The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona, in collaboration with the Confluence Center for Creative Inquiry (website) and the Department of Linguistics, is pleased to present “An Evening with Noam Chomsky: Education for Whom and for What?”

Join Noam Chomsky — a world-renowned linguist, intellectual and political activist — as he discusses the current state of higher education and answers questions from the audience.

Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Time: 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Location: Centennial Hall, The University of Arizona (east of Park Ave.)
Cost: this event is free and open to the public

Parking: Parking is available on a pay-per-use basis in the Tyndall Avenue Garage, 880 E. Fourth St. (and free on the streets around the UA after 5 p.m.)

Information: For additional information, please call 520.626.3846
Notes: Backpacks, cameras or signs will not be allowed into the Centennial hall.
Website: http://web.sbs.arizona.edu/college/chomsky

About The Lecture
How do we characterize the contemporary state of the American education system? What happens to the quality of education when public universities become more privatized? Are public universities in danger of being converted into facilities that produce graduates-as-commodities for the job market? What is the role of activism in education? These are questions that Chomsky has been concerned with in recent years. With unprecedented tuition increases and budget struggles occurring across American campuses, these are questions that are more relevant than ever.
The Chomsky lecture kicks off an annual lecture series by the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences — “The People College.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Chomsky. Chomsky is an “Institute Professor and Professor (Emeritus) in the Department of Linguistics & Philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he has worked for over 50 years.

Here’s some free events occurring in Tucson, leading up to the State of Arizona’s 100th Birthday celebration.

On February 14, 1912, Arizona became the 48th state and the last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the United States of America. But the lens through which we look at Arizona goes back much further than 100 years and as well peers forward to the years ahead.

The Colleges of Letters, Arts and Science invite you to explore with us Arizona’s rich history and its promise for the future.

In January 2012 we embark upon a journey of reflection and discovery in Southern Arizona venues from Tumamoc Hill to the Tucson Scottish Rite Cathedral, from San Xavier del Bac to the UA Poetry Center, in activities and events that encompass our cultural heritage and showcase the diversity of people and places that make us what we are.

Our exploration culminates with Arizona 100: A Celebration on Saturday, February 11, 2012, as the community comes together in Centennial Hall on the university campus for a multifaceted view of our past, present and future.

Sponsored with generous support from the University of Arizona’s offices of the President, Provost and Vice President for Research and by Confluence: Center for Creative Inquiry, join us as the University of Arizona celebrates Arizona – 100 and Counting!

Go online now to get complimentary tickets to some of these events, starting Sat. January 21 — The Arizona Radio Hour (with musical theatre company Encore!) at the Tucson Scottish Rite Cathedral downtown at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are also required for the AZ 100: A Celebration closing event at Centennial Hall on Feb. 11, followed by a reception in front of the AZ State Museum. Website: www.Az100.arizona.edu, or call 520-621-9062.

Other events:

Tumamoc Hill Open House (two weekends: Jan. 21, 22, 28, 29 – 10 a.m to 5 p.m.);

UA Poetry Center event on Jan. 26 with opening reception (5 to 7 p.m.) for an exhibit entitled “Voices from Arizona’s Past: Sharlot Hall & Hattie Lockett”;

Architectural tour on Jan. 28 of Mission San Xavier del Bac by architect Bob Vint at 11 a.m., followed by a concert by the Tucson Arizona Boys Choir at 1 p.m.