Borah Foundation - Activities
Past Activities 1990 - 1999
1990/91 *Forty-fifth Annual Symposium, Various Dates from January 28 to April 8, 1991
Theme: The New Order in the New Century
Committee Chair: Richard Spence, History
Seminar Series: 1 credit courses throughout Spring Semester
"Terrorism in the New World Order" -- Ray Dacey, College of Business
"Computer Technology in Eastern Europe & the Soviet Union: Obstacles to European Integration" -- Maria Jankowska, Library
"Authoritarianism vs. Democracy in Eastern Europe & Africa" -- Amos Yoder & Dan Zirker, Political Science
"The Environment in the New World Order" -- Kate Grinde, Landscape Architecture
Speaker Series:
February 4, "Europe in the 21st Century" -- Guy VanHaeverbeke
March 4, "Communications: The Unseen Catalyst for a New World Order" -- Heather Hudson
April 4, "Imperatives for a 'New World Order': A Medical View with Perspectives for the Third World" -- Dr. William T. Close & Ramakrishna Vaitheswaran
Symposium Series:
January 28, "Environment as a Global Issue"
Hunter Lovins
James Burke
Kenton Byrd, Moderator
April 1, "After the Cold War: International Security and Cooperation"
Alexander Cockburn
Frank Fukuyama
Amos Yoder, Moderator
April 8, "Visions of the Next Century"
Frances Moore-Lappe
James Jonah
Jason Clay
Bill Hall, Moderator
1991/92 *Forty-sixth Annual Symposium, February 10 to April 28, 1992
Theme: The Hate Puzzle: Intolerance, Conflict and the Quest for Peace
Committee Chair: Katherine A. Grinde, Landscape Architecture
Seminar Series: 1 credit courses during Spring Semester
"Issues of Race & Culture in the United States" -- LaRae Donnellan, Agricultural Communications
"Images of White Supremacy" -- Paul Lindholdt, English
"Psychology of Peace & Conflict" -- Martha Kitzrow, Psychology
Symposium Series:
February 10, "Roots of Hate: Biology, Psychology & Culture"
Paul Brass
Frans de Waal
Pierre van den Berghe
John Byers, Moderator
March 2, "Intolerance & Conflict in Contemporary Societies
James Aho
Lèon Bing
Kate Grinde, Moderator
Arun Gandhi
Ron Wixman
April 6, "Paths to Peaceful Solutions"
Ed Chasteen
Andrei Codrescu
Kate Grinde, Moderator
Basil Mramba
Betty Williams
Special Speaker:
April 28, "Human Equality -- A biological perspective of hate and conflict"
Stephen Jay Gould (This was a special program partly sponsored by the Borah Foundation, the Martin Institute, UI President's Office and many others).
1992-93 *Forty-seventh Annual Symposium, April 5-6, 1993
Theme: In the Service of Peace
Committee Chair: Robert Bolin, UI Library
Seminar Series: 1 credit courses during Spring semester
"Cultural Work in the Service of Peace" -- Kim Bouchard, Theater Arts
"Soldiers of Peace: The United Nations Peacekeeping Forces" -- Wayne Price, Sociology
"Making a Difference: The Psychology of Helping and Compassionate Service" -- Martha Kitzrow, Psychology
Symposium:
April 5, "In the Service of Peace in East Africa"
Mort Rosenblum, Moderator
Makau wa Mutua
Dr. Michael Toole
Stephen Tomlin
April 6, "In the Service of Peace in the Pacific Northwest"
Marv Henberg, Moderator
Ken Cole
Marilyn Shuler
1993-94 *Forty-eighth Annual Symposium, March 23-30, 1994
Theme: Water and International Conflict
Committee Chair: Val Chamberlain, Geology
Seminar Series: one-credit courses during Spring semester
"Water Conflicts" -- Roy Mink, Val Chamberlain, Joel Hamilton
"Psychology of Conflict Mediation" -- Valerie Steffen, Psychology
"Conflict Resolution: Interpersonal & International" -- Ken Gallant, Mary Beth Lagenaur
Symposium:
March 23, 1994: "Water and International Conflict"
Douglas Grant, Moderator
Sandra Postel
Barbara Sundberg
Jacques Baudot
Middle East Water Dialogue:
March 28-30, 1995 -- Water experts from --- Middle East countries met with facilitator Dr. Merle Lefkoff to discuss water conflicts and solutions in that region.
1994-95 *Forty-ninth Annual Symposium, April 12-13, 1995
Theme: Population: Peace and Conflict
Committee Chair: Martha Kitzrow, Student Counseling Center
Seminar Series: one-credit courses during spring semester 1995
"Population Issues: An Impact Survey" -- Debra Goldfine, Student Counseling
"Population Dynamics, Conflict & Rural Development" -- Harley Johansen, Geography
"Interpersonal Conflict Communication" -- Kristin Hunt, Adult & Vocational Education
Symposium:
April 12, 1995
Lisa Carlson & Alwyn Rouyer, Moderators
Joel Cohen
Nazli Choucri
Hal Kane
Robert Kaplan
April 13, 1995
Jim Jones & Gary Machlis, Moderators
Sterling Scruggs
Julie Silber-Urquilla
Earl Kellogg
Jacqueline Kasun
1995-96 *Fiftieth Annual Symposium, April 15-17, 1996
Theme: United Nations Under Fire
Committee Chair: Donna Hanson, UI Library
Seminar Series: one-credit courses during spring semester 1996
"Landmark Speeches at the United Nations" -- Valerie Chamberlain, Geology
"World Food Problem" -- James Jones, Agricultural Economics
Symposium:
April 15, 1996
"Peacemaking and Peacekeeping"
Jonathan Dean
Amos Yoder
April 16, 1996
"Food Security and Its Role in International Conflict"
Douglas Coutts
Charles Riemenschneider
April 17, 1996
"Who Will Feed 1.2 Billion Prospering Chinese?"
Scott Rozelle
1996-97 *Fifty-first Annual Symposium, February 4- April 3, 1997
Theme: China in Transition
Committee Chair: Donna Hanson, UI Library
Seminar Series: one- or two-credit courses during spring semester, 1997
"China's Impact on the World Economy" -- Shunxiang Wu, Agricultural Economics
"Environmental Impact of Resource Development in China" -- Valerie Chamberlain, Geology
Symposium:
February 4, 1997
UI President Robert Hoover, Introduction of Symposium Series
"China After Tiananmen"
Li Lu
March 3, 1997
"China and the World Economy"
Douglas Van
Nicholas Lardy
April 2, 1997
"China: Politics and Culture"
Ambassador Charles Freeman
April 3, 1997
"China: Present and Future"
Minister Zhou Wenzhong
1997-98 *Fifty-second Annual Symposium, April 15-18, 1998
Theme: Planetary Stewardship
Committee Chair: Valerie Chamberlain, Dept. of Geology
Seminar Series: one credit course during spring semester, 1998
"Current & Controversial Topics in Aquatic & Terrestrial Resource Management" Dennis Scarnecchia, Fish & Wildlife Resources.
Conference: "Planetary Stewardship: an interdisciplinary conference on the environment"
April 15, 1998
"A Sense of Wonder"
Kaiulani Lee, one-woman play about Rachel Carson
April 16, 1998
Edward Miles, "The Science & Politics of Climate Change"
Cecil Andrus, "Accomplishing Conservation"
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., "Our Environmental Destiny"
April 17, 1998
Charles Wilkinson, "Coming to Grips with Rampaging Growth"
Reed Noss, "Advances in Ecoregional Conservation"
April 16-17, 1998
Eighteen sessions on various environmental topics with papers presented throughout the two days.
April 18, 1998
Seven field trips.
1998-99 *Fifty-Third Annual Symposium, September 14-18, 1998
Theme: Northern Ireland: Conflict & Cooperation
Committee Chair: Ray Dacey, Dept. of Business
Seminar: "Northern Ireland: Conflict & Cooperation" Dr. Seamus Dunn & staff from Center for the Study of Conflict, University of Ulster
Symposium:
September 15, l998
"A Long History: The Northern Ireland Conflict"
Thomas Fraser
Feargal Cochrane
Seamus Dunn, Moderator
September 16, 1998
"Education in a Divided Society"
Valerie Morgan
Grace Fraser
Seamus Dunn, Moderator
September 17, 1998
"Politics, Culture and Recent Events"
Feargal Cochrane
Thomas Fraser
Seamus Dunn, Moderator
1999-2000 *Fifty-Fourth Annual Symposium, April 18-21, 2000
Theme: Natural Resource Conflicts in the 21st Century
Committee Chair: Dennis Scarnecchia, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Seminar: one and two credit courses during spring semester 2000.
"Aquatic and Terrestrial Resource " Dennis Scarnecchia, Fish & Wildlife
"Natural Resource Conflicts in the Coeur d¹Alene Basin" Kathryn Canfield-Davis, Water Resource Research Institute.
"Water Wars: Obstacles to Peace in the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict" Barbara Nasrallah, WSU
"Water Quality issues in the Northwest" Barbara Williams, Water Resources Research Inst.
Symposium:
April 18, 2000
"Global Resource Conflicts: Challenges for a New Century"
Gary Gardner, Worldwatch Institute
April 19, 2000
"Natural Resources and an Optimal Global Population"
David Pimentel, Cornell University
April 19, 2000
"Cows 'R Us: Mooing into the Millennium"
Jon Marvel, Idaho Watersheds Project
April 20, 2000
"New Millennium Resource Conflicts: Root Causes,"
James Lichatowich, Alder Fork Consulting
"International Ramifications of Our Consumptive Ways"
Claudine Schneider, U.S. Committee for the United Nations Development
April 21, 2000
"The Challenge of Resource Issues in Idaho"
Larry Craig, U.S. Senator from Idaho
"Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century"
Ted Turner, CNN, Time-Warner
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