Posted 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2011
A New York historian and author of four books on baseball will discuss civil rights issues during two UW-L presentations.
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[/caption]Historian Lee Lowenfish to discuss civil rights issues
A New York historian and author of four books on baseball will discuss civil rights issues during two UW-L presentations.
Lee Lowenfish, an independent scholar who lectures at Columbia University, will be the keynote at two programs Thursday, April 14.
The first is a brown bag lunch on "Civil Rights in America" from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Lowenfish will join a panel of three UW-L faculty members including History Professor John Grider, Political Science Professor Alan Bigel and College of Liberal Studies Associate Dean Charles Martin Stanley. Each will make brief remarks before discussing the topic with audience members.
Lowenfish will give a public lecture on "Conservative revolutionary: How Branch Rickey's signing of Jackie Robinson jump-started the modern civil rights movement" at 7:30 in the Strelczyk Great Hall, Cleary Alumni & Friends Center.
Friday, April 15, Lowenfish will be on campus to meet with individual classes.
Lowenfish received a doctorate in history from UW-Madison in 1968. He has taught on numerous East Coast college campuses and has hosted, produced and been a commentator on a variety of baseball programs in New York. Among his numerous publications are four books, including his most recent: "Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman," which will be available at both of his presentations.
Lowenfish's visit is sponsored by the UW-L College of Business Administration and the UW-L Economics Department, in cooperation with the university's Inclusive Excellence Initiative.
If you go—
Who: New York professor and author Lee Lowenfish
When: Thursday, April 14
What:
• "Civil Rights in America" from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
• "Conservative revolutionary: how Branch Rickey's signing of Jackie Robinson jump-started the modern civil rights movement" at 7:30 in the Strelczyk Great Hall, Cleary Alumni and Friends Center.
Admission: Free; open to the public.
[/caption]Historian Lee Lowenfish to discuss civil rights issues
A New York historian and author of four books on baseball will discuss civil rights issues during two UW-L presentations.
Lee Lowenfish, an independent scholar who lectures at Columbia University, will be the keynote at two programs Thursday, April 14.
The first is a brown bag lunch on "Civil Rights in America" from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Lowenfish will join a panel of three UW-L faculty members including History Professor John Grider, Political Science Professor Alan Bigel and College of Liberal Studies Associate Dean Charles Martin Stanley. Each will make brief remarks before discussing the topic with audience members.
Lowenfish will give a public lecture on "Conservative revolutionary: How Branch Rickey's signing of Jackie Robinson jump-started the modern civil rights movement" at 7:30 in the Strelczyk Great Hall, Cleary Alumni & Friends Center.
Friday, April 15, Lowenfish will be on campus to meet with individual classes.
Lowenfish received a doctorate in history from UW-Madison in 1968. He has taught on numerous East Coast college campuses and has hosted, produced and been a commentator on a variety of baseball programs in New York. Among his numerous publications are four books, including his most recent: "Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman," which will be available at both of his presentations.
Lowenfish's visit is sponsored by the UW-L College of Business Administration and the UW-L Economics Department, in cooperation with the university's Inclusive Excellence Initiative.
If you go—
Who: New York professor and author Lee Lowenfish
When: Thursday, April 14
What:
• "Civil Rights in America" from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.
• "Conservative revolutionary: how Branch Rickey's signing of Jackie Robinson jump-started the modern civil rights movement" at 7:30 in the Strelczyk Great Hall, Cleary Alumni and Friends Center.
Admission: Free; open to the public.