2015-2016 Meetings
The Old Guard's 74th Year
The Old Guard's 74th Year
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September 16
Speaker: Caroline Harris, Associate Director for Education, Princeton University Art Museum
"The Pearlman Collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art Returns"
September 23
Speaker: Pia de Jong, Novelist and columnist
"A Conversation With Pia de Jong: Moderated by Lanny Jones"
September 30
Speaker: Dinesh Dhanaraj, Orthopedic Surgeon, University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro
"Emerging Technologies in Joint Preservation"
October 7
Speaker: George M. Taber, Author; retired reporter and editor, Time magazine
"Chasing Gold: The Incredible Story of How the Nazis Stole Europe’s Bullion"
October 14
Speaker: David Cannadine, Dodge Professor of History, Princeton University
"The Undivided Past: Humanity Beyond Our Differences"
October 21
Speaker: Kira Kay, Co-founder, Bureau for International Reporting; Visiting Professor of Journalism
"Fault Lines of Faith: Reporting on Sectarian Conflict Around the Globe "
October 28
Speaker: Ralph Widner, Compiler, "Princeton: A Statistical Portrait," and the Princeton Community Databank
"A Place With a Unique Personality: Princeton by the Numbers"
November 4
Speaker: Priscilla Roosevelt, Fellow of the Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
"Serfdom and Splendor: The World of the Russian Country Estate"
November 11
Speaker: Shirley Satterfield, Retired PHS guidance counselor; historian of the Witherspoon-Jackson Community
"A Proud Community Remembered in a Segregated Princeton"
November 18
Speaker: Laura Secor, Freelance writer; Visiting Professor of Journalism, Princeton
"Iran’s Reform Movement"
Nov. 25
No Meeting, Thanksgiving Week
December 2
Speaker: James McPherson, George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History, Princeton
"The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters"
December 9
Speaker: Sebastian Seung, Professor, Princeton Neuroscience Institute and Department of Computer Science
"Eye-Wire: A Game to Map the Brain"
December 16
Speaker: Fred Miller, Pianist, singer, narrator
"'Sentimental Journey': World War II and the Big Bands"
January 6
Speaker: Evelyn Witkin, Geneticist
"The DNA Damage Response: How Genes Repair Themselves "
January 13
Speaker: Joshua Katz, Professor of Classics, Princeton University
"Wordplay – Language on the Verge"
January 20
Speaker: Laura Kahn, Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs, Princeton University
"Physicians, Farmers and The Politics of Antibiotic Resistance"
January 27
Speaker: Rand Mirante, Senior Associate Director, Office of Development, Princeton University
"Medusa’s Head: The Rise and Survival of Joseph Fouche, Inventor of the Modern Police State"
February 3
Speaker: Deborah Amos, Visiting Professor of Journalism at Princeton University and International Correspondent, NPR
"The Middle East: The Road Ahead"
February 10
Speaker: Susan P. Schoelwer, Robert H. Smith Senior Curator, George Washington's Mount Vernon
"Garden Paths and Fancy Pictures: Washington’s ‘Republican Style of Living"
February 17
Speaker: Connie Mercer, Founder and Director, HomeFront
"Ending Family Homelessness: What works and What Doesn’t"
February 24
Speaker: Heather Butts, Faculty Associate, Columbia University
"African American Surgeons and Medical Infrastructure in Civil War America"
March 2
Speaker: Hilary Parker, Assistant Vice President in the Office of the President
"Planning for Princeton University's Future; The New Princeton Strategic Framework"
March 9
Speaker: Gideon Rosen, Professor, Department Of Philosophy, Princeton University
"Moral Reflections on Police Shootings"
March 16
Speaker: Sebastian Currier, Artist in Residence, Institute for Advanced Study
"Object of Desire: A Composer and Writer Collaborate"
March 23
Speaker: Scott McVay,Writer, Grant-maker, Conservationist
"Surprise Encounters with Artists and Scientists"
March 30
Speaker: David S. Wilcove, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School
"The Case of the Killer Cookie: Protecting Wildlife in Southeast Asia"
April 6
Speaker: Anne Case, Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School
"Is 50 the new 80?"
April 13
Speaker: Susan Hoskins, Executive Director of the Princeton Senior Resource Center
"Do We Live in an Age-Friendly World?"
April 20
Speaker: Michael Lemonick, Visiting Lecturer in Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton Environmental Institute
"The Mystery of Memory...and how a Princetonian with profound amnesia is helping neuroscientists figure it out"
April 27
Speaker: Sean Wilentz, George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History, Princeton University
"Current Political Affairs"
May 4
Speaker: John Burkhalter, Independent Scholar
"The Musical World of Francis Hopkinson"
May 11
Speaker: Peter Field, 2015 Garwood Professor of Politics, Princeton University
"Between Justice and Friendship: Abe Lincoln’s Political Thought"
May 18
Speaker: Evan Thomas, Author, Being Nixon: A Man Divided, Former Ferris Professor of Journalism, Princeton University
"Is Donald Trump a Threat to the Republic?'
Speaker: Caroline Harris, Associate Director for Education, Princeton University Art Museum
"The Pearlman Collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art Returns"
September 23
Speaker: Pia de Jong, Novelist and columnist
"A Conversation With Pia de Jong: Moderated by Lanny Jones"
September 30
Speaker: Dinesh Dhanaraj, Orthopedic Surgeon, University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro
"Emerging Technologies in Joint Preservation"
October 7
Speaker: George M. Taber, Author; retired reporter and editor, Time magazine
"Chasing Gold: The Incredible Story of How the Nazis Stole Europe’s Bullion"
October 14
Speaker: David Cannadine, Dodge Professor of History, Princeton University
"The Undivided Past: Humanity Beyond Our Differences"
October 21
Speaker: Kira Kay, Co-founder, Bureau for International Reporting; Visiting Professor of Journalism
"Fault Lines of Faith: Reporting on Sectarian Conflict Around the Globe "
October 28
Speaker: Ralph Widner, Compiler, "Princeton: A Statistical Portrait," and the Princeton Community Databank
"A Place With a Unique Personality: Princeton by the Numbers"
November 4
Speaker: Priscilla Roosevelt, Fellow of the Institute for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies, George Washington University
"Serfdom and Splendor: The World of the Russian Country Estate"
November 11
Speaker: Shirley Satterfield, Retired PHS guidance counselor; historian of the Witherspoon-Jackson Community
"A Proud Community Remembered in a Segregated Princeton"
November 18
Speaker: Laura Secor, Freelance writer; Visiting Professor of Journalism, Princeton
"Iran’s Reform Movement"
Nov. 25
No Meeting, Thanksgiving Week
December 2
Speaker: James McPherson, George Henry Davis '86 Professor Emeritus of United States History, Princeton
"The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters"
December 9
Speaker: Sebastian Seung, Professor, Princeton Neuroscience Institute and Department of Computer Science
"Eye-Wire: A Game to Map the Brain"
December 16
Speaker: Fred Miller, Pianist, singer, narrator
"'Sentimental Journey': World War II and the Big Bands"
January 6
Speaker: Evelyn Witkin, Geneticist
"The DNA Damage Response: How Genes Repair Themselves "
January 13
Speaker: Joshua Katz, Professor of Classics, Princeton University
"Wordplay – Language on the Verge"
January 20
Speaker: Laura Kahn, Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs, Princeton University
"Physicians, Farmers and The Politics of Antibiotic Resistance"
January 27
Speaker: Rand Mirante, Senior Associate Director, Office of Development, Princeton University
"Medusa’s Head: The Rise and Survival of Joseph Fouche, Inventor of the Modern Police State"
February 3
Speaker: Deborah Amos, Visiting Professor of Journalism at Princeton University and International Correspondent, NPR
"The Middle East: The Road Ahead"
February 10
Speaker: Susan P. Schoelwer, Robert H. Smith Senior Curator, George Washington's Mount Vernon
"Garden Paths and Fancy Pictures: Washington’s ‘Republican Style of Living"
February 17
Speaker: Connie Mercer, Founder and Director, HomeFront
"Ending Family Homelessness: What works and What Doesn’t"
February 24
Speaker: Heather Butts, Faculty Associate, Columbia University
"African American Surgeons and Medical Infrastructure in Civil War America"
March 2
Speaker: Hilary Parker, Assistant Vice President in the Office of the President
"Planning for Princeton University's Future; The New Princeton Strategic Framework"
March 9
Speaker: Gideon Rosen, Professor, Department Of Philosophy, Princeton University
"Moral Reflections on Police Shootings"
March 16
Speaker: Sebastian Currier, Artist in Residence, Institute for Advanced Study
"Object of Desire: A Composer and Writer Collaborate"
March 23
Speaker: Scott McVay,Writer, Grant-maker, Conservationist
"Surprise Encounters with Artists and Scientists"
March 30
Speaker: David S. Wilcove, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School
"The Case of the Killer Cookie: Protecting Wildlife in Southeast Asia"
April 6
Speaker: Anne Case, Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School
"Is 50 the new 80?"
April 13
Speaker: Susan Hoskins, Executive Director of the Princeton Senior Resource Center
"Do We Live in an Age-Friendly World?"
April 20
Speaker: Michael Lemonick, Visiting Lecturer in Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton Environmental Institute
"The Mystery of Memory...and how a Princetonian with profound amnesia is helping neuroscientists figure it out"
April 27
Speaker: Sean Wilentz, George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History, Princeton University
"Current Political Affairs"
May 4
Speaker: John Burkhalter, Independent Scholar
"The Musical World of Francis Hopkinson"
May 11
Speaker: Peter Field, 2015 Garwood Professor of Politics, Princeton University
"Between Justice and Friendship: Abe Lincoln’s Political Thought"
May 18
Speaker: Evan Thomas, Author, Being Nixon: A Man Divided, Former Ferris Professor of Journalism, Princeton University
"Is Donald Trump a Threat to the Republic?'
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