| UM continues to draw world-class speakers who
enlighten students in their discovery process. U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice
Clarence Thomas took on the American Bar Association from the stage of the University
Theatre in April 1999. A month later, during a talk with budding journalists on campus,
media mogul Ted Turner answered a burning national question: He will not run for president
because his wife, actress Jane Fonda, won’t let him. Both made national headlines. |
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Media mogul Ted Turner visited with students in UM’s
business and journalism schools and met with forestry school researchers to talk about
environmental issues during a May 24 visit. |
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Internationally renowned economist Lester Thurow of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology gave UM’s 102nd Commencement address May 15. |
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About 1,500 people from campus and across Montana listened
to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas talk about judicial independence April 13. |
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NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw gave the annual Dean
Stone Lecture April 17, discussing his best-selling book on World War II, “The
Greatest Generation.” |
