The Provost\u2019s Speaker Series will reconvene this spring after a fall hiatus, navigating new territory with the first in a themed series focusing on diversity, sustainability and global education.<\/p>\n
Grant Cornwell<\/a>, president of the College of Wooster in Ohio, will present \u201cEverybody\u2019s Business: Globalization and Liberal Learning in the 21st Century\u201d at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, in Ashurst Auditorium. The event is co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Center for International Education.<\/p>\n The series topic is a reflection of efforts by an NAU\u00a0Task Force on Global Education<\/a>, charged by the president and the provost to transform Northern Arizona University into a global campus, helping students to become citizens of the world.<\/p>\n \u201cPresident Grant Cornwell was invited to speak to help move along the conversation around global engagement\u2014one of the university’s seven strategic goals\u2014on the campus,\u201d said\u00a0Harvey Charles<\/strong>, vice provost for International Education. \u201cHis talk will address the importance and relevance of global learning and explain that committing ourselves to global learning is an imperative if we are to succeed in preparing students to meet the complex and changing demands of the 21st century.\u201d<\/p>\n Cornwell, a philosopher, is nationally recognized for his work in the areas of human rights, globalization and critical race theory. He is co-editor of two books:\u00a0Global Multiculturalism: Comparative Perspectives on Ethnicity, Race, and Nation<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Democratic Education in an Age of Difference: Redefining Citizenship in Higher Education.<\/em>\u00a0He currently serves on the advisory board for the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education and is a member of the Association of American Colleges and Universities SAGE Group, which is a catalyst for educational improvement and reform.<\/p>\n The Provost’s Speaker Series was created to connect the university community with leading academics who can speak to core values in the university curriculum. The series was postponed last fall because of budget constraints, but a new model of partnering with other units to share resources and appeal to larger audiences has allowed the series to make a comeback.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want to provide faculty with a face-to-face opportunity to interact and build on the ideas of good thinkers who are leading the way in their respective fields,\u201d explained\u00a0Susanna Maxwell<\/strong>, vice provost for Academic Personnel. \u201cWe also expect that such exchanges will result in even more positive experiences in the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n The Provost’s Speaker\u2019s Series continues in March, with environmental mavericks\u00a0Van Jones<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Billy Parish<\/a>\u00a0trading ideas about green jobs and the environment in \u201cA Conversation with Van Jones and Billy Parish\u201d at 4 p.m. Monday, March 22, location to be determined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"