Drs. Kanjilal and Gonzalez treated a group of Honors students to a dramatic reading of a section of the Mahabharata – the longest epic ever written. During the reading, Dr Kanjilal also provided a feminist interpretation of the events surrounding the marriage and then selling of Draupadi and fielded questions from the students.
Category Archives: Honors Symposia
Coffee Conversation – Dr. Erin Koterba – Why is keeping our distance so hard?
On October 20th, Dr. Erin Koterba led a Coffee Conversation exploring how challenging it is to physically distant during a pandemic. She noted that most people in the US expect to have conversations at about a 4 foot distance. The new guidelines to be physically distant at 6 feet or to generally avoid social contactContinue reading “Coffee Conversation – Dr. Erin Koterba – Why is keeping our distance so hard?”
Honors Symposium – Dr. Edward Pompeian – Why History?
In the first Honors Symposium of the 2020-2021 academic year, Dr. Edward Pompeian led a discussion on the importance of studying history, particularly as relates to present issues of immigration, politics, and rights. Given the pandemic, the symposium was held on Zoom and close to 200 Honor students attended.