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September 28, 2003 Tom Perry column: Tom Perry Commentary Political junkies are likely to recognize the names of both men. They
can be seen on serious TV talk shows quite often.
The fact that both men were at UWGB, on separate occasions, may have
been hardly noticed around the community.
But, as Professor Harvey Kaye said, when people like this come here
"there's a buzz on campus."
Brooks and Dionne were here as featured speakers in UWGB's Historic
Perspective Lecture Series.
This Thursday, Isaac Kramnick, professor of American political thought
at Cornell University, will be at UWGB.
He will speak on "Democracy in America" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the
Christie Theater. The program is free and open to the public.
This week's presentation will be the 100th in this UWGB lecture series.
Since 1985, the university's Center for History and Social Change has
continuously brought in some of the world's most accomplished scholars,
authors and journalists.
Their visits to UWGB may not cause a stir far off campus. But the fact
is that over the years UWGB students have gotten more bang for their buck
because of this lecture series.
In search of ideas
The driving force behind the series is Kaye, professor of social change
and development at UWGB.
Kaye started the program as part of the university's 20th anniversary
celebration. "I wanted my students to have access to the kinds of intellect
and ideas that students at the major universities have access to," Kaye
said.
Many of the speakers who've come to UWGB over the years command hefty
speaking fees. Their usual stops are places like New York, Chicago or
Los Angeles. They don't get much money when they come to Green Bay.
Kaye only gets $5,000 a year to work with. Some speakers who've come
here get that for one lecture at other institutions.
"I've been able to maintain this program by way of begging, borrowing
and stealing," Kaye said with a smile.
The speakers, many of whom have been celebrities in their field, don't
stay in hotels. They stay with Kaye and his family in Green Bay and sometimes
he's paid for expenses out of his own pocket.
Kaye said he's been able to entice speakers here by offering to show
them some of the best of what this region has to offer.
"Proud history"
"Since I'm paying them so little, I'll say, 'Well, I'll take you up
to Door County on Saturday,'" he said.
Kaye has also been able to lure these leading lights to Green Bay because
he's highly respected in his own right.
He's written thoughtful pieces for dozens of intellectual publications.
He's finishing a book right now about Thomas Paine, who played a key role
in the Revolutionary War.
UWGB Chancellor Bruce Shepard appreciates the significance of Kaye's
resourcefulness and the series itself.
This week Shepard said the "proud history'' of the lecture series is
that it has "brought the best to challenge and engage our campus, our
students and the community we are here to serve.''
Call Tom Perry at (920) 431-8216 or e-mail him at tperry@greenbaypressgazette.com.
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