E-mail a friendFebruary 10, 2006
Princeton professor Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah describes the challenge of making government more "cosmopolitan." Actress Lynn Redgrave dishes on aging in Hollywood.
Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah
Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah
Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah has been called 'our postmodern Socrates.' At the forefront of contemporary African studies, he's held faculty positions at Yale, Cornell, Duke, Harvard, and now Princeton University. He's published numerous journal articles and authored several books, including In My Father's House and Cosmopolitanism. Born in London, Appiah spent his early years in Ghana. His family was forced to return to England, where he completed his secondary education and earned his Ph.D. at Oxford University.
Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave
One of five generations of illustrious actors, Lynn Redgrave is a veteran of stage, screen and television. She made her stage debut in '62 and was a founding member of Britain's National Theater. She's also worked on Broadway, where she was nominated twice for Tony Awards. Among Redgrave's many film credits are Shine, Georgy Girl - for which she earned an Oscar nod - and the upcoming The White Countess. After her '02 mastectomy, Redgrave wrote the book, Journal: A Mother and Daughter's Recovery from Breast Cancer.