The John Glenn School of Public Affairs established the Stanley Muroff Civil Liberties Forum in 2004. The Muroff Forum brings faculty, staff, students and community members together for discussion of timely and highly relevant civil rights and civil liberties issues.
2012
Mark Winne
Who controls the food we eat?
Mark Winne writes, speaks, and consults extensively on community food system topics including hunger and food insecurity, local and regional agriculture, community food assessment, and food policy. He also does policy communication and food policy council work for the Community Food Security Coalition. His essays and opinion pieces have appeared in the Hartford Courant, the Boston Globe, The Nation, In These Times, Sierra Magazine, Orion Magazine, Successful Farming, Yes! Magazine, and numerous organizational and professional journals. Mark blogs regularly at markwinne.com and is a regular contributor at civileats.org and foodforthought.net.
Juan Williams
Speaking the Truth: Honesty, Accuracy,and the Media
Juan Williams is a journalist and political commentator for Fox News Channel. At The Washington Post for 23 years, Williams has worked as an editorial writer, op-ed columnist, White House correspondent and national correspondent.He was a senior news analyst for National Public Radio from 1999 until October 2010.
Williams is the author of Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 a companion to the documentary series of the same name about the African-American Civil Rights Movement;Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary and Enough, which deals with Williams' critique of black leaders in America.
2010
Senator Tom Daschle
New Health-Care Legislation
Tom Daschle is a former U.S. Senator whose lifelong passion and commitment to public service and healthcare reform is undeniable. As Senate majority and minority leader from 1994–2005, he cultivated a legacy as a dynamic party leader, a bipartisan consensus builder, and a tireless fighter for the common man. The architect of President Obama’s healthcare plan, he is an outspoken advocate for reform, and a well-connected voice between the healthcare industry and Washington policy-makers. His recent book, Critical: What We Can Do About the Healthcare Crisis, offers new solutions to changing America’s healthcare system, providing a detailed explanation of the framework for Obama’s plan.
2009
Clarence Page
Obama's Presidential Drama
The 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner for Commentary, Clarence Page has been a columnist and a member of the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board since 1984. His column is syndicated nationally by Tribune Media Services in close to 200 papers. He is a regular contributor of essays to “The News Hour With Jim Lehrer” and “News and Notes with Ed Gordon” on National Public Radio. He has hosted documentaries on the Public Broadcasting System and served as a regular panelist on national programs including ABC’s This Week and BET’s weekly “Lead Story” news panel program. His book Showing My Color: Impolite Essays on Race and Identity was published in 1996.
