April 17, 1979 - Vine Deloria Jr., a political science professor at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Native American activist, attorney, and author, speaking at the eighth annual Putnam Lectureship in Social Ethics at Hamline University. Deloria Jr’s address was titled "The Natural Philosophical Tradition." Following his speech, Deloria took questions from the audience.
April 21, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, a presentation of "How the Chinese See Themselves", a BBC report about the Four Modernizations and current Chinese attitudes and intentions about politics, education, culture, economic development, international relations and military affairs.
April 26, 1979 - Leslie Green, head of the Minnesota Parole Board, talks with MPR’s Pat Kessler about the work of the board. Topics include his own personal criminal history and reflecting on what it’s like to be on both ends of the table of a parole board session.
April 28, 1979 - On this special regional public affairs program, MPR’s Rich Dietman interviews Dale Simonson of the Mental Health Association of Minnesota; Judge Susanne Sedgwick of Hennepin County District Court, Family Division; and Reverend Jay Croft, director of the Minnesota State Council for the Handicapped, who discuss mental health resources in the community. Highlighted topics include a definition of mental health, child abuse, and coping with special frustrations of being handicapped.
April 30, 1979 - Sister Thomas More, professor of history at Silver Lake College in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, speaking on the history of women in agriculture.
May 1, 1979 - John Manning, a professor of Reading Instruction at the University of Minnesota, speaking at the Reading-Go-Round, a week-long series of seminars, workshops, and reading activities at the downtown Dayton's auditorium in Minneapolis. Manning discussed the importance of reading at home with children. This is a major portion of that talk. Dr. Manning is nationally-known as a consultant, researcher, and author in the field of teacher education with emphasis in beginning reading instruction.
May 15, 1979 - MPR’s Rich Dietman interviews Maynard Reynolds, professor of educational psychology at University of Minnesota, who discusses mainstreaming in school classrooms. Interview took place during National Handicapped Awareness Week.
May 16, 1979 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Kathleen Dineen, of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing; and Bonnie Stickles of St. Paul-Ramsey Hospital, who discuss the history and practices of midwifery and midwives today.
May 17, 1979 - Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Wahl speaking at the first Farm Women's Forum, in Rochester. The subject of address was on farmers, farmers wives and farm ownership.
May 26, 1979 - Dr. William Nolen of Litchfield, speaking at 9th Annual Health Alert Symposium held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Nolen addresses securing good health care and patients advocating competent and compassionate care.