Office of the Provost
and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Office of the Provost
and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Regents Professor of History
Wednesday, 27 October 2010, 7:00 PM
University Center Theater (3rd Floor)
Reception to Follow
The Day of Dialogue is devoted to the vital subject of human rights, or to the necessity of treating every person with dignity, irrespective of their race, gender, class, ethnicity, ability/disability, religious or political belief, nationality, sexual orientation, or any other form of difference. This lecture will explore how determined and courageous men and women in history and in our contemporary world have struggled to uphold human rights.
Paul Gordon Lauren is the first faculty member at The University of Montana ever to be named as a Regents Professor. He earned his Ph.D. at Stanford University and has received numerous awards for his teaching, advising and mentoring, research, administrative leadership, and public service. His published books, chapters, and articles are widely acclaimed and his works have been translated into seven languages. He has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Lauren was selected by The Teaching Company to teach one of their Great Courses on the subject of human rights. He has lectured to audiences around the world, including students and professors, activists, analysts, lawyers and judges, professional diplomats, military and intelligence officers, legislators, and policy makers, and has delivered invited addresses at the Smithsonian Institution, the Nobel Institute, and before the United Nations where he has been described as the world’s leading authority of the history of human rights.