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  • Historic Visions of Education at the University of Maryland

    Parren Mitchell Art-Sociology Building 2203 2112 Parren Mitchell Art-Sociology Building, University of Maryland, 3834 Campus Dr, College Park, MD, United States

    Lecturer: Ethan Hutt, Assistant Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership, University of Maryland The Morrill Act of 1862 represented a young nation's first major foray to expand access to higher education; now, 150 years later, access to higher education remains a major responsibility of public universities. This lecture will examine past attempts to expand access in […]

  • Democratic Readings of Addison’s “Cato” Then and Now: Classical Reception before and after Barack Obama

    Tawes Hall 0310 7751 Alumni Dr, College Park, MD, United States

    Lecturer: Judith P. Hallett, Professor Department of Classics, University of Maryland Begun when Joseph Addison was a 15-year old Oxford undergraduate in 1687, Cato premiered on the London stage in 1713; it soon became extremely popular in the colonies-- with its hero symbolizing resistance to British tyranny-- and much quoted by such champions of revolution as Nathan Hale, […]

  • The Unifying Role of the Land-grant University in 21st Century America

    Biology-Psychology Building 1250 Biology-Psychology Building, College Park, MD, United States

    Lecturer: Angus Murphy, Professor and Chair Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Maryland Access to institutions that are dedicated to providing education and opportunity to all citizens is a global aspiration; the realization of this aspiration in the form of the Land-grant university is arguably one of America’s most important and lasting achievements. Rooted […]

  • Public Education in the Early American Republic

    Tawes Hall, Ulrich Recital Hall 7751 Alumni Dr, College Park, MD, United States

    Lecturer: Ralph Bauer, Associate Professor Department of English, University of Maryland This talk will offer a survey of how the founders of the Early American Republic saw the role and significance of public education in the formation of citizenship. Hosted by the Department of English

  • Worldwise: Arts and Humanities Dean’s Lecture Series: Claudia Rankine in Conversation with Sheri Parks

    Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall 8270 Alumni Dr, College Park, MD, United States

    Free, Tickets Required Award-winning poet Claudia Rankine joins Sheri Parks for an intimate conversation on the role of public education, specifically art, in the making of American democracy. The event combines a poetry reading from Rankine’s New York Times best-seller Citizen: An American Lyric, and a discussion where the two engage audience members on themes related to race, art […]

  • Claudia Rankine Informal Meeting with Students

    McKeldin Library Special Events Room 6137 7649 Library Ln, College Park, MD, United States

    Guest Speaker: Claudia Rankine Informal Meeting with students Moderator: Josh Weiner, Professor, Department of English, University of Maryland

  • Most Americans Shouldn’t Vote

    Martin Hall 1108 Glenn Martin Hall, College Park, MD, United States

    Guest Speaker: Jason Brennan, Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Chair and Associate Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University Most Americans are misinformed and irrational about politics. By voting, they are not doing us any favors. For most Americans, civic virtue might mean admitting they are not competent to hold […]