The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions Audio Archive Education Program 8: Religion in the Schools John Cogley leads a Center staff discussion of the Supreme Court decision on prayers in public schools. Although Mr. Cogley... Program 12: Educational Bankruptcy Stringfellow Barr talks with Stanley K. Sheinbaum about the decline and fall in American education. Jan. 16, 1962... Program 25: On Education Robert M. Hutchins addresses his views on American education and educational institutions. He argues that the ideal education is not... Program 46: Education: For What and For Whom? Robert M. Hutchins is joined by Admiral Hyman Rickover and Barnard College president Rosemary Park in an analysis of the... Program 62: Prospects for Democracy Robert M. Hutchins takes questions from the audience at a lecture series, leading him into diverse topics such as peace... Program 82: Affirmative Discrimination - I: Schools and Housing Edwin E. Dunaway, a former Arkansas Supreme Court Justice, leads a Center discussion on the question of whether African Americans... Program 90: An Establishment of Religion Robert M. Hutchins leads a staff discussion on the Supreme Court's controversial decision banning religious exercises in public schools. With... Program 126: The Supreme Court as History Alexander Meiklejohn describes an experiment in adult education based upon readings of Supreme Court decisions. With Scott Buchanan, Harry Kalven... Program 201, 202, 203: What Kind of World? Robert M. Hutchins reads his weekly newspaper editorials. Includes: (1) Free Press; (2) Education for Self-Preservation; (3) Microminiaturization; (4... Program 250: The University and the Requirements of Democracy Senator J. William Fulbright expounds on his belief that assuring the survival of the human race will require the attention... Program 407: The Minor Majority In this discussion from a Center conference, both college students and Center fellows question the ends to which the youth... Program 408: Campus Unrest - What Is It About? College students and Center fellows discuss the growing attitude that universities are instruments of the ruling classes used to train... Program 409: Cop Out, Opt Out, or Knock Out In this discussion, college students debate the notion of effecting political change through mass campaigns of non-cooperation or outright... Program 410: Escalation in Alienation On the final day of the conference, several Center fellows join the debate to either offer the college students their... Program 458: A Proposal for a Black College W. H. Ferry submits a controversial proposal for a two-year college for African-American students, designed to make up... Program 580: The Great American Baby-Sitting Machine: Our School System Robert M. Hutchins leads a discussion with Garry Wills, Elizabeth Hardwick, and the Center staff into the problems of the... Program 599: Center Conversations: Clifton Fadiman Talks with Eugene McCarthy Poet, professor, and politician Eugene McCarthy discusses his personal credo of “contract and commitment,” politics as a profession, the function... Program Topics Democracy and Freedom Dissent Education First Amendment Rights/Freedom of the Press Government and Politics Hutchins [Robert Maynard] and the History of CSDI Immigration International Issues Law and Order The Media Peace and War Race and Ethnicity Religion Science and Technology Social and Economic Issues CSDI Audio Archive Information The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) was founded by Robert Maynard Hutchins and was based in Santa Barbara, California, from 1959 to 1987. During that time it brought together many of the most capable and distinguished minds of the times to discuss vital issues facing American society of the day. Thanks to donors Neal Linson, Ceil Pulitzer, and Stanley Sheinbaum, a project has begun to digitize and make accessible on the web some of the most important conference proceedings, talks, and dialogues recorded by CSDI. CSDI Audio Archive Homepage Help with listening to the audio files, credits and copyright information Page author: David Seubert. Last modified: 11/20/06 02:40:58 Direct questions or comments about this page to the author or to the Web Administrator. This is an official University of California, Santa Barbara Library web page.