April 28, 2008
Last Brown Bag Luncheon
of the Academic Year
Jeff Yeager was dubbed “the ultimate cheapskate” by the Today show, on which he periodically appears as a guest correspondent.
Yeager is the self-proclaimed “titan of tightwads” and the author of The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches. Now he’s coming to Brooklyn College.
Go Forth and Be Cheap
Tuesday, April 29
Noon to 2 p.m.
Gold Room, Student Center
Learn how to survive these difficult financial times with the man who advocates that you will enjoy life more by spending less. A Q&A session and a book signing will follow the talk.
Space is limited, so reserve your seat early. Contact Natalie Michel, (718) 951-5131 or NMichel@brooklyn.cuny.edu.
We look forward to seeing you there. Bring your lunch. Beverages and dessert will be provided.
The Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities, in cooperation with the Department of Political Science presents
Amrit Singh: Civil Rights and the
Abuse of Executive Power after 9/11
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
Woody Tanger Auditorium
Brooklyn College Library
A staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Immigrants’ Rights Project in New York City, Amrit Singh has been at the forefront of recent litigation relating to the torture and abuse of prisoners held in U.S. custody abroad, the U.S. government's use of diplomatic assurances to return individuals to countries known to employ torture, and the indefinite and mandatory detention of immigrants.
Based on recently unearthed government records and transcripts, she coauthored Administration of Torture: A Documentary Record From Washington to Abu Ghraib and Beyond (Columbia University Press, 2007), which was featured on National Public Radio and several other international media outlets.
She has testified to the House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on “Torture and the Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment of Detainees: The Effectiveness and Consequences of ‘Enhanced’ Interrogation.” She has also handled several cases of post 9/11 discrimination and racial profiling of immigrants, including cases of immigrants being discriminated against by airline companies. Prior to working at the ACLU, Singh held a teaching fellowship at Yale University and was a lecturer at Oxford University. Singh holds a B.A. from Cambridge University, an M. Phil in Economics from Oxford University, and a law degree from Yale Law School.
For information: (718) 9515847