Spring 2010 Lecture Series

All events will be held in Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall from 4-5:30 pm

Sciences in the Arts & Sciences: Three Experiences

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

organized by Alan Templeton

Panelists Alan Templeton (Biology), Joseph Jez (Biology), Tiffany Knright (Biology),Ursula Goodenough (Biology)

The Humanities, Liberal Education, & Democratic Citizenship

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

organized by Marina Mackay

Panel Chair Christine Johnson (History)

Panelists Eric Brown (Philosophy), Matthew Erlin (German), Marina MacKay (English)

This panel will address what research in the humanities does and should bring to the students we teach and to democratic culture; what our teaching in the humanities does and should offer our students and democratic culture; and how our research and teaching are and should be integrated with the rest of the learning that the university advances. Questions driving our panel include: How can we best articulate the value of what we do as teachers and scholars in the humanities? How do we imagine our audience outside our own fields and disciplines? How do we see the relationship between our highly specialized areas of scholarly expertise and general humanistic excellence? How far does our work inside and outside the classroom help to prepare our students for engaged, informed, and reflective citizenship?

The Academic Profession & Democratic Citizenship

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

organized by Steve Fazzari

Panel Chair Randall Calvert (Political Science)

Panelists Steve Fazzari (Economics), Gary Miller (Political Science), Glenn D. Stone (Anthropology)

Democratic Citizenship, the Liberal Arts, and Washington University

Tuesday April 13

Discussion led by Dean Gary Wihl and Wayne Fields