Evolution, Education and 'Intelligent Design'

Kevin Padian is a professor of integrative biology at the University of California, Berkeley; curator of paleontology at the University of California Museum of Paleontology; and president of the National Center for Science Education. He served as an expert witness for the plaintiffs in Kitzmiller v. Dover, which successfully challenged the district’s decision to include the teaching of intelligent design alongside evolution theory. At the Clinton School, Padian will give a lecture titled "Evolution, Education and ‘Intelligent Design’: Lessons from the 2005 Trial in Dover, Penn." This lecture is hosted in partnership with Arkansas Darwin Day.

When:    Friday, February 10, 2012
                        6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. – Lecture

Where:   Clinton School of Public Service
                         Sturgis Hall
 
*Reserve your seats by emailing publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys.edu, or calling 501-683-5239.

Other Upcoming Speakers
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Julie Gehrki, senior director at the Walmart Foundation
Monday, February 6, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)

Geena Davis, Academy Award-winning actor
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. (Statehouse Convention Center, Wally Allen Ballroom) *Location changed due to large crowd

Ronald Richard, scholar in residence, Clinton School Center on Community Philanthropy
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)

"The Practical Psychic," author Noreen Renier
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. (Sturgis Hall)

University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service
1200 President Clinton Ave. (Sturgis Hall)
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501.683.5200