Faculty Emeriti Events

April 15, 2016

Festival of Scholars

The annual all-day Festival of Scholars showcases student work in all disciplines, in panel talks, poster sessions, art shows, film screenings, music performances, and more. Come see what your colleagues have been up to this year!
April 12, 2016

Can You Stay True to Your Values/Roots in a For-Profit World?

From Wall Street to the White House, Nathan Segal will discuss how he has navigated the professional world without compromising his values/roots in his mission to help his fellow Native Americans.
See you there!
April 12, 2016

Spring Bookwarming: Roger Nelsen

Gather in the Bookstore lounge for a dialogue with Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Roger Nelsen, on his newest book, A Mathematical Space Odyssey. Preview the fascinating research and personal work of a member of our campus community!
April 10, 2016

Franya Berkman and Obo Addy World Music Concert

The Lewis & Clark College Music Department presents the fourth annual Franya Berkman and Obo Addy World Music Concert on April 10 at 3:00 PM in Evans Auditorium.
April 8, 2016

Opera / Musical Theatre Performance

A concert version of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” will be presented by the Lewis & Clark Vocal Performance Ensemble.
April 6, 2016

Shaking Up Global Dynamics: The Impact of Globalization on the Durability of the World Order

Contending and disruptive forces unleashed by the processes of globalization have brought into question the durability of the prevailing global order. Is the current international arrangement robust enough to respond to these challenges? Or are we confronting a future of decentralized power and global chaos?

April 5, 2016

Melting Pot or Not? Exploring International Policies in an Age of Migration

In an “age of migration” how should state policies be crafted to accommodate members of increasingly diverse societies? Is assimilation better for states’ efforts to create civic cohesion and stability? Or is multiculturalism more desirable for ensuring the preservation and blending of culture and identity?
April 5, 2016

Charles R. “Kip” Ault Jr. Book Release Celebration

Tuesday, April 5, 2016
5-6 p.m.
April 5, 2016

The Eagle or the Dragon: Debating the Merits of Contrasting Forms of Development

China’s intensification of development initiatives has begun to rival those typically promoted in the developing world. Is the good governance and political rights-based development model promoted by the West still the most sustainable and effective method for aiding the world’s most disadvantaged? Or does China’s infrastructure and economic growth-based development approach offer a better alternative for developing countries?
April 4, 2016

Does the Net Work? Analyzing the Social Implications of the World Wide Web

With tech-savvy entrepreneurs praising the Internet for its ingenuity, there is much hype surrounding the potential of an open online platform. But does the Internet provide a sphere of opportunities and social empowerment? Or does it reflect entrenching hierarchies that amplify social inequalities across global boundaries?
April 2, 2016

Lu’au 2016

The Hawaii Club invites you to join us at the…

Lu’au 2016

Mohala i ka wai ka maka o ka pua.
Unfolded by the water are the faces of the flowers.

Saturday, April 2nd - Food @ 5pm and Performance @ 7pm
Pamplin Sports Center

Meal is free for students on a Bon meal plan, or $11.50 at the door.

Lu’au 2016 includes Hawaiian Food Catered by the Bon, Various Hula Performances, Shave Ice, Crafts, and a great island experience!

April 1, 2016

Portland Concert Opera: Iolanta

The Portland Concert Opera presents a concert version Tchaikovsky’s final opera, Iolanta, sung in Russian, accompanied by a chamber group and conducted by Lance Inouye.
October 5, 2014

Conversation with Nicholas Kristof

SAGE and Literary Arts present

A CONVERSATION WITH 2014 VISITING SAGE
NICHOLAS KRISTOF

Sunday, October 4 ~ 4pm (doors open at 3:30pm)
First Congregational United Church of Christ

Be sure to enter Visiting SAGE Kristof when you visit the online box office (www.brownpapertickets.com/event/755927) for discounted tickets.
October 5, 2014

Women’s Soccer vs. George Fox

Lewis & Clark Women’s Soccer Northwest Conference Game at Griswold Stadium at 12:00pm
October 4, 2014

ONE ACT FESTIVAL

THEATRE DEPARTMENT
One Act Festival
Fir Acres Theatre Black Box
Thurs, Oct 2, 7:00pm
Fri, Oct 3, 7:00pm and 10:00pm
Sat, Oct 4, 7:00pm
October 4, 2014

Men’s Football vs. Puget Sound

Lewis & Clark Men’s Football at Tacoma, WA at 1:00pm
October 4, 2014

Women’s Soccer vs. Pacific (Ore.)

Lewis & Clark Women’s Soccer Northwest Conference Game at Griswold Stadium at 12:00pm
October 4, 2014

Cross Country at Willamette Invite

Lewis & Clark College Cross Country at Bush Park at 9:30am
October 3, 2014

ONE ACT FESTIVAL

THEATRE DEPARTMENT
One Act Festival
Fir Acres Theatre Black Box
Thurs, Oct 2, 7:00pm
Fri, Oct 3, 7:00pm and 10:00pm
Sat, Oct 4, 7:00pm
October 3, 2014

Women’s Volleyball vs. Pacific Lutheran

Lewis & Clark Women’s Volleyball at Pamplin Sports Center at 7:00pm
October 2, 2014

ONE ACT FESTIVAL

THEATRE DEPARTMENT
One Act Festival
Fir Acres Theatre Black Box
Thurs, Oct 2, 7:00pm
Fri, Oct 3, 7:00pm and 10:00pm
Sat, Oct 4, 7:00pm
October 2, 2014

Watzek Screens: Battleship Potemkin

Watzek screens Eisenstien’s 1925 production, Battleship Potemkin (the second flick in our Soviet film series) on Thursday, October 2 at 7 p.m. in Miller 105.
September 29, 2014

An Evening with Poet Marilyn Chin

Marilyn Chin (陈美玲) is a prominent Chinese American poet and writer, an activist and feminist, an editor and Professor of English. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Portland, Oregon, her books have become Asian American classics and are taught in classrooms all over the world.  Marilyn Chin’s work is a frequent subject of academic research and literary criticism. She has read her poetry at the Library of Congress. In addition to teaching in the MFA program at San Diego State University, she serves as a mentor on the international faculty of the City University of Hong Kong’s low-residency MFA program, the first of its kind in Asia. Please join us in the Chapel for a special evening with Marilyn Chin!
September 27, 2014

Women’s Volleyball vs. Puget Sound

Lewis & Clark Women’s Volleyball at Pamplin Sports Center at 7:00pm
September 27, 2014

SOLVE: Volunteer for the Sept 27th Beach & Riverside Cleanup!

This September Oregon needs you! Be part of the 30th Anniversary of the Beach & Riverside Cleanup, presented by the Oregon Lottery.
September 26, 2014

Caring for Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury

Friday, September 26, 2014
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Linda Christensen, M.Ed.
September 24, 2014

Burned Out of Homes and History: Unearthing the Silenced Voices of the Tulsa Race Riots

This workshop has been cancelled and may be rescheduled next semester. 
September 22, 2014

Biology Seminar Series Speaker Todd Schlenke

Todd Schlenke from Reed College talks about parasitic wasp venom evolution.
September 22, 2014

Labyrinth Walk

This is an opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to engage in the spiritual exercise of walking a labyrinth.  Labyrinth walking is an ancient form of spiritual meditation and contemplation that transcends traditional religious boundaries.  Come and experience the simplicity and peace of this timeless spiritual practice.
September 19, 2014

Real Moral Progress: Why Pragmatic Naturalism Requires Moral Realism by William Rottschaefer

In his recent book, The Ethical Project, Philip Kitcher offers a pragmatic naturalistic metaethical account of moral progress.  Examining ethical practice, Kitcher presents a functional account of it as a social technology for alleviating altruism failures, one exemplified in a phylogeny of moral practice including elimination of chattel slavery and recognition of both women’s rights and gay rights.  He suggests a theory of bio-cultural evolution as an ultimate explanation of this phylogeny and, as proximate mechanisms, social-cultural learning, socially engaged normative guidance and cognitively equipped emotions.  Given these scientifically supported bases, Kitcher argues that pragmatic naturalism offers the best metaethical account of why these changes in moral practice are morally progressive.  Making use of these same scientific bases, I argue that Kitcher’s metaethical account requires the adoption of an objective moral realism, one, nevertheless, that is compatible with his core pragmatism. 

September 17, 2014

Women’s Soccer vs. Willamette

Lewis & Clark Women’s Soccer vs. Willamette at Griswold Stadium at 7:00pm
Professor Tom Ginsburg
September 17, 2014

2014-2015 Global Law Distinguished Visitor Lecture: War and Constitutional Design

Please join the Global Law Program in welcoming Professor Tom Ginsburg of the University of Chicago. Professor Ginsburg, who is one of the world’s leading experts on comparative constitutional law, will present at 12:10pm on the topic of War and Constitutional Design. Please RSVP to lawevent@lclark.edu by September 15.
September 17, 2014

Bill Nye Tickets Available!

Tickets for An Evening with Bill Nye the Science Guy are now available!


~ Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm
~ One (1) free ticket per L&C ID
~ Additional tickets are $35 - cash, check, credit/debit accepted
September 16, 2014

Poster Session: Student/Faculty Collaborative Research Program

Join 2014 Mellon grant recipients at a poster session on Tuesday, September 16 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Watzek’s atrium. Throughout the summer LC Students worked collaboratively with faculty on myriad grant funded projects. Tuesday, they will present posters on this research.
September 15, 2014

International Affairs Speakers Series

Please come join the IA faculty as we discuss and debate various aspects of the crisis between the Ukraine and Russia.
May 1, 2014

Spring End-of-Semester Poster Celebration

Come celebrate the end-of-semester and see students’ displays of their ENVS research and projects.
April 30, 2014

Math Colloquium

Knots and their applications
Speaker:  Eve Ben Ezra

Mathematical Modeling of Solar Irradiance

Speaker: Izzy Brown
April 23, 2014

Math Colloquium

Knot Invariants: The Jones Polynomial and its Generalizations

 By Cyndel Binkley ’14

April 7, 2014

Physics Colloquium: David Latimer

“Particles and pendulums: Oscillation physics”
March 25, 2014

Lunch for Emeriti Faculty and Honored Staff

You are cordially invited to join fellow emeriti faculty, honored staff, and friends for a special event to reconnect with each other and Lewis & Clark.
March 21, 2014

Philosophy Colloquium Series: Frédéric Bouchard (Université de Montréal)

Please join us for a talk by Frédéric Bouchard from Université de Montréal. Title TBA.
March 19, 2014

Math Colloquium

Speaker:  Jessica Minnier (M ‘07), Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Public Health and Preventative Medicine, OHSU
March 16, 2014

Aldo Abreu in Concert

Lewis & Clark College and Portland Chamber Orchestra present Aldo Abreu in Concert: A Solo Recorder Recital in Honor of Members of the Portland Little Chamber Orchestra on March 16 at 4:00 pm in Agnes Flanagan Chapel at Lewis & Clark College. This event is FREE and open to the public.
March 16, 2014

PLAY: “As You Like It”

Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”
March 7,8 and 13,14,15 – 7:30pm
March 9 & 16 – 2:00pm
Fir Acres Theatre Main Stage
March 16, 2014

New Chamber Music at Noon

Friends of Rain, Lewis & Clark’s faculty new music chamber ensemble, presents New Chamber Music at Noon on March 16th in the Gregg Pavilion. The program features works by Chicago-based guest composer Mischa Zupko along with music by Brandon Becker, James Harley, Bonnie Miksch, and Michael Johanson. This event is FREE for LC students, $5 for LC faculty/staff/alumni and seniors, and $10 general admission.
March 15, 2014

Community Forum: Confronting Climate Change

Saturday, March 15, 2014
1-5 p.m.
March 14, 2014

Guest Lecturer James Harley: Music of Iannis Xenakis

Canadian composer and author James Harley will deliver a lecture on the music of Iannis Xenakis from 5:00 - 6:30 pm on Friday, March 14th in Evans Auditorium at Lewis & Clark College. This event is FREE and open to the public.
March 14, 2014

Philosophy Colloquium Series: Daniel Kelly (Purdue University)

Please join us for a talk by Daniel Kelly from Purdue University. Title TBA.
March 9, 2014

PLAY: “As You Like It”

Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”
March 7,8 and 13,14,15 – 7:30pm
March 9 and 16 – 2:00pm
Fir Acres Theatre Main Stage
March 8, 2014

Gongs + Songs:

Resonance Ensemble presents “Gongs + Songs: Music for Gamelan and Chorus” on March 8, 2014 at 7:30pm in Evans Auditorium at Lewis and Clark College. General Admission for this event is $22 and student tickets are $11. Tickets are available for purchase online through the Resonance Ensemble website
March 7, 2014

(RESCHEDULED) William Stafford Centennial Symposium: Stafford Slam

In a night of slam-style poetry performance, selected Lewis & Clark student poets will read Stafford’s poetry along side poems they have written in response to William Stafford’s poetry.  Ken Arkind, a National Poetry Slam Champion and Executive Director of Denver Minor Disturbance youth slam team, will be flying in to feature his award-winning poetry along side the students (and the free food!).
March 7, 2014

Research News & Brews

March 7, 2014

“What Linguistic Determinism can Teach Us about Embodied Cognition” by Lawrence Shapiro (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

A line of research within embodied cognition seeks to show that an organism’s body is a determinant of its conceptual capacities. Comparison of this claim of body determinism to linguistic determinism bears interesting results. Just as Slobin’s (1996) idea of thinking for speaking challenges the main thesis of linguistic determinism, so too the possibility of thinking for acting raises difficulties for the proponent of body determinism. However, recent studies suggest that the body may, after all, have a determining role in cognitive processes of sentence comprehension.
March 5, 2014

Math Colloquium

Designer Board Games for the Interested Mathematician
Speaker:  Josh Laison, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Willamette University
March 3, 2014

Physics Colloquium: Moira Gresham

“Dark Matters”
March 3, 2014

A Conversation with Attorney Joshua Safran About the Victimization & the Shifting Nature of Identity in the Criminal Justice System

NCVLI and the Crime Victims’ Rights Alliance are pleased to co-sponsor this event at the Lewis & Clark Law School.Joshua Safran is an attorney who is featured in the Film Crime After Crime and Author of Free Spirit: Growing Up On the Road and Off the Grid, a memoir about his childhood. 
March 2, 2014

Orchestra Concert

Lewis & Clark Orchestra presents its first concert of the spring semester featuring the winners of the 2013 Lewis & Clark Student Concerto Competition. This event is FREE for LC students, $5 LC faculty/staff, seniors and alumni, $10 general admission. 
February 28, 2014

Jazz Night: The Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance Jazz Night: A commemoration of black history month
February 26, 2014

Tammy Jo Wilson: Perspective

Cascade Gallery
Portland Community College, Terrell Hall 102
705 N. Killingsworth, Portland, OR 97217
Dates: February 26 – April 3, 2014
Gallery Hours: 9 am to 5 pm, Monday-Friday
February 26, 2014

“Metaphysical Contention over the Ontological Status of Species” by Matthew Slater (Bucknell University)

When I close my hand into a fist, have I created a new object or merely rearranged some previously existing things? Is a sheet of paper with letters written on its two sides one object or two? Do holes exist? Such questions — seriously addressed by many philosophers — are often cited as examples of the excesses of speculative metaphysics. Philosophers of science have argued that the only way to make metaphysics an intellectually respectable enterprise is to “naturalize” it. But it is not at all straightforward to say what naturalized metaphysics amounts to. If it means only maintaining a sort of vague “science-friendliness”, then it will not rule out much; if it means (as Ladyman and Ross hold) limiting its scope to very specific unification projects in science, then it appears unduly restrictive. A popular (and initially plausible) happy medium suggests that metaphysics should defer to science on all matters — for after all, while the former is speculative and a priori, the latter is empirical and (as these things go) secure. I will use the case study of the attempt to provide a metaphysics of species — a paradigm topic for naturalized metaphysics — to argue that this proposal also fails. I will then make some suggestions for how to best approach the naturalistic project.
Julian May
February 25, 2014

Poetry Readings by BBC Broadcasters Julian May and Katrina Porteous

Please join the English department for poetry readings by BBC broadcasters Katrina Porteous and Julian May.  Refreshments will be provided.
The Labyrinth in the Gregg Pavilion
February 25, 2014

Labyrinth Walk- Focus on Peace

On Tuesday February 25th, the Lewis & Clark Interfaith Council is sponsoring a Labyrinth walk in the Diane Gregg Pavilion. This is an opportunity for students, staff, and faculty to engage in the spiritual experience of walking a labyrinth and to meditate on peace. This is an ancient form of spiritual devotion and contemplation that transcends traditional religious boundaries. Come and experience the simplicity and peace of this timeless spiritual experience. Drop in anytime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to calm your spirit and to take a brief spiritual journey by walking the labyrinth.
London School of Economics graduate, Cat Goughnour, on race, justice and sustainability
February 25, 2014

“Toward Community: On Racial Justice, Inclusion and Sustainability” presented by Cat Goughnour

“Toward Community: On Racial Justice, Inclusion and Sustainability” presented by Cat Goughnour
February 24, 2014

PDX Jazz Festival: Oregon, 2014 Portland Jazz Masters

As part of the Portland Jazz Festival, the band OREGON will present a concert at Lewis & Clark in Evans Auditorium on February 24th at 7:30pm. Tickets are available for purchase online through the PDX Jazz Festival. Regular Admission is $30 and Student Admission is $15. Student tickets must be purchased through the PDX Jazz Festival box office.  
February 22, 2014

Alumni Honors Banquet

The Lewis & Clark College Board of Alumni invites you to join us in celebrating the achievements of several outstanding alumni and friends.
February 12, 2014

Left, Right, and Forward: The Future of Both Political Parties

President Barry Glassner and the Associated Students of Lewis & Clark invite you to “Left, Right, and Forward: The Future of Both Political Parties,” an evening with former U.S. Representative Harold Ford Jr. and former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele.
February 11, 2014

An Evening of Poetry with LC Alumna (‘08) Corey Van Landingham

Please join the English department for an evening of poetry with Lewis & Clark alumna (‘08) and Wallace C. Stegner Poetry Fellow Corey Van Landingham.   Van Landingham will read from her poetry collection Antidote (2013).  Refreshments will be provided.
February 7, 2014

William Stafford Tribute at the Newmark Theater

Lewis & Clark College and Literary Arts present:
William Stafford Centennial Celebration
Featuring Li-Young Lee and Ted Kooser
Appearances by Kim Stafford and Paulann Petersen
Hosted by Matthew Dickman
Allan Vermeulen
January 31, 2014

A Fireside Chat With Allan Vermeulen of Amazon.com

Lewis & Clark’s Center for Entrepreneurship Presents the first in its series of Fireside Chats. In this inaugural chat, Michael Kaplan, managing director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, will talk with Amazon.com’s Allan Vermeulen about Vermeulen’s involvement in creating cloud computing and what it really means to be entrepreneurial, even in a very big company.

The event is free and open to the public.
January 31, 2014

Philosophy Colloquium Series: Kristen Intemann (Montana State University)

Please join us for a talk by Kristen Intemann from Montana State University. Title TBA.
January 24, 2014

Ghanaian Dance Demonstration

Interested in West African music and dance? Come and see an exciting performance by Lewis & Clark students and faculty on January 24th at 6:30pm in Evans Auditorium. 
January 22, 2014

Learning How to Live: Exploring the Imperatives in William Stafford’s Work

until 12:00am on February 5, 2014
January 21, 2014

2014 Global Law Distinguished Lecture: Challenges of International Law

Former U.S. Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues and current U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Expert on United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials David Scheffer will give the Global Law Distinguished Lecture in January 2014.
January 20, 2014

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

MLK Jr. Week of Service kick-off celebration
January 20, 2014

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No Classes
Smith Hall in Albany Quadrangle
November 13, 2013

Lunch for emeriti faculty, retired long-serving faculty and staff, and friends

Join us for a special gathering.
October 23, 2013

Dinah Dodds Endowment for International Studies Reception and Recipient Presentations

Please join us for a reception followed by presentations by students who applied for and received funds from the Dinah Dodds Endowment for International Studies.
October 22, 2013

Visiting Artist Lecture- Julie Perini

Lecture by artist Julie Perini. 
October 19, 2013

The Obo Addy Legacy Project and PDX Jazz Present Randy Weston’s African Rhythms in Tribute to Obo Addy

Randy Weston one of the world’s foremost pianists and composers will perform at Lewis & Clark College on Saturday, October 19 at 7:30PM. Weston will be joined by his acclaimed group, African Rhythms featuring bassist Alex Blake and drummer Neil Clarke in tribute to the Ghanaian drum master Obo Addy.Tickets: $30 general admission, $15 faculty/staff. A limited number of tickets are available for free to LC students who pick them up in advance at the Music Office.
October 17, 2013

Watzek Screens: Hiroshima, Mon Amour

Join us for the third screening in our French New Wave film series on Thursday, October 17, at 7pm in Miller 105. Hiroshima, Mon Amour was directed by Resnais/Duras in 1959. To read more about this film and the French New Wave film series, check out the Watzek Screens blog.
October 17, 2013

2nd Annual Historical Project Runway

Do you have what it takes to make it in the fashion world? Are you historically inspired?  The History department is hosting the 2nd Annual Historical Project Runway.
October 17, 2013

The Legal Implications of U.S. Military Intervention in Syria

Professor Tung Yin, a leading national security scholar, will discuss one of the international community’s most pressing diplomatic conflicts.
October 10, 2013

LC faculty and staff happy hour

Join your LC colleagues for happy hour at Maggie’s every second Thursday of the month.
October 8, 2013

Visiting Artist Lecture- Stephen Slapp

Lecture by Portland based artist, Stephen Slapp.
October 5, 2013

The Claudia Quintet led by John Hollenbeck

The Claudia Quintet brings their genre-defying music to Evans Auditorium on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 7pm. Formed by John Hollenbeck in 1997, this NYC ensemble explores the edge without alienating the mainstream, creating a singular, dynamic sound based on trust and spontaneity. Their critically-acclaimed music has amazed listeners worldwide, appealing well beyond a traditional jazz audience. Tickets: $10 general admission; $5 rush tickets for LC students
October 5, 2013

ONE ACT FESTIVAL

Lewis & Clark Theatre Department presents
Student-Written and Student-Directed
ONE ACT FESTIVAL
Thursday, October 3, 7:00pm
Friday, October 4, 7:00pm and 10:00pm
Saturday, October 5, 7:00pm
September 25, 2013

Fields dining room grand opening

President Glassner and Bon Appétit look forward to having you tour the facility and enjoy free refreshments.
September 20, 2013

Johannah Sherrer Memorial Lecture

Alison J. Head, Executive Director of Project Information Literacy, will present, “What Librarians and Faculty Should Know about Today’s Research Practices” September 20 at 3pm in Smith Hall.
September 13, 2013

Zimbabwean Music Concert

Cosmas Magaya and Patience Chaitezvi, mbira masters from Zimbabwe, will be giving a concert in the Gregg Pavilion at Lewis & Clark College Friday September 13th from 8PM to 10PM. This event is free to Lewis & Clark students, $5 for Lewis & Clark Faculty/Alumni & Seniors and $10 for the general community.
September 6, 2013

8th Annual Pio Fair

Kick off the 2013-2014 academic year with Pio Pride at the 8th Annual Pio Fair!
September 3, 2013

First Day of Classes (Fall)

First Day of Classes for the Fall Term
April 28, 2013

Community Chorale and Orchestra Spring Concert

Major repertoire for combined choir and orchestra. Katherine FitzGibbon and Jeffrey Specht will conduct. General admission $10, Lewis & Clark faculty, alumni, and senior citizens $5, and students free in advance ($5 at the door).
April 26, 2013

Natural kinds and ceteris paratis generalizations: In praise of hunches Christopher Boyd (UC Irvine) and Dick Boyd (Lewis & Clark College, Cornell University)

Traditional philosophy of science focuses on ‘laws’ and generalizations that are true, or approximately true, or true ceteris paribus and on highly reliable patterns of scientific inference.  Kinds or categories are said to be ‘natural kinds’ just in case they figure in such laws, generalizations or inference patterns.  Examples from the inferential architecture of synthetic chemistry illustrate the need for a broader philosophical conception encompassing the roles of generalizations that are true ceteris paratis (true if you fiddle things right), of inferences that rely on informed hunches that are true saepe satis  (true often enough), and of natural kinds appropriate for such generalizations and inferences.
April 25, 2013

Wind Symphony Concert

General Admission is $10. Admission for Students, Seniors and L&C Faculty/Staff is $5. Admission is FREE for L&C Students with ID.
April 25, 2013

CLIMATE CHANGE & THE FUTURE OF LIFE ON EARTH

CLIMATE CHANGE & THE FUTURE OF LIFE ON EARTH • RICHARD LEAKEY (Paleoanthropologist, Environmentalist)

Named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Greatest Minds of the 20th Century,” Leakey and his family have made some of the most significant fossil discoveries in history. After 40 years of linking the past to the present, Leakey looks to the future and our stewardship of the climate. As we threaten biodiversity and damage ecosystems, could we be revving up the planet for the next major mass extinction—our own?