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- Dr. Salah Hassan, associate professor of English at Michigan State University, delivers introductory remarks at the Muslim Journeys Book Club event which features a discussion of Denise Spellberg's book "Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an : Islam and the Founders". Dr. Hassan discusses the major points of the book in the context of Barack Obama's election to the U.S. Presidency. MSU Librarian Deborah Margolis introduces Dr. Hassan and welcomes the audience.
- Date Issued:
- 2016-10-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- President Donald Trump announces the nomination of judge Neil Gorsuch to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. Trump lists Gorsuch's credentials and experience and says that he wanted to nominate someone who had a similar understanding of the Constitution as Justice Antonin Scalia. Gorsuch thanks Trump and promises to be a faithful servant of the Constitution and the laws of the U.S.
- Date Issued:
- 2017-01-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1975-03-04T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- An unidentified U.N. delegate tells a story about how an entrepreneur was scared off from starting a business in Nigeria due to its population of lizards.
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Walter Mondale greets the State of Israel on its 30th birthday.
- Date Issued:
- 1978-05-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet and novelist Laura Kasischke talks about her novel "Suspicious River," other in-progress works, why she started writing novels, and her reading interests. Kasischke is interviewed by librarian Jane Arnold for the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-02-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet Judith Minty describes how she leads people to read and enjoy poetry, her poem "A Sense of Place," the role her heritage and background plays in inspiring her works, and other works in-progress. Minty is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Jane Arnold for the MSU Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 1999-04-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama spoofs Stephen Colbert and pokes fun at himself and the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as "Obamacare," in a piece entitled "To health in a handbasket." Obama delivers a special edition of "The word," proving he is perfectly capable of doing Colbert's job as host of Comedy Central's show "The Colbert report."
- Date Issued:
- 2014-12-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Dr. Mohammad Khalil, associate professor of Religious Studies at Michigan State University, leads a discussion of the book, "The story of the Qur'an : its history and place in Muslim life" by Ingrid Mattson, which uses translated passages from the Qur'an, as well as scholarly sources and stories from the time of Muhammad, to give readers a sense of the language, imagery, and rhythm of the Qur'an. Dr. Khalil presents a brief lecture framing the discussion before the audience breaks into small groups. The small group discussions are not heard. Dr. Khalil reconvenes the large group to discuss the book. Part three of a five part series entitled "Muslim journeys : pathways of faith," exploring the Muslim faith in the United States and throughout the world. MSU Librarian Deborah Margolis convenes the event and explains how the discussion will be facilitated. Sponsored by: the MSU Libraries, the MSU Muslim Studies Program, the East Lansing Area Clergy Association, the Islamic Society of Greater Lansing, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Library Association. Held at the MSU Main Library.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-02-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University Professor Emeritus E. James Potchen, M.D. amd former chair of the MSU Radiology Department, talks about representing the university administration in the faculty grievance process. Potchen says that ninety-nine percent of the problems presented to the Grievance Office were the result of misunderstandings and that he didn't have to prepare very much for individual cases because there was so much redundancy in the type of grievances filed. Potchen also talks about why MSU created the faculty grievance process, attempts to unionize MSU faculty, the attitude of MSU President Peter McPherson toward MSU faculty having a voice, the move of the medical school to Grand Rapids, the changes MSU President Cecil Mackey made at MSU, his own role in the development of medical programs at MSU and his career as a professor and administrator at the university. Potchen is interviewed by retired MSU Professor of Labor Studies and former Faculty Grievance Officer John Revitte.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-01-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection