Convocation
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Convocation – Title IX
Convocation – Title IX
A representative of the Title IX Office will discuss Title IX issues and how their office can help.
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Convocation – John Stuart Mill: Humanist-Barbarian
Convocation – John Stuart Mill: Humanist-Barbarian
J. S. Mill's use of the term "barbarian" in On Liberty (1859) may strike twenty-first-century readers as infelicitous at best and worryingly racist at worst. Yet Mill's incredible self-consciousness as a prose writer, on the one hand, and his resolute opposition to slavery and consistent advocacy for individual freedom, on the other, suggest that neither appraisal
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Convocation – “The Life History of a Galápagos Seabird: Insights from a 30-year Study of Nazca Boobies”
Convocation – “The Life History of a Galápagos Seabird: Insights from a 30-year Study of Nazca Boobies”
Nazca boobies can live for decades, but only if they survive an early fight to the death among nest mates (siblicide) and a perilous juvenile period. In this talk, Dr. Emily Tompkins describes a series of experiments and observations that have developed our understanding of siblicide, juvenile survival, the mating system, and senescence in this
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Convocation – “What the Heck is American Studies?”
Convocation – “What the Heck is American Studies?”
Dr. Edward Tang discusses the discipline of American Studies, including its history, methods, and assorted quirks. We will examine past and present understandings of American culture using examples from geography, music, architecture, and literature.