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Learn about Latin America’s first Nobel Laureate at next Baker-Nord Center event
How did a mixed-race woman, born into poverty in the remote Andes, whose formal education ended with primary school, become a literary celebrity—and Latin America’s first Nobel Laureate? Find out when Elizabeth Horan, professor of English at the University of Arizona, presents “Unrepentant Traveler...
Baker-Nord Center to kick off fall series with talk on “A Tale of Two Plantations”
The Baker-Nord Center for Humanities will launch its fall 2015 public events series Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 5 p.m. in the Allen Memorial Medical Library's Ford Auditorium. The event will feature a discussion by Richard Dunn, the Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor Emeritus of American History ...
5 questions with…Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities Director Peter Knox
After completing his undergraduate degree in English and Classics at Harvard University, Peter Knox was ready to follow in his father’s footsteps and become an attorney. But before he headed off to law school, Knox learned he’d been awarded a fellowship—one he hadn’t even applied for—to study for a ...
Princeton University scholar to present Joseph and Violet Magyar Lecture in Hungarian Studies
The Baker-Nord Center for Humanities will present The Joseph and Violet Magyar Lecture in Hungarian Studies Thursday, April 9, at 4:30 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 309. Kim Lane Scheppele, the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School and the ...
Scholar to discuss Stevie Wonder's exploration of technology at next Baker-Nord Center event
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will present “Talking Back to the Book: Critical Digital Literacies in African American Rhetorical Traditions,” a lecture by Adam Banks, professor of writing rhetoric and digital studies at University of Kentucky. In this talk, Banks will consider Stevie Won...
Best-selling author, former faculty member to discuss book, ”The Reluctant Midwife”
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will present “An Afternoon with Patricia Harman” on Friday, March 27, at noon in Clark Hall, Room 206. At the event, best-selling author Patricia Harman will read from her latest book, The Reluctant Midwife, the story of a young nurse-midwife in West Virgini...
Discuss the future of humanities curriculum at next Baker-Nord Center event
On Wednesday, March 25, the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will present “Making, Mining, Marking and Mashing: The Digital Humanities Curriculum in 2025,” a talk by Mills Kelly, professor of history at George Mason University. Kelly will challenge the audience to think about what the humanitie...
Baker-Nord Center for Humanities to host lecture, ”Eteocles in the Hermeneutic Circle”
The Baker-Nord Center for Humanities will host Timothy Wutrich, lecturer in the Department of Classics and author of Prometheus and Faust: The Promethean Revolt in Drama from Classical Antiquity, on Monday, March 16, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 206. Wutrich will present the Faculty Work-...
Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities to host lecture on interspecies ethics
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will host Cynthia Willet, professor of philosophy at Emory University, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 4:30 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 306, for a discussion on interspecies ethics. Willet will explore the topics of animal studies and relational ethics to expand unders...
$2.2 million commitment establishes Eric and Jane Nord Family Professorship
The Nord family’s enduring philanthropic support of ϳԹ is evident in every corner of campus, from striking learning and research spaces to innovative programs that inspire faculty, students and the broader community. Now, nearly two decades after the family first made a...