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Students in Distress, Mental Health and Law Reform

 

Gregory B. Saathoff, M.D., a University of Virginia psychiatrist and director of the Critical Incident Analysis Group (CIAG), is a principal author of the 1999 study for the FBI, “The School Shooter: A Threat Assessment Perspective,” which can be downloaded from the FBI web site. Richard J. Bonnie, director of the Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, is the chair of the Commission on Mental Health Law Reform, which is addressing how the mental health and criminal justice systems intersect. Alison Malmon is executive director of Active Minds, Inc., the nation’s only nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging young adults in mental health awareness, and is working to combat the stigma of mental illness. They spoke at a Miller Center of Public Affairs forum on June 25, 2007.

This lecture concludes this season’s Miller Center forums.



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After the Bush Doctrine: National Security Strategy for a New Administration, Panel III

GAGE invited eleven of the nation’s most prominent intellectuals to think boldly and imaginatively about America’s future role in the world, and how the Bush Doctrine’s strategy of preemption, unilateralism, and assertive democratization is suited to U.S. foreign policy going forward. This is part three of three of that discussion held at the Miller Center of Public Affairs on June 7 and 8, 2007.



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After the Bush Doctrine: National Security Strategy for a New Administration, Panel II

GAGE invited eleven of the nation’s most prominent intellectuals to think boldly and imaginatively about America’s future role in the world, and how the Bush Doctrine’s strategy of preemption, unilateralism, and assertive democratization is suited to U.S. foreign policy going forward. This is part two of three of that discussion held at the Miller Center of Public Affairs on June 7 and 8, 2007.



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After the Bush Doctrine: National Security Strategy for a New Administration, Panel I

GAGE invited eleven of the nation’s most prominent intellectuals to think boldly and imaginatively about America’s future role in the world, and how the Bush Doctrine’s strategy of preemption, unilateralism, and assertive democratization is suited to U.S. foreign policy going forward. This is part one of three of that discussion held at the Miller Center of Public Affairs on June 7 and 8, 2007.



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Al Qaeda Strikes Back


Bruce Riedel

Bruce Riedel who spoke at a Miller Center of Public Affairs Forum June 15, is a senior fellow at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution who retired in 2006 after twenty-nine years with the CIA. He has served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for Near East and South Asian Affairs, and as senior director for Near East and South Asian Affairs on the National Security Council. In the May/June 2007 issue of Foreign Affairs, Riedel argues that “Al Qaeda is a more dangerous enemy today than it has ever been before.”



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U.S. Opportunities and Threats in the 21st Century Asia-Pacific Theater

   
General Paul Hester

General Paul V. Hester, USAF who spoke at a Miller Center of Public Affairs Forum June 1, is commander of the Pacific Air Forces, located at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. He is responsible for Air Force activities in a command supporting 55,000 Air Force personnel serving principally in Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Japan, and South Korea. A combat veteran, he has logged more than 200 total combat hours in Southeast Asia.



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Show #24: Ben Grey

Ben GreyOne of the best things about doing this show is the set of connections it allows us to make with educators who are bringing technology into their classrooms in meaningful, authentic, and powerful ways. This week, we’re lucky to talk with Ben Grey, a 5th-grade teacher in Illinois. For the past two years, Ben’s students have produced the News from the Greypevine podcast.

In this show, the GenTech boys (sans Michael) talk with Ben about his experiences facilitating the podcast, the tools and process he uses, and the lessons he’s learned. He also gives some sage advice for teachers who want to get started in podcasting, but aren’t sure where to go.

As always, we look forward to your comments and suggestions – please drop us a line or leave a comment below.

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Next GenTech: Wednesday, May 23

Just a quick note to let you know we’re working on the next GenTech, which should be ready the morning of May 23.  We’re going to have a special guest with us – a classroom teacher whose students are doing podcasts – and we think it will be well worth the extra couple of days’ wait—

Thanks!

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U.Va Law: Professor Jon Cannon on Massachusetts v. EPA

Nine years ago, Professor Jon Cannon, currently director of UVA’s environmental and land use law program, was general counsel of the EPA under Administrator Carol Browner. In his capacity as general counsel he issued a memorandum stating that the EPA could regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as air pollutantskj under the Clean Air Act if the agency found they were a danger to human health or the environment.

(full story on Virginia Law Weekly)