Why did the Protestant Reformation take hold in the sixteenth century, when earlier reform movements had failed? What factors determined its success in some territories and its failure in others? Come listen to Tomson Family Chair of Law and Economics Colin Harris as he explores the temporal and spatial variation in the Reformation, examining how […]
The Taylor Center will host the Sampson Brothers on campus to perform Native Hoop dancing for our Native American Heritage Month Kick-Off
Students are welcome to attend Pre-Health Gap Year Showcase hosted by the Piper Center for Vocation and Career. Connect with recent alumni in pre-health gap year roles during an open networking session. Hear their experiences, learn why they chose gap years, and get advice on finding opportunities before graduate or professional school.
From vaccines to climate change, skeptics ask: why does some intellectual elite get to tell us what to think? We can best understand the frustrating dilemma of scientific authority by looking back to a time when modern science emerged alongside modern views on political authority.
Toay's chapel service is part of the First Generation Celebration on campus. The chapel speakers today will be Kassandra Padilla ‘27, Tyson Pope ‘27; Norman Lee, Associate Professor of Biology. Daily Chapel is a time of inspiration for body, mind, and spirit; a quiet harbor in a busy day; worship. Students, faculty, and staff witness […]
One of the most esteemed artists of the seventeenth century, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1654?) began forging her reputation as the era’s premier painter of heroic yet life-like female nudes at the precocious age of seventeen. In doing so, she was consciously following in the steps of one of the greatest artists of the previous century: Michelangelo […]
Stop by anytime to enjoy refreshments and conversation with peers, Piper Center coaches, and peer advisors about your interests, strengths, and career questions!
When we disagree, we should try to work out the truth. For that we have debate. But the meaning of debate is also debatable, and this lecture arranges just such a clash of minds across time and space, between the 19th century English philosopher John Stuart Mill and the classical Buddhist scholar Nāgārjuna.