077 envisions a state-appointed advisory board with the authority to remove the funding of area studies programs when its curriculum or faculty members' research is deemed too critical of U.S. policies and values, according to a press release.\nPanelists include Director of the American Studies Program Eva Cherniavsky, Director of the African Studies Program John Hanson and Director of the Russian and East European Institute David Ransel. \nFor more information, visit http://www.bloomington.in.us/~pfc/.
NY professor to speak at IMU\nKathleen McCarthy, professor of philanthropy at the Graduate Center at City University of New York, will speak about her new book, "American Creed: Philanthropy and the Rise of Civil Society, 1700-1865," at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Tudor room at the Indiana Memorial Union.\nThe program will be co-sponsored by the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions and the IU Center on Philanthropy.\nMcCarthy is the author or editor of five other books, according to a press release. McCarthy is the founding director of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at CUNY and has been a visiting research fellow at the Rockefeller Foundation, a consultant to the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Ford Foundation and the Assistant Secretary of the Metropolitan Life Foundation.
Peace prayer session set for Saturday \nThere will be a non-denominational prayer for peace session at 7 a.m. Saturday at the Center for University Ministry, 1514 E. Third St.\nPeople from all over the world will pray at this time and date, according to a press release. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
