A history of women's achievement in America: women begin to transform themselves
Women achievement, the history of women in America and women heroes are shown in this fifth program of American women history spanning 1916-1936. This program discusses the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress, Jeann..
A history of women's achievement in America: women speak out
Women achievement, the history of women in America and women heroes are shown in this third program of American women history spanning 1852-1885. This program discusses the writers Harriet Beecher Stowe, Emily Dickinson,..
A matter of life and death: the politics of abortion and capital punishment
When it comes to situations involving life and death, the United States is strongly polarized. Liberals commonly support the legality of abortion as a private matter of personal choice but condemn the death penalty as in..
A midsummer night's dream
An extraordinary production of an enduring comedy. Three plots intertwine: the entangled love affairs of Demetrius and Helena, Lysander and Hermia, the comic performance of a "play within a play" by the tradesmen of Athe..
A place at the table
Fifty million people in the U.S.—one in four children—don't know where their next meal is coming from. Directors Kristi Jacobson and Lori Silverbush examine the issue of hunger in America through the lens of three pe..
A small act
When Hilde Back sponsored a young, rural Kenyan student, she thought nothing of it. She certainly never expected to hear from him, but years later, she does. Now a Harvard graduate and a Human Rights Lawyer for the Unite..
A struggle for educational equality: 1950-1980
In the 1950s, America's public schools teemed with the promise of a new, postwar generation of students, over half of whom would graduate and go on to college. This program shows how impressive gains masked profound ineq..
A symposium with Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman of The Hooters music band
Symposium event with music band The Hooters. Program includes musical performances and discussion of issues related to the music industry: the origins and history of the band; the role regional media played in the band'..
A war on science: intelligent design in the classroom
Are advocates of the intelligent design theory really creationists in disguise? To what extent has the I.D. argument widened America's cultural divide? And if a clear winner emerges, who loses? This program thoroughly ex..
AIDS Research and Treatment
Professor of Law and Medicine Alex Capron talks about some of the ethical issues surrounding research into drugs used in the treatment of AIDS. Professor Capron explores the question of whether it's ethically correct to ..