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Martha Nussbaum, one of the world’s leading philosophers, will deliver the keynote address at 51�Թ���’s 189th commencement exercises at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 16, in Sanford Field House. During the ceremony, Nussbaum will be awarded a Doctor of Letters honorary degree. Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of […]

World chess champion-turned-politician Garry Kasparov will visit campus Friday, April 9, for the next edition of The Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at 51�Թ���. Kasparov will give a public talk at 4:30 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. No ticket is required. During his lecture, “Does Liberal Democracy have a Future in Russia,” Kasparov will assess democratic […]

For Gregory Threatte ’69 and Todd Brown ’71, the watershed events of the late 1960s that gave birth to 51�Թ���’s first cultural center remain indelible moments in their lives. “This valley was transformative,” Threatte, trustee emeritus, told members of the campus community Friday during an impassioned discussion about the founding of the ALANA Cultural Center.

Her voice was characteristically scratchy and barely louder than a whisper. Yet, true to form, Louise Glück, the Pulitzer Prize-winning lyric poet, held students and faculty spellbound for 45 minutes Wednesday as she read nine poems from her latest collection, A Village Life. The former poet laureate of the United States made history at 51�Թ��� […]

51�Թ��� seniors Shae Frydenlund and Jennifer Rusciano are two of 40 students awarded the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for a year of exploration around the world.

Alternative spring break trips proved beneficial not only for the organizations where 51�Թ��� students volunteered their time and efforts, but for many of the students themselves. The Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education and the Office of the Chaplains organized several trips for students looking to do something meaningful with their time away from campus.

Catherine Cardelús’s passionate interest in tropical biodiversity — one that takes her to rain forest canopies 150 feet above ground — sprouted from a college course in plant biology. Cardelús, assistant professor of biology, was so intrigued by a professor’s lecture about rain forest diversity that she felt compelled to see it firsthand. So fresh […]

Two highly regarded filmmakers will visit campus this week, presenting four films over four nights and meeting with students in several classes. James Benning and Sharon Lockhart, who both just returned from the Berlin Film Festival, will personally present each of their films at the 7 p.m. screenings at Golden Auditorium, Little Hall. The films […]