Your Inner Fish
Phelps Stokes 212 Chestnut St., BereaDr. Neil Shubin Dr. Shubin, the paleontologist and University of Chicago Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy who co-discovered Tiktaalik, the “fish with hands,” tells the story of our bodies as […]
Connecting: Reflections on Journalism, Public Affairs, Social Change, and Unsung Heroes
Phelps Stokes 212 Chestnut St., BereaRenee Shaw Celebrated public affairs journalist Renee Shaw reflects on her decades of work amplifying the voices of unsung heroes and shining light on important social and political issues of […]
Love and Inconvenience
Phelps Stokes 212 Chestnut St., BereaRev. Gail Bowman What shall we do with our marvelous lives, our marvelous brains, and our marvelous hearts? Is humanity a whole new thing or just an ancient thing in better clothes? Does it matter, and what might religion, including Christianity, have to do with any of us, now? In her talk, Rev. Bowman, a Birmingham, Alabama-based […]
Conservatives on the Quad
Phelps Stokes 212 Chestnut St., BereaDr. Jonathan Marks It’s true what they say: left-liberals rule our colleges and universities. Yet it wasn’t so long ago that the conservative quarrel with higher education could be described as a lover’s quarrel. Today, we have a nasty break-up, and the dominant strain in contemporary conservatism is more keen on murdering its ex than […]
Between Birmingham and Black Mountain in Kentucky: The Harlan Renaissance in Central Appalachia’s Coalfields
Phelps Stokes 212 Chestnut St., BereaDr. William Turner The Harlan Renaissance is a heart touching, witty memoir by Dr. Turner, a Black Harlan County, Kentucky native and former Distinguished Professor of Black and Appalachian Studies at Berea College. In his book, Dr. Turner dispels the myth about the whiteness of Appalachia together with other creations, illusions, and untruths about the […]
The First Political Order: How Sex Shapes Governance and National Security Worldwide
Phelps Stokes 212 Chestnut St., BereaDr. Valerie Hudson Might the security and stability of nation-states be related to the security and situation of women in its society? Is there a prior, first political order between men and women in a society that shapes and molds its governance, peace, prosperity, health, progress, and environment? The U.S. Department of Defense provided over […]
From Fanfare to Bach and Jazz
Phelps Stokes 212 Chestnut St., BereaPhiladelphia Brass Formed in 1988 by professional musicians, the Philadelphia Brass has pursued these common goals: to perform the best of brass quintet literature of all periods and styles, and to educate the public to the pleasures, subtleties, and complexities of chamber music. The ensemble has toured extensively in the U.S. and abroad and has […]