Osher Lifelong Learning Institute - UC San Diego

Tuesday 10:00 a.m.
Memoirs
Classroom 128
Facilitators: Aurora and Bob King
Why write memoirs? Have you ever wondered
about your forebears and what it was like to
live in their times? If only they had written
something down! So we write for future eyes
— about people, places, and events that have
been important to us; about our roots and the
adventures that define our lives.
Whether you are an aspiring writer or a seasoned
pro, this is the group for you. Prepare to be
inspired by the range of human experience shared
in this classroom through the use of notes written
in a journal, the verses of poetry, or other free-style
formats. No stylistic requirements are imposed
here. Members find their own styles, encouraged
by the warmth and support of classmates. Join
us as a welcome listener or contributor, but be
forewarned: the stories you will hear, set in places
the world over, reflect times of extraordinary
changes and may stir long-dormant memories in
your minds!
January 8, 22, February 5, 19, March 5
Tuesday 1:00 p.m.
International Relations Series
Classroom 129
Coordinator: Steve Clarey
January 8
Dean Peter Cowhey, IRPS
Post-2012 Election Assessment of U.S. Foreign
Trade Policy
In this lecture, Dean Cowhey will discuss post
2012-election priorities for the President-elect and
the new Congress in the Pacific Rim countries.
Peter Cowhey is the dean of the School of
International Relations and Pacific Studies at UC
San Diego. In 2009, he was the senior counselor to
Ambassador Kirk in the Office of the United States
Trade Representative under President Obama. He
serves on the bi-national experts group appointed
by the U.S. and Chinese Governments on
innovation policy. Dean Cowhey is the vice chair of
the California Council on Science and Technology.
He was awarded his M.A. and Ph.D. from UC
Berkeley.
January 15
Professor Richard Feinberg
A Post-Election Pragmatic Approach to U.S.-
Cuban Relations
The paradox of the Cuban revolution is that while
it endowed its citizens with abundant human
capital, it has sadly left them without the tools or
incentives to fully employ their acquired talents.
The Cuban government has embarked on a
process of gradual economic reform to promote
the private sector and foreign investment. How has
U.S. policy reacted to these changes in Cuba —
and what more could the U.S. do to spur positive
economic change on the island?
Richard Feinberg is a professor of international
political economy at the School of International
Relations and Pacific Studies at UC San Diego. An
authority on U.S.-Cuban relations, he served as
special assistant for national security affairs under
President Clinton and as senior director of the
National Security Council’s Office of Inter-American
Affairs. He was awarded his Ph.D. from Stanford
University.
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