Jan. 22, 1999

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DUCHESS OF YORK VISITS MEDICAL CENTER--Jan. 26. Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, will visit the OSU College of Medicine and Public Health, and University Hospitals on Jan. 26. She will also speak at a luncheon to benefit the University Medical Center’s Spirit of Women projects and the development of a bionutrition program. Media will have four opportunities to photograph and videotape the duchess; however, she will not be available for interviews or to answer questions. Media must preregister to attend any of the events. For a complete schedule and registration information, call Medical Center Communications.
CONTACT: David Crawford or Beth NeCamp, Medical Center Communications, 293-3737.

THE HISTORY OF HISTORY--Jan 26. History Professor David Cressy will present From Counting Crosses to Telling Tales: Social Science History and History in the Humanities at the College of Humanities third Inaugural Lecture of the year on Tuesday (1/26) at 7:30 p.m. at the Faculty Club, 181 S. Oval Dr. Cressy will relate his own development as a historian to major changes that have taken place within the historical discipline, beginning with the history of early modern England, and concluding with a remarkable story from the archives involving a woman who allegedly gave birth to a cat.
CONTACT: Shari Lorbach, College of Humanities, 292-1882.

OHIO STATE PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON RACE--Jan 27. As part of President Clinton's national initiative on race, Ohio State will participate Wednesday (1/27) in the PBS Racial Legacies and Learning program, a national town meeting with higher education to facilitate racial understanding. The program will begin at 12:50 p.m. in the Ohio Union Conference Theater, 1739 N. High St., with a videotaped presentation by Ohio State President William E. Kirwan, followed by remarks from Edward J. Ray, executive vice president and provost. The national portion of the town meeting will begin at 1 p.m. with the airing via teleconference of Racial Legacies and Learning: How to Talk About Race. Other programs will follow, including Why Can't We Talk About Race from 3 to 4 p.m., A Dialogue on Race with President Clinton from 4 to 5 p.m., and Degrees of Difference: Culture Matters on Campus from 5 to 5:30 p.m.
Ohio State is one of 50 universities nationwide invited to participate in Racial Legacies and Learning, which fosters communication between campuses and communities on issues of race. The town meeting will focus on such topics as how to develop curricula about race and racial reconciliation and how to form community partnerships that transform race relations in the classroom, on campus and in the community. Ohio State will hold a town meeting in mid-February at New Salem Baptist Church that will focus on what role Ohio State can play in improving race relations in Columbus.
CONTACT: David Williams II, Student Affairs, 292-9334; Edward Ray, Academic Affairs, 292-5881.

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**Compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray- Goedde.1@osu.edu).