Cornelson Distinguished Lecture in Economics: Daren Acemoglu
Daron Acemoglu, the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, delivers the annual Cornelson Distinguished Lecture in Economics. Professor Acemoglu was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005 as best economist under age 40, and was named one of …
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Video Chat with NASA Astronaut Dr. Tom Marshburn ’82
Davidson alumnus Astronaut Thomas Marshburn, M.D. ’82, talks about his experiences aboard the International Space Station, 230 miles above Earth.
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Nigel Biggar: “Christian Love and Forgiveness in the Context of Human Conflict”
Professor Nigel Biggar, is the Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology, and director of the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Life at the University of Oxford, UK. Sponsored by the Davidson College Religion Department, Samuel D. Maloney Lecture Series on the Study of Religion and Society, Office of the President, and the Vann Center for Ethics.
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Robert Caro: 2013 Conarroe Lecture
A sold-out Duke Family Performance Hall audience sat raptly as Robert Caro spoke about the first 47 days of Lyndon Johnson’s presidency, as told in his book, “The Passage of Power.” Caro has written four books on Lyndon Johnson and has often times been asked, “Why so many? Don’t you get tired?” to which comes a simple reply, “I don’t get tired because I’m always learning something new. And I have never read what the assassination was like from Johnson’s view.”
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Paul Leonard ’62 Common Hour Lecture: “Where is Church?”
Paul Leonard’s professional career has spanned two disparate worlds of nonprofit ministry and big business. During his talk, Leonard discusses his memoir, “Where is Church?” In it, he describes how his search for a church that embodied his deep faith and call for service led him outside of traditional institutional structures.
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Angela Davis: “Political Activism and Protest from the 1960s to the Age of Obama”
Lifelong activist and current professor emerita at the University of California at Santa Cruz in the history of consciousness and feminist studies departments gave the 2013 Wearn lecture to a sold-out audience at the Duke Family Performance Hall. Growing up in Birmingham, AL, Angela Davis …
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Ethics in the Media
A group of veteran Charlotte-area print, television, and Web-based journalists participated in a panel discussion about media ethics sponsored by Davidson College’s Vann Center for Ethics.
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Davidson Reads! with Victoria Redel and Rebecca Hazelton
Victoria Redel, is the 2012–13 McGee Professor of Writing at Davidson College and is the author of three books of poetry, including Woman Without Umbrella (Four Way Books, 2012), and three works of fiction. Her novel, Loverboy, was awarded the 2001 S. Mariella Gable Novel Award …
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2013 Staley Lecture: Sister Simone Campbell
Introduced by Avery Haller ’15 as “she is really cool!,” a bright and lively Sister Simone Campbell enlivened the audience with her self-deprecating wit and honesty. She spoke of how her faith and religion applies to current events, mainly health care issues. Crediting her mother’s …
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Common Hour Lecture: Religion and the Law Panel Discussion
History Professor John Wertheimer moderates this panel discussion exploring First Amendment issues. Religion Professor Karl Plank and attorney Brad Kutrow serve as panelists.
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