From Arts & Sciences College News: 

The Arts and Humanities Inaugural Lecture Series has been a source of pride for faculty promoted to the rank of professor, a source of inspiration for colleagues and a source of celebration for the College of Arts and Sciences.

Last month, the lecture series relaunched with several changes geared toward reaching a wider audience. Jared Gardner, director of the Humanities Collaboratory, and Dana Renga, dean of arts and humanities, decided to collaborate on the series after realizing they had similar ideas to make lectures more engaging.

New after the relaunch, professors have the option of a joint presentation that tackles similar topics from different academic disciplines. In the first attempt, Professors Elizabeth Hewitt of the Department of English and Greg Anderson of the Department of History had thought of interviewing each other on the plurality of worlds and met up several times to get more familiar with each other’s work before that evening.

Read the full article in ASC News