2010 FALL LECTURE
Words Matter 

Date:
Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 11am

Location:
Education and Humanities Theater, Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware.

Price:
Lecture is free and open to the public.

For More Info:
Call (302) 657-0650 ext. 10 or toll free (800) 752-2060.

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Jim Leach, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, visits Delaware on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 and DHF is honored that Chairman Leach will deliver our 2010 Fall Lecture on the campus of Delaware State University. This free event will take place in DSU's Education and Humanities Theater, commencing at 11am, and is open to everyone (no RSVP required).

As with past NEH leaders, Chairman Leach has a "platform," which he first discussed at his swearing-in ceremony in August 2009:

"In an era where declining civility increasingly hallmarks domestic politics and where anarchy has taken root in many parts of the world, it is imperative that cultural differences at home and abroad be respectfully understood, rather than irrationally denigrated."

Who better than a one-time United States Representative to lead the charge in shining a humanities spotlight on the way people speak to each other when they have different points of view? Chairman Leach will present his thoughts on Civility in America to an audience of scholars, students, citizens and government officials, just one week after our national elections!

Civic discourse is a subject DHF has turned its focus on in 2010, and it is our shared hope that Chairman Leach will achieve his goal of helping citizens find a common vocabulary and common points of understanding for issues that face them as people and as citizens of their states--issues that also face us as a nation and as a partner in the global community.

Chairman Leach founded and co-chaired the Congressional Humanities Caucus and served on both banking and Asian affairs committees during his 30-year tenure as an Iowa Congressman, which began in 1976. He became Chairman of the NEH in August 2009.

Following the lecture, Chairman Leach will return to New Castle County for additional opportunities to meet the citizens of Delaware.

If you have questions about our Fall Lecture, contact DHF by email at info@dhf.org or by phone at 302-657-0650 or toll free 800-752-2060.