Advocates; Would the Nation be Better Off if Fewer People Went to College

01/03/1974

Moderator: Evan Semerjian Advocate: Collette Manoil Advocate: John Burgess Witnesses: Fritz Machlup: New York University Paul Kurtz: Professor of Philosophy, Buffalo Freda Rebelsky: Professor of Psychology, Boston University Dr. Kenneth Tollett: Howard University

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Series: Advocates
Program: Would the Nation be Better Off if Fewer People Went to College
Program Number: 410
Series Description: A SERIES OF DEBATES with a moderator facilitating the discussion of national and international issues - using advocates who would introduce witnesses to support their point of view. Debates recorded at Boston's Faneuil Hall. Moderators included: Michael Dukakis; Marilyn Berger; Michael Harrington, Robert Maynard. (Premiered October, 1969; conceived by Prof. Roger Fisher.) Other participants included Barney Frank, Avi Nelson, Antonin Scalia, S.I. Hayakawa, Paul Simon, Albert Shankar, Richard Bolling, Pete McCloskey, Chester Crocker, John Anderson, Elmo Zumwalt, George Ball, John Kenneth Galbraith, William Colby, Eleanor Smeal, Phyllis Schlafly, Sam Ervin, Laurence Tribe, Daniel Schorr, Orrin Hatch, Morris Udall, Edward Kennedy, George McGovern, Jake Garn, Paul Tsongas, Alan Dershowitz. Series release date: 1969
Program Description: Moderator: Evan Semerjian Advocate: Collette Manoil Advocate: John Burgess Witnesses: Fritz Machlup – New York University Paul Kurtz – Professor of Philosophy, Buffalo Freda Rebelsky – Professor of Psychology, Boston University Dr. Kenneth Tollett – Howard University Produced by WGBH at Faneuil Hall. Bears WGBH copyright
Duration: 00:59:10
Asset Type: Broadcast program
Media Type: Video
Subjects: Rebelsky, Freda, 1931-; Tollett, Kenneth S.; Machlup, Fritz, 1902-1983; Kurtz, Paul, 1925-
Locations: Faneuil Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
Genres: Debate
Topics: Public Affairs; Social Issues
Contributors: Burgess, John (Guest); Tollett, Kenneth (Guest); Semerjian, Evan (Moderator); Machlup, Fritz (Guest); Rebelsky, Freda (Guest); Kurtz, Paul (Guest); Manoil, Collette (Guest)
Publication Information: Supported by a grant from the Open Society Foundations.
Citation: Chicago: “Advocates; Would the Nation be Better Off if Fewer People Went to College,” 01/03/1974, GBH Archives, accessed December 18, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_D61BE5FE7C7E47BCB950443F8B4A5D74.; MLA: “Advocates; Would the Nation be Better Off if Fewer People Went to College.” 01/03/1974. GBH Archives. Web. December 18, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_D61BE5FE7C7E47BCB950443F8B4A5D74>.; APA: Advocates; Would the Nation be Better Off if Fewer People Went to College. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_D61BE5FE7C7E47BCB950443F8B4A5D74

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