The Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows program brings Pulitzer Prize winning journalists, diplomats, artists, writers, and other nonacademic professionals to campuses across the United States for substantive dialogue with students and faculty members. Lauded by both college and university administrators and Fellows alike, the week-long program enables students and Fellows to develop trust, explore complex issues, and establish ongoing relationships.
Campuses that wish to host a Visiting Fellow for the 2012–2013 academic year may apply online at
www.cic.edu/VisitingFellows.
Fellow Julius E. Coles, former director of Africare, spent a week in February 2011 at
The University of Findlay (OH), where he addressed current affairs in Africa and broadened students’ international perspective. Marie A. Louden-Hanes, dean for undergraduate education, said that the campus community was so impressed with Coles that he will be delivering the commencement address in May and will receive an honorary doctorate in international affairs from the university.
A sample of the extensive selection of Fellows follows.
Jeffrey Brown is a co-anchor and senior correspondent for PBS NewsHour, the Public Broadcasting Service’s nightly news program that airs nationally and abroad. Brown has reported from around the United States and overseas, profiled and interviewed many of the world’s leaders in art, and helped shape coverage of the economy, healthcare, social policy, and culture.
Florence Reed is the founder of Sustainable Harvest International (SHI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to working with rural Central American communities to implement sustainable land-use practices. SHI works with nearly 2,200 families in four Central American countries. Together they have planted 2.8 million trees, converted 14,000 acres of degraded land to sustainable farms, and saved an estimated 70,000 acres of tropical forest from slashand-burn destruction.
A lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps Reserve,
David J. R. Frakt is internationally recognized as a champion of human rights and the rule of law. Frakt is an expert in the field of international war crimes and military law. He has served as lead defense counsel in the office of military commissions representing Guantanamo detainees who face war crimes and terrorism charges.
For details about participation in the program, including biographical information for all Fellows, see
www.cic.edu/VisitingFellows.