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To Love, Honor, and Obey? Marriage Choice in Two Brazilian Slave Societies

Katie Holt, assistant professor of history at The College of Wooster, will present “To Love, Honor, and Obey? Marriage Choice in Two Brazilian Slave Societies.” at the final Faculty at Large lecture of the spring semester on Tuesday, April 10. The presentation, which is free and open to the public, begins at 11 a.m. in […]

Where do genes come from?

Dean Fraga, associate professor of biology at The College of Wooster, will present “Where do genes come from? Developing Model Systems to Explore how New Gene Functions Evolve” at the final Faculty at Large lecture of the fall semester on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 11 a.m. The lecture, which is free and open to the […]

Pilates: Fact, Fusion, and Fundamentals

The College of Wooster will open its Faculty at Large fall lecture series with a look at the power of Pilates when Kim Tritt, professor of theatre, presents “Pilates: Fact, Fusion, and Fundamentals,” on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 11 a.m. in Freedlander Theatre (329 E. University St.). Tritt will discuss Joseph Pilates, classical Pilates technique, […]

Heaven & Earth: Participating in the Cosmic Process

Lowell Boone, visiting assistant professor of physics at The College of Wooster, will close out the Faculty at Large spring lecture series with “Heaven & Earth: Participating in the Cosmic Process” on Tuesday, April 25, at 11 a.m. in Room 009 of Severance (Chemistry) Hall (943 College Mall). Admission is free and open to the […]

Making Stories of Our Lives: Rewriting the Mother-Daughter Plot

Joanne Frye, professor of English and women’s studies at The College of Wooster, will present “Making Stories of Our Lives: Rewriting the Mother-Daughter Plot” at the second Faculty at Large lecture of the spring semester on Tuesday, March 28, at 11 a.m. in Room 009 of Severance (Chemistry) Hall (943 College Mall). Admission is free […]

Sex, Brains and Mice: Biological Influences on Cognitive Abilities

Amy Jo Stavnezer, assistant professor of psychology at The College of Wooster, will address some of the intellectual differences between males and females when she presents “Sex, Brains and Mice: Biological Influences on Cognitive Abilities” at the first Faculty at Large lecture of the spring semester on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m. in Room […]

Designer Molecules: Modeling Mother Nature

Judy Amburgey-Peters, associate professor of chemistry at The College of Wooster, will reveal the creative side of science when she presents “Designer Molecules: Modeling Mother Nature” at the final Faculty at Large lecture of the fall semester on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 11 a.m. in Room 009 of Severance (Chemistry) Hall (943 College Mall). Admission […]

Newman on Mind and Matter in the University

Ronald Hustwit, professor of philosophy at The College of Wooster, will present “Newman on Mind and Matter in the University” at the second Faculty at Large lecture of the fall semester on Tuesday, Oct. 18. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, begins at 11 a.m. in Room 009 of Severance (Chemistry) […]

Death and Taxes: The Political Economy of Ethiopian Revenue Reform

Warner, who has spent considerable time working and studying in Ethiopia during the past decade, will discuss the present revenue and governmental reform actions in that country today, particularly how the present state has been influenced by recent elections. Though the ruling party won the nationwide election in May by a small majority, it lost […]