January

Abraham Lincoln and the Irish: January 23, 2012

Kevin Kenny, Professor of History, Boston College

Roosevelt and Churchill: January 30, 2012

Warren Kimball, Robert Treat Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University

February

Barbary Coasts: North Africa, Colonialism, and the Mediterranean: February 6, 2012

Julia Clancy-Smith, Professor of History at the University of Arizona, Tucson

Islam and Democracy for the 21st Century: February 13, 2012

John O. Voll, Professor of Islamic History and Associate Director of the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University

March

The End of the German Paradigm: March 19, 2012

Samuel R. Williamson, Jr., West Point, Harvard, UNC-Chapel Hill, and the University of the South

Peaceful Resolution of Ethnic Tensions: March 26, 2012

Karl Meyer, New York Times; Shareen Brysac, CBS News

April

Reassessing Exploration: The West in the World: April 2, 2012

Dane Kennedy, Elmer Louis Kayser Professor of History and International Affairs at the George Washington Universityy

The Lumumba Assassination: April 9, 2012

Stephen R. Weissman, Former staff director of the House Subcommittee on Africa

The Outbreak of WWI: April 16, 2012

Margaret MacMillan, Warden of St. Antony’s College and a Professor of International History at Oxford University

May

The United States, Burma, and the Cold War: May 7, 2012

Kenton Clymer, Distinguished Research Professor, Department of History, Northern Illinois University

December

Women, Ecumenism, and Interracial Organizing: December 3, 2012

Bettye Collier-Thomas, Professor of History at Temple University

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