Podcast one: Introduction by John Shattuck, Chief Executive Officer of the John F. Kennedy Library Association
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Podcast two: Comments by Rajan Menon, Professor of International Relations, Lehigh University, Author of the upcoming book The End of Alliances
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Podcast three: Comments by Yitzhak Nakash, Author of Reaching for Power: The Shia in the Modern Arab World
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Podcast four: Comments by Helena Cobban, Columnist, Christian Science Monitor
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Podcast five: Comments by Eric Davis, Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, Author of Memories of State" Politics, History and Collective Identity in Modern Iraq
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Podcast six: Moderated Discussion
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Reflections on Encounters With Three Cultures
by Vartan Gregorian
June 2007

Podcast one: Vartan Gregorian on his essay Reflections on Encounters with Three Cultures: The library, the university and philanthropy
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Podcast two: The University: From Vartan Gregorian's essay:Reflections on Encounters with Three Cultures
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Podcast three: Philanthropy: From Vartan Gregorian's essay: Reflections on Encounters with Three Cultures
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Michael Levine, senior Carnegie program officer in the education division and Michael Frith, Creative Director and Conceptual Director of the new children's television program,"Between the Lions" interviewed on WCBS-FM, June 11, 2000.
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Scott Simon of NPR; interview with Vartan Gregorian, president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, January 1, 2000.
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On November 29, 2001, an audioconference for journalists was held featuring Akbar S. Ahmed, Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies and professor of international relations at American University; M.S. Muqtedar Khan, director of the International Studies Program and assistant professor of political science at Adrian College in Michigan; Aminah B. McCloud, associate professor of Islamic Studies at DePaul University; and Sam Afridi, author of the Carnegie Challege Paper and former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton. Susan King, vice president, public affairs for Carnegie Corporation, was the moderator. Listen to the discussion by clicking here to access an MP3 file. [8.6 megabyte MP3 file. Running time is 60:15.]

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