Judge Patricia Wald ’48 to speak Feb. 14

Judge Patricia McGowan Wald ’48

Judge Patricia McGowan Wald ’48, an expert in international humanitarian law who most recently served on the independent commission that analyzed U.S. intelligence capabilities in light of the decision to go to war in Iraq, will speak at Connecticut College on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 4:30 p.m. in Evans Hall.

The lecture, titled “U.S. Intelligence, Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Past Mistakes and Future Reforms,” is free and open to the public. It will focus on Wald’s work with the commission, otherwise known as the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Prior to being named to the commission in 2004, Wald served as a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at The Hague, Netherlands from 1999-2001. Known for handling cases involving the rights of women, children and the poor, she served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1979 until 1999, serving as Chief Judge of the Court from 1986 to 1991. She was the first woman ever to serve on the appeals court, and the only woman on the independent commission.

Vanguard founder Jack Bogle P’80 ’94 GP’07 to speak Feb. 23

John “Jack” Bogle P’80 ’94 GP’07

Mutual fund pioneer and author John “Jack” Bogle P’80 ’94 GP’07 will speak at Connecticut College on Feb. 23 at 4:30 p.m. in Evans Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public and Bogle will be available afterward to sign books.

In 1976 Bogle founded the first index fund, the Vanguard First Index Investment Trust, known today as the Vanguard 500 Index Fund. The Vanguard Group, a family of investment funds with assets of more than $920 billion, is now the second biggest mutual fund company in the world.

Bogle, who served as Vanguard’s chairman and chief executive officer until 1996 and senior chairman until 2000, has been called the “conscience of the industry” and the best friend of the individual investor. In his fifth and most recent book, “The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism,” (2005) Bogle argues that inflated executive compensation, creative accounting and stock speculation can be attributed to the fact that corporations are now controlled by managers instead of by shareholders.