October 29, 1999

“International Affairs in the
21st Century: Integration or Disintegration?”
to be Topic of Symposium at Middlebury
College on Nov. 11-13 — Talks by Bicentennial
Fellow-in-Residence Madeleine Kunin and Others

“International
Affairs in the 21st Century: Integration
and Disintegration” will be the topic of a symposium at Middlebury
College on Nov. 11-13. All events—lectures, panel discussions,
a lunch, and a concert by a Chinese musical group—are open to
the public.

“International
Affairs in the 21st Century: Integration
and Disintegration?” is one in a series of academic symposia
that are a central part of Middlebury College’s Bicentennial celebration.
At each event, experts from government, business, academia, and
other fields join Middlebury faculty in addressing current and
future issues related to education, international affairs, and
other topics.

Bringing together a number of experts from different
regions of the world, the symposium will focus on the changes
that are affecting the nation-state, the dominant form of government
in Western politics. This political structure is increasingly
subject to the opposing pressures of growing commonality through
globalization, and ethnic and cultural differences that remain
strong.

On Thursday, Nov. 11 at 4:30 p.m. in Twilight Hall
on College Street (Route 125,
near the Municipal Building), a pre-symposium
lecture and panel titled “Globalization and the University”
will take place. Olin C. Robison, president of the Salzburg Seminar
and president emeritus of Middlebury College, will speak on the
internationalization of higher education. His talk will be followed
by a panel discussion on the same topic. Middlebury College students
who

have recently studied abroad in a variety of locations
will serve as panelists.

On Friday, Nov. 12 at 4:30 p.m.
in the Sunderland Language Center’s Dana Auditorium on College
Street (Route 125), there will be a lecture, titled “Preparing
for Globalization: A Critique,” by Ezra F. Vogel, director
of the Asia Center at Harvard University.

At 8:15 p.m. at the same location, “Standing
Alone: Switzerland in the Holocaust” will be the topic of
a talk by Middlebury College Bicentennial Fellow-in-Residence
Madeleine M. Kunin, former ambassador to Switzerland and governor
of Vermont.

Olin Robison will moderate a panel discussion titled
“What Lies Ahead, Integration or Disintegration?” on
Saturday, Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. in Dana Auditorium. Middlebury alumni
will serve as panelists: Lisa Giuffra de Diaz, vice
president for Latin American Equity Sales at Goldman Sachs; James
S.Gibney, managing editor of
Foreign Policy magazine; Charles A. James,
former ambassador to the Republic of Niger; Jeffrey
W. Legro, associate professor
of government and foreign affairs at the University
of Virginia; and Karen A. Stolley, director
of graduate studies in the department of Spanish at Emory University.

Following the panel discussion will be a luncheon
at 12 p.m. in the Redfield Proctor Room of Proctor Hall on Hepburn
Road, off College Street (Route
125).

At 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13, the group Music
From China will perform in the Concert Hall in the Center for
the Arts on Route 30. For tickets, call the box office at 802-443-6433.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday, Nov. 11

4:30 p.m. PRE-SYMPOSIUM LECTURE AND PANEL: “Globalization
and the University” - Olin C. Robison, president of the Salzburg
Seminar and president emeritus of Middlebury College, will speak
on the internationalization of higher education. A panel of Middlebury
College students who have studied abroad will then discuss issues
raised in the lecture. At Twilight Hall,
College Street (Route 125 near Municipal Building)

Friday, Nov. 12

4:30 p.m. LECTURE: “Preparing
for Globalization: A Critique” - Ezra F.Vogel, director of
the Asia Center at Harvard University. In the Sunderland Language
Center’s Dana Auditorium, College Street (Route 125)

8:15 p.m.
LECTURE: “Standing Alone: Switzerland in the Holocaust”
- Madeleine M. Kunin, former ambassador to
Switzerland and governor of Vermont, and current Middlebury College
Bicentennial Fellow-in-Residence. In the Sunderland Language Center’s
Dana Auditorium, College Street (Route 125)

Saturday, Nov. 13

10 a.m.
PANEL DISCUSSION: “What Lies Ahead, Integration or Disintegration?”
- Moderated by Olin Robison, president of the Salzburg Seminar
and president emeritus of Middlebury College. Alumni Panelists:
Lisa Giuffra de Diaz, vice president for Latin American Equity
Sales at Goldman Sachs; James S. Gibney, managing editor of Foreign
Policy magazine; Charles A. James, former ambassador to the Republic
of Niger; Jeffrey W. Legro, associate professor of government
and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia; and Karen A.
Stolley, director of graduate studies in the department of Spanish
at Emory University. In the Sunderland Language Center’s Dana
Auditorium, College Street (Route 125)

12 p.m.
LUNCHEON - Redfield Proctor Room of Proctor Hall, Hepburn Road
off College Street (Route 125). Admission to lunch is free and
no reservations are required.

8 p.m.
CONCERT - Music From China. For tickets, call the box office at
802-443-6433: $9 general admission and $7 for senior citizens.
In the Concert Hall in the Center for the
Arts, Route 30

All events are open to the public. With the exception
of the Music From China concert, events are free.