Academic Affairs

Miguel Fernandez, Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies
“Tom Sawyer’s Wreck: Stories of the Steamship Independence (1853)”

George Moore, Scientist-in-Residence, Center for Non-Proliferation Studies, MIIS

Drones, particularly when they are coupled with artificial intelligence, have the potential for enormous impact on a broad range of issues in our society. To date the implementation of controlling domestic and international regulations has not kept up with the pace of technological change. The lecture will explore this subject from the view of military use and from the perspective of domestic privacy issues.

Enrique Garcia, Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies
“The Representation of Japanese Culture in Comic Books from the Americas: From Orientalist Narratives to New Globalized Aesthetics”

Paul Hess, Assistant Professor of Physics
“Once Upon a Time Crystal”

The Robert W. van de Velde Jr. ‘75 Memorial Lecture will be given by Joe Klein, political columnist for Time magazine. He will speak on politics and the press. More information to come.

Brain, body, and mindfulness: New understandings of the “self” Lecturer: Catherine Kerr, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Director of Translational Neuroscience Contemplative Studies Initiative, Brown University This talk will describe recent studies drawn from the neuroscience of embodiment in order to lay out a novel understanding of the “self”.

Perkins’ Award for Excellence in Teaching Award presentation ceremony. All are welcome.

Annual Open Meeting of the Promotions Committee and Reappointments Committee. Meeting required by the Faculty Rules allows time to pose questions to the committees regarding review procedures and process, or any other topic. Open to all faculty.

All faculty are invited to attend an open meeting hosted by Faculty Council to discuss proposed changes to Handbook language on academic honesty and special appointment faculty guidelines. These changes were presented at the March Faculty Plenary Session and will be voted on at the May Plenary Session.