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2018-2019 Big Questions Events
Boston
April 4, 2019
Have algorithms made the world better or worse?
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Shilad Sen
London
March 21, 2019
What are the trickle-down effects of economic nationalism?
Provost and Professor of Economics Karine Moe
&
Assistant Professor of Economics Felix Friedt
Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2019
How do race and class intersect with the #MeToo movement?
Professor of American Studies Duchess Harris
St. Paul
Feb. 6, 2019
How do we create a stage that helps audiences imagine a world guided by social equity?
Chair and Professor of Theater and Dance Cláudia Tatinge Nascimento
&
Visiting Assistant Professor Sarah Bellamy
Seattle
Jan. 31, 2019
How will we sustainably feed nine billion people in 2050?
Alumni Study Guide (PDF)
Professor of Geography Bill Moseley
San Francisco
Jan. 17, 2019
What does the rise of entrepreneurship and career development on campuses say about the future of liberal arts?
Alumni Study Guide (PDF)
Entrepreneur in Residence Kate Ryan Reiling ’00 & Dean of the Career Development Center Mindy Deardurff
Silicon Valley
Jan. 16, 2019
What does the rise of entrepreneurship and career development on campuses say about the future of liberal arts?
Alumni Study Guide (PDF)
Entrepreneur in Residence Kate Ryan Reiling ’00 & Dean of the Career Development Center Mindy Deardurff
New York
Nov. 28, 2018
Is it possible to write a story without being political?
Alumni Study Guide (PDF)
Writer in Residence and Associate Professor of English Marlon James
Chicago
Nov. 7, 2018
Does who we elect really matter?
Alumni Study Guide (PDF)
Professor of Political Science Julie Dolan