Events
Get involved with our learning community through discussions, seminars, and travel programs.
Upcoming
MLA Information Session
Glimpse into our Master of Liberal Arts.
- Date
- Wed, Aug 24 2022, 6:30 - 7:30pm CDT
- Location
- Online
Outreach Events
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Conversations @Graham
Engage your curiosity with our Conversations @ Graham
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First Friday Lecture Series
Monthly from September to June, a Basic Program instructor or guest lecturer discusses texts and ideas from the four-year program or our wider range of course offerings.
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Interdisciplinary Inquiry
In celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the Master of Liberal Arts, guest lecturers from across the University discuss new ideas from a variety of disciplines.
Lectures & Panels
The Stoic Approach to Happiness
Discover who the Stoics were, what they meant by happiness, and how they thought happiness could be achieved.
As a part of the First Friday Lecture Series
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Lectures & Panels
Pro-Social Relativism in Ancient Chinese Thought
Basic Program instructor Stephen Walker examines Daoist arguments that relativism is crucial for healthy human interaction.
As a part of the First Friday Lecture Series
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Lectures & Panels
Boredom: From Aristotle to David Foster Wallace
Explore author David Foster Wallace’s insights into the human condition in a consumeristic society.
As a part of the First Friday Lecture Series
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Lectures & Panels
Great Books and Big Lies (“Theirs” and “Ours”)
How can the the great books spur independent, critical thinking? Instructor Adam Rose discusses liberal education in ideal democracies.
As a part of the First Friday Lecture Series
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