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CNN Journalist Fareed Zakaria Addresses Globalism at Willamette University

Zakaria’s visit coincided with the dedication of Ford Hall.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The U.S. is struggling to effectively address issues like Social Security, immigration and health care because the government’s solution so far has been to “kick the can down the road in hopes the problem will solve itself.”

Those words from Newsweek International editor and CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria, who visited Willamette University’s fall Atkinson Lecture in Smith Auditorium tonight.

Ancient and Medieval Lamps on Display at Hallie Ford Museum of Art (PHOTOS)

The exhibition happens in May.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University will present an exhibition of ancient and medieval lamps March 14 through May 17 in the Study Gallery.

Organized by Willamette Art History Professor Ann Nicgorski and Yale University Art Gallery curator Lisa Brody, From Hestia’s Sacred Fire to Christ’s Eternal Light will feature about 84 oil lamps from the Bogue Collection at the Middle East Studies Center at Portland State University.

Willamette Tenth in Nation for Peace Corps Volunteers (PHOTO SERIES)

Throughout the last 47 years, 281 Willamette alumni have joined the Peace Corps ranks.

(SALEM, Ore..) - Willamette University ranks No. 10 in the nation this year on the Peace Corps’ list of small undergraduate schools producing Peace Corps volunteers.

With 18 alumni serving as volunteers, Willamette is the only Oregon school and one of three Pacific Northwest universities on the top ten list. The survey includes schools with fewer than 5,000 undergraduates.

Paul Krugman and the Great Depression 2.0

Mr. Krugman and his cohorts at Princeton had speculated in the early years of the decade about just such a situation. He, in fact, wrote a book called The Return of Depression Economics -- now revised and reprinted as The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008, but he didn't expect it to become reality. Nobody did.

(SALEM, Ore.) - I'm a cartoonist not a reporter, but when Bonnie King, publisher of Salem-News.com, asked me if I would be interested in covering Paul Krugman's visit to Willamette University Friday, I decided I could fake it.

I've been reading Mr. Krugman's column in the New York Times online for about nine years so I was familiar with his writing. I'm a liberal, and he's a liberal. Works out real nice. If he has an opinion about something I do, too.

Water for Life Campaign Spreads to Willamette Valley Churches

“If we want democracy and political stability around the world, the first thing we need to ensure is that people are not thirsty” - Professor Susan Smith

(SALEM, Ore.) - For many people, Lent means going without for a few weeks, but for 2 billion people, going without is a way of life. Willamette University Professor Susan Smith is helping address the imbalance.

Three years ago the environmental law professor established the Water for Life campaign in the Willamette Valley. She asked members of her church congregation to give up soda and lattes during Lent, drink water instead, and send the savings overseas to an “adopted” village to help provide water.

“Every 15 seconds a child dies from a disease that would have been preventable with clean drinking water,” said Smith, who provides pro bono legal expertise to the World Council of Churches about water as an inalienable right.

Tonight`s Willamette Game Canceled

Local athletic leaders mourn the loss of Willamette's Head Women's Basketball Coach, Bruce Henderson.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Tenth-year head coach Terry Williams learned that Willamette's head women's basketball coach Bruce Henderson collapsed and passed away from a heart attack during practice yesterday evening inside Cone Field House.

After both athletic directors conversed over the phone, it was decided that tonight's Corban-Willamette women's basketball game should be canceled so that everyone could focus on this unforeseen tragedy.

Henderson, who was in his fourth season as head coach of the Bearcats, had competed against former head coach Dave Bale three times and Williams once during his tenure at Willamette.

Women`s Basketball Coach Bruce Henderson Passes Away

Prior to becoming the head coach at Willamette, he was an assistant coach and director of operations for the Oregon State University women’s basketball team.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Women’s basketball Head Coach Bruce Henderson collapsed during practice and died from an apparent heart-related incident Monday, Dec. 8th, at Willamette University. Henderson, in his fourth year as Willamette’s head coach, was 47 years old.

The women’s basketball games scheduled for today against Corban College and Dec. 12th-13th at the Oregon Institute of Technology Tournament have been canceled. The team plans to resume competition following the holiday break.

A memorial celebration is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 14 at 1:30 PM in Cone Field House (Sparks Center) at Willamette University.

Willamette Professor Named Oregon Professor of the Year

Ellis’ students and colleagues attest that his teaching style and willingness to mentor others are as deserving of recognition as his scholarship.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education have named Richard Ellis at Willamette University the 2008 Oregon Professor of the Year.

Ellis, the Mark O. Hatfield Professor of Politics, was selected from nearly 300 top professors. Winners from 44 states, the District of Columbia and Guam were announced today in Washington, D.C. Ellis is Willamette’s ninth Oregon Professor of the Year since 1990.

“I feel honored to be in the same category as the other outstanding Willamette teachers who have received this award,” Ellis said. “The award is an affirmation for me that it’s possible to be both a good scholar and a good teacher.”

Styrofoam Recycling Event Happens Later This Month

This free recycling event is a collaborative effort made possible by a handful of different organizations.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The United Methodists of Salem-Keizer, PLC Recycling in Portland, Willamette University, and Marion County Public Works – Environmental Services will hold another Styrofoam recycling collection event at no cost on Saturday, June 14, 2008.

The Styrofoam may be dropped off at Willamette University’s Sparks parking lot, located next to the soccer field at the corner of 12th Street and Bellevue Street in Salem. The one day event is from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM (or until the collection trailers are full).

New Book by Willamette Professor Chronicles Unusual Presidential Tales

Professor Richard Ellis is the Mark O. Hatfield Professor of Politics at Willamette University.

(SALEM, Ore.) - No sitting president has visited Salem, Oregon, since Harry Truman in 1948. In contrast, between 1880 and 1923 six presidents came through Salem. The transportation revolution enabled Americans to travel farther and faster than ever before, so why did it result in presidents seeing less, rather than more, of their fellow citizens?

These and other puzzles in the history of presidential travel are explored in Presidential Travel: The Journey from George Washington to George W. Bush, a new book by Willamette University Professor Richard Ellis.