Archive for February, 2008

Lecture: Jorge Luis Borges, Collected Fictions

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Delivered by Professor Rosa Tapia

This lecture on Jorge Luis Borges, Collected Fictions, delivered at Lawrence University on February 29, 2008 was designed for students and faculty in the college’s Freshman Studies program. Freshman Studies, a multidisciplinary introduction to the liberal arts, has been the cornerstone of the Lawrence curriculum for over fifty years. The lecturer, Rosa Tapia, is Professor of Spanish at Lawrence University.

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Lecture: Matt Ridley’s The Agile Gene: How Nature Turns on Nurture

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Delivered by Nancy Wall, Associate Dean of the Faculty and Associate Professor of Biology

This lecture on Matt Ridley’s The Agile Gene: How Nature Turns on Nurture, delivered at Lawrence University on February 18, 2008, was designed for students and faculty in the college’s Freshman Studies program. Freshman Studies, a multidisciplinary introduction to the liberal arts, has been the cornerstone of the Lawrence curriculum for over fifty years. The lecturer, Nancy Wall, is Associate Dean of the Faculty and an Associate Professor of Biology.

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Lecture: Max Weber’s The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Delivered by Peter Blitstein, Associate Professor of History

This lecture on Max Weber’s The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, delivered at Lawrence University on February 01, 2008, was designed for students and faculty in the college’s Freshman Studies program. Freshman Studies, a multidisciplinary introduction to the liberal arts, has been the cornerstone of the Lawrence curriculum for over fifty years. The lecturer, Peter Blitstein, is an Associate Professor of History.

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