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September 15th
Do Women and Men Communicate Differently?
New York Room, 7:30 pm
Lecture and Discussion. Elizabeth Aries, Professor of Psychology, Amherst College
(sponsored jointly with the Speaking, Arguing and Writing Program)

Professor Aries will explore whether differences in communication are gender-based or contingent on the speaking context

October 1st
Making a Difference: Women in Politics
Gamble Auditorium, 7:30 pm
The symposium participants will analyze what have been the main achievements of women in elected politics, what are the main obstacles to increasing the number of female representatives, and whether female representation makes any difference with respect to social change and the kinds of issues being addressed.

Moderator: Ruth Mandel (Director , Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University; formerly founder and longtime director of the Center for the American Woman and Politics at Rutgers).

Panel Participants:
Susan Longley ('78) - Maine state senator (Dem)
Linda Melconian ('70) - MA state senator (Dem)
Susan McLane ('51) - NH state senator ret. (Rep)
Nita Lowey ('59) - NY Congresswoman (Dem)
(invited)

October 16th
What Makes a Good Liberal Arts Education?
Gamble Auditorium, 4:00 pm
There is a disagreement on what the goals of a good liberal arts education are an how best to reach them. The roundtable will explore these differences (as well as the commonalities) and their underlying assumptions and implications.

Moderator: Gillian Reynolds (GS '57), Journalist and Broadcaster, Great Britain

Panel Participants:
Naomi Barry ('96) - Equal Opportunity Specialist, U.S. Department of Labor
Barbara Baumann ('77) - Vice President, Amoco Energy Group, MHC Trustee
Janet Hall ('70) - United States District Judge, District of Connecticut , MHC Trustee
Joe Ellis - Ford Foundation Professor of History, MHC
Phil Jones - Director, Career Development Center, MHC
Marion Miller - Painter and Professor of Art, MHC
Beverly Tatum - Dean of the College and Professor of Psychology, MHC

November 11th
Making a Difference: Promoting Change from the Bottom Up
Gamble Auditorium, 7:30 pm
The participants in the forum have brought about important change for others in a variety of different contexts. They will explore the possibilites and obstacles for change at the grassroots level and the commonalities and differences across different social spheres of engagement.

Moderator: Jean Grossholtz, Professor of Politics and Women's Studies, MHC

Panel Participants:
Jane Alexander ('81) - Director and Co-Founder of Women's Lunch Place, Boston
Michaelann Bewsee - President, Arise, Springfield
Michelle Stephens - Asst Prof of English as of 1999, MHC (co-organizer of graduate teaching assistants at Yale)
Carlos Vega - Executive Director of Neuva Esperanza, Holyoke (a community development corporation with focus on housing rehabilitation and social services)