Poland : Our New Best Friend? (June 4-10) 
Contrary to many of its counterparts in the European Union, Poland supported the invasion of Iraq and even sent troops to fight there. American and Polish relations have never been better. Laurie Koloski (W&M) and Krzysztof Jasiewicz (Polish Academy of Sciences) discuss reasons for this historical friendship between the two countries.
Also featured: A conversation with Zbigniew Brzezinski, Jimmy Carter’s National Security Advisor, about Poland’s new active role in world affairs.
Leveraging Difference in the Workplace (June 11-17)
While businesses have made strides to bring diversity to the workplace, nagging problems persist. Too often the efforts to be more inclusive are prompted by a management crisis. Business professors Erika James (Batten Institute) and Martin Davidson (Batten Institute) say the new employees often don’t feel fully included and the existing managers often feel threatened. James and Davidson say few organizations are successful in cultivating the workforce diversity they want and even fewer know what to do with the diversity they achieve. They share their expertise in turning diversity into a business advantage.
Through the Eyes of a Child (June 18-24)
The testimony of children has taken center stage at the Michael Jackson trial but historically and legally, children on the witness stand have been handled with kid gloves.
Isaac Van Patten (RU) discusses the reliability of a child’s testimony and how the legal system is addressing the delicate issue of kids in court.
Also featured: Physicist John Simonetti (Tech) celebrates the genius of Albert Einstein, whose theories revolutionized the way we interpret time and space.
“You Don’t Have to Ride Jim Crow” (June 25-July 1)
It’s a little-known fact that eleven years before Rosa Parks made headlines by refusing to move to the back of the bus, a young Virginia woman challenged the “Jim Crow” segregation laws and took her case all the way to the Supreme Court. Archivist
Tommy Bogger (NSU) says Irene Morgan won her case, with the help of two determined attorneys, but he laments she was years ahead of her time.
Also featured: Wesley Hogan (VSU) discusses the history of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), a grassroots organization that was instrumental in the struggle for racial equality.
