2017-2018 Meetings
The Old Guard's 76th Year
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Sept. 13
The Museum in a Post-Thing World
Speaker: James C. Steward
Director, Princeton University Art Museum
Sept. 20
The Princeton and Slavery Project
Speaker: Martha A. Sandweiss
Professor of History, Princeton University
Sept. 27
Academic Libraries in a World of Changing Expectations
Speaker: Anne Jarvis
Princeton University Librarian
Oct. 4
Was That Storm Climate Change?
Speaker: Paul Hanle
President and Chief Executive, Climate Central
Oct. 11
Drivers of Health Care Provider Mergers and Acquisitions
Speaker: Barry Rabner
President and CEO, Princeton HealthCare System
Oct. 18
Diversity in Education
Speaker: Cecilia Rouse
Dean, Woodrow Wilson School, and Professor of Economics and Public Affairs
Oct. 25
How to Feed the World in 2050 Without Destroying It
Speaker: Tim Searchinger
Research Scholar, Woodrow Wilson School
Nov. 1
Contemporary Issues in Princeton Policing
Speaker: Nick Sutter
Chief of Police, Princeton, NJ
Nov. 8
Unexpected Roles for Immune Proteins in the Brain
Speaker: Lisa Boulanger
Associate Professor, Princeton Neuroscience Institute
Nov. 15
Education Revolution: The Second Battle of Trenton
Speaker: Douglas Palmer
The Honorable Douglas Palmer, former Mayor of Trenton
Nov. 22
No Meeting -- Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 29
Climate Change and Architecture: The Challenges
Speaker: Esther da Costa Meyer
Professor, Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University
Dec. 6
Why Social Norms Matter
Speaker: Elizabeth Paluck
Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Princeton University
Dec. 13
Laugh Lines: Talking Funny With the Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker
Speaker: Emma Allen
Cartoon Editor, The New Yorker
Jan. 3
China's Rise and U.S. Security
Speaker: Thomas J. Christensen
Professor of World Politics of Peace and War, Princeton University
Jan. 10
The Relationship Between Ethics and Elegance in Structural Engineering
Speaker: Maria Garlock
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University
Jan. 17
The History of Cannabis and Its Prohibition
Speaker: David Nathan
Psychiatrist, Founder and Board President, Doctors for Cannabis Regulation
Jan. 24
Is the Music of the ’60s Relevant Today?
Speaker: John Weingart
Associate Director, Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of Politics
Jan. 31
The Russian Revolution and Its Impact on the World
Speaker: Jonathan Haslam
George F. Kennan Professor in the School of Historical Studies,
Institute for Advanced Study
Feb. 7
“Bach and Beyond”
A Conversation with Jennifer Koh and Marna Seltzer
Speakers: The Violinist Jennifer Koh, Musical America’s 2016 Instrumentalist of the Year, and Marna Seltzer, Director, Princeton University Concerts
Feb. 14
Grounds for Sculpture:
A Model for Relevance, Approachability and Surprise in Museums
Speaker: Gary Garrido Schneider
Executive Director, Grounds for Sculpture
Feb. 21
Nixon, Kissinger and a Forgotten Genocide
Speaker: Gary Bass
Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
Feb. 28
Early Treatment of Stroke, Every Minute Counts
Speaker: Michael Stiefel
Director, Capital Institute for Neurosciences
March 7
Cancelled, due to inclement weather
March 14
Can Grace Survive in the Digital Age?
Sarah Kaufman
Chief Dance Critic of the Washington Post and author of The State of Grace
March 21
Cancelled, due to inclement weather
March 28
The Scarcity Mindset and Its Implications
Eldar Shafir
Class of 1987 Professor of Behavioral Science and Public Policy, Princeton University
April 4
Growing New Jersey`s Economy: What Needs to be Done
Tom Bracken
President & CEO New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
April 11
New York State of Mind
Jim Dwyer
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner - writer of the “About New York” column for the New York Times; visiting Professor of Journalism, Princeton University
April 18
Emerging Infectious Disease: Hype or Threat
Thomas Shenk
James A. Elkins Jr. Professor of Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
April 25
From Day to Day: One Man's Diary of Survival in Nazi Concentration Camps
Timothy Boyce
Retired Real Estate Attorney
May 2
The Petey Greene Program: 10 Years of Prison Education from College Tutors
James Farrin
Co-founder and Executive Director of the Petey Greene Program
May 9
New Jersey’s Role in World War I: Sabotage Target and Key State in the War Effort
James Hockenberry
Author: World War I Intrigue Trilogy
May 16
Is Genome Editing the New Eugenics?
Shirley M. Tilghman
President Emeritus, Princeton University
The Museum in a Post-Thing World
Speaker: James C. Steward
Director, Princeton University Art Museum
Sept. 20
The Princeton and Slavery Project
Speaker: Martha A. Sandweiss
Professor of History, Princeton University
Sept. 27
Academic Libraries in a World of Changing Expectations
Speaker: Anne Jarvis
Princeton University Librarian
Oct. 4
Was That Storm Climate Change?
Speaker: Paul Hanle
President and Chief Executive, Climate Central
Oct. 11
Drivers of Health Care Provider Mergers and Acquisitions
Speaker: Barry Rabner
President and CEO, Princeton HealthCare System
Oct. 18
Diversity in Education
Speaker: Cecilia Rouse
Dean, Woodrow Wilson School, and Professor of Economics and Public Affairs
Oct. 25
How to Feed the World in 2050 Without Destroying It
Speaker: Tim Searchinger
Research Scholar, Woodrow Wilson School
Nov. 1
Contemporary Issues in Princeton Policing
Speaker: Nick Sutter
Chief of Police, Princeton, NJ
Nov. 8
Unexpected Roles for Immune Proteins in the Brain
Speaker: Lisa Boulanger
Associate Professor, Princeton Neuroscience Institute
Nov. 15
Education Revolution: The Second Battle of Trenton
Speaker: Douglas Palmer
The Honorable Douglas Palmer, former Mayor of Trenton
Nov. 22
No Meeting -- Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 29
Climate Change and Architecture: The Challenges
Speaker: Esther da Costa Meyer
Professor, Department of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University
Dec. 6
Why Social Norms Matter
Speaker: Elizabeth Paluck
Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs, Princeton University
Dec. 13
Laugh Lines: Talking Funny With the Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker
Speaker: Emma Allen
Cartoon Editor, The New Yorker
Jan. 3
China's Rise and U.S. Security
Speaker: Thomas J. Christensen
Professor of World Politics of Peace and War, Princeton University
Jan. 10
The Relationship Between Ethics and Elegance in Structural Engineering
Speaker: Maria Garlock
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University
Jan. 17
The History of Cannabis and Its Prohibition
Speaker: David Nathan
Psychiatrist, Founder and Board President, Doctors for Cannabis Regulation
Jan. 24
Is the Music of the ’60s Relevant Today?
Speaker: John Weingart
Associate Director, Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of Politics
Jan. 31
The Russian Revolution and Its Impact on the World
Speaker: Jonathan Haslam
George F. Kennan Professor in the School of Historical Studies,
Institute for Advanced Study
Feb. 7
“Bach and Beyond”
A Conversation with Jennifer Koh and Marna Seltzer
Speakers: The Violinist Jennifer Koh, Musical America’s 2016 Instrumentalist of the Year, and Marna Seltzer, Director, Princeton University Concerts
Feb. 14
Grounds for Sculpture:
A Model for Relevance, Approachability and Surprise in Museums
Speaker: Gary Garrido Schneider
Executive Director, Grounds for Sculpture
Feb. 21
Nixon, Kissinger and a Forgotten Genocide
Speaker: Gary Bass
Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
Feb. 28
Early Treatment of Stroke, Every Minute Counts
Speaker: Michael Stiefel
Director, Capital Institute for Neurosciences
March 7
Cancelled, due to inclement weather
March 14
Can Grace Survive in the Digital Age?
Sarah Kaufman
Chief Dance Critic of the Washington Post and author of The State of Grace
March 21
Cancelled, due to inclement weather
March 28
The Scarcity Mindset and Its Implications
Eldar Shafir
Class of 1987 Professor of Behavioral Science and Public Policy, Princeton University
April 4
Growing New Jersey`s Economy: What Needs to be Done
Tom Bracken
President & CEO New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
April 11
New York State of Mind
Jim Dwyer
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner - writer of the “About New York” column for the New York Times; visiting Professor of Journalism, Princeton University
April 18
Emerging Infectious Disease: Hype or Threat
Thomas Shenk
James A. Elkins Jr. Professor of Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
April 25
From Day to Day: One Man's Diary of Survival in Nazi Concentration Camps
Timothy Boyce
Retired Real Estate Attorney
May 2
The Petey Greene Program: 10 Years of Prison Education from College Tutors
James Farrin
Co-founder and Executive Director of the Petey Greene Program
May 9
New Jersey’s Role in World War I: Sabotage Target and Key State in the War Effort
James Hockenberry
Author: World War I Intrigue Trilogy
May 16
Is Genome Editing the New Eugenics?
Shirley M. Tilghman
President Emeritus, Princeton University
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