Speakers named in lecture series

The William T. Patten Foundation has announced its Patten Lecture Series for the 2011-12 school year.

The series features  three speakers who will each visit Bloomington for a week to give multiple lectures. Here is a summary of the speakers.

RAY JACKENDOFF
Ray Jackendoff is a philosophy professor at Tufts University and one of the world’s leading figures in the disciplines of linguistics and cognitive science, according to an IU press release.

Jackendoff has developed a theory of consciousness and has written on the relationship between the mind, language and consciousness. He will speak at IU Nov. 6-11.

CHARLES HILL
Charles Hill is a distinguished fellow in International Security Studies at Yale University and a former diplomat.

He served as a political officer in the U.S. Embassy in Hong Kong and as a mission coordinator during the Vietnam War. He served on the staff of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State George Schultz and was assistant secretary-general of the United Nations under Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Hill will speak at IU March 4-9.

PETER GALISON
Harvard University physics professor Peter Galison is one of the most visible and respected historians of modern physics and of contemporary experimental science.

Galison is interested in the intersection of philosophical and historical questions, according to his biography on Harvard’s website. He has contributed to documentaries for public television and cinema. Galison will speak at IU April 1-6.