Lawrence University Freshman Studies

Lecture: Albert Einstein, Relativity

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:54:00 -0600

Delivered by Professor Megan Pickett This lecture on Einstein's Relativity, delivered at Lawrence University on October 6, 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, Megan Pickett, is an Associate Professor of Physics at Lawrence. Professor Pickett holds a B.A. from Cornell University, and a M.A. and Ph.D from Indiana University--Bloomington. Her interests include computational astrophysics, origins of solar systems, stability and dynamics of fluid configurations, and star formation.

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Lecture: Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:05:10 -0600

Delivered by Brent Peterson, Professor of German This lecture on Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, delivered at Lawrence University on September 24, 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, Brent Peterson, Professor of German, is an expert in 19th-century German history and literature.

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Lecture: Chuang Tzu's Basic Writings

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:10:29 -0600

Delivered by Prof. Karen Carr This lecture on Chuang Tzu's Basic Writings, delivered at Lawrence University on March 10, 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, Karen Carr, is professor of Religious Studies at Lawrence. She holds the Ph.D. from Stanford University and has published widely in the fields of 19th- and 20th-century religious thought and the philosophy of religion. This lecture is only available on-campus.

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Lecture: Jorge Luis Borges, Collected Fictions

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:08:34 -0600

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

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:18:16 -0600

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. This lecture is only available on-campus.

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

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:48:05 -0600

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. This lecture is only available on-campus.

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Lecture: Terry Gilliam's Brazil

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:19:25 -0600

Delivered by Professor Timothy Troy This lecture on Terry Gilliam's Brazil, delivered at Lawrence University on January 23, 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, Timothy X. Troy is a director of plays, operas, and musicals throughout the Midwest. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History of Ideas - modern, from Lawrence University. He earned the Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts/Directing from the University of Iowa, where he directed the original production of five new plays from the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. Troy refers to himself as "a theatrical omnivore." The opportunities, he says, to express himself in many different facets of theatre -- directing operas, musicals, and plays, as well as writing -- are what he finds personally exciting and professionally invigorating.

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Lecture: Stanley Milgram's Obedience to Authority

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:34:56 -0600

Delivered by Prof. Peter Glick This lecture on Stanley Milgram's Obedience to Authority, delivered at Lawrence University on January 9, 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 Glick, is Professor of Psychology at Lawrence. Glick serves on the editorial boards of four professional journals, including recent appointments to the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Psychology of Women Quarterly. He spent two weeks this past year as a visiting "outstanding psychologist" at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and has been invited to give talks at universities and conferences across the United States, as well as in Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Chile. This lecture is only available on-campus.

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Lecture: Coltrane's Alabama

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:11:58 -0600

Delivered by Mark Urness This lecture on Coltrane's Alabama, delivered at Lawrence University on December 3, 2007, 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, Mark Urness taught at the University of Iowa, Coe College, and the University of Northern Iowa. He received a Master of Music in double bass performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, a Bachelor of Arts in music from the University of Northern Iowa, and studied music and computer science at the University of Iowa. This lecture is only available on-campus.

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Lecture: King, "I have a dream . . ."

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:19:21 -0600

Delivered by Prof. Jerry Podair This lecture on Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, delivered at Lawrence University on November 26, 2007, 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, Professor Gerald Podair, is Associate Professor of History and Robert S. French Professor of American Studies. Professor Podair holds the B.A. from New York University, the J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, and the M.A. and Ph.D from Princeton University.

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Lecture: Albert Einstein, Relativity

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:40:18 -0600

Delivered by Professor David Cook This lecture on Einstein's Relativity, delivered at Lawrence University on November 7, 2007, 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, David Cook, is Professor of Physics and Philetus E. Sawyer Professor of Science at Lawrence. Professor Cook holds the Ph.D. from Harvard University. His interests include mathematical physics, computational physics, chaos, physics of musical instruments, and pedagogic applications of computers.

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Lecture: Elizabeth Bishop, The Complete Poems

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:50:46 -0600

Delivered by Faith Barrett, Professor of English This lecture on Elizabeth Bishop's The Complete Poems, delivered at Lawrence University on October 22, 2007 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, Faith Barrett, is Assistant Professor of English at Lawrence. Professor Barrett holds the B.A. from Swarthmore College, the M.F.A. from the University of Iowa and the M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. This lecture is only available on-campus.

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Lecture: Plato's Republic

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:23:14 -0600

Delivered by John Dreher, Lee Claflin-Robert S. Ingraham Professor of Philosophy This lecture on Plato's Republic, delivered at Lawrence University on October 8, 2007, 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, John Dreher, is Lee Claflin-Robert S. Ingraham Professor of Philosophy at Lawrence. Professor Dreher holds the Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is a past director of the Freshman Studies program.

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Lecture: Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:23:33 -0600

Delivered by Brent Peterson, Professor of German This lecture on Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, delivered at Lawrence University on September 26, 2007, 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, Brent Peterson, Professor of German, is an expert in 19th-century German history and literature.

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Interview: Marcia Bjornerud

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:14:19 -0600

This interview with Marcia Bjornerud, professor of geology and Shober Professor of Environmental Studies, was recorded in the summer of 2007. Professor Bjornerud has often lectured on Leopold, and in this interview she discusses the continuing value and relevance of his writing.

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