Feb. 11: Colloquium opens spring series with panel discussion FREDERICK, Md.—A panel of students will discuss the many components that constitute a sense of place and home Feb. 11 at 12:30 p.m.at Hood College. The event, which takes place in the College's Coblentz Seminar Room and includes lunch, opens the College’s annual Center for the Humanities spring colloquium series, which is funded in part by a National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant. International graduate and … [Read more...]

Oct. 29: Colloquium hosts curator of House & Home exhibit FREDERICK, Md.—A look at the social and cultural history that has shaped the homes and environments in which Americans live is the theme of a presentation Oct. 29 at 3:45 p.m. in the Coblentz Seminar Room at Hood College. Sarah Leavitt, Ph.D., curator of the House & Home exhibit at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., will share highlights of the show that, through artifacts, photos, three-dimensional models and … [Read more...]

Sept. 12: Colloquium series focuses on components that define home, shape identities Friday, September 12, 2014 The many components that define a sense of place and home and, in turn shape individual and cultural identities is the focus of the 2014 colloquium series at Hood College. The series opens with a panel discussion, Identity in a Forgotten Homeland, Sept. 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Whitaker Campus Center Commons. Moderated by Donald Wright, Ph.D., associate professor of French and … [Read more...]

April 4: Final spring colloquium event examines Richard III Friday, April 4, 2014 FREDERICK, Md.—The Hood College humanities colloquium will end its spring schedule with a two-part series on Richard III. The 1995 film, Richard III, will be shown April 17 followed by a discussion on April 21. Both events will be at 7 p.m. in the College's Whitaker Campus Center. Refreshments will be served. English professors Mark Sandona and Heather Mitchell-Buck will give a talk, entitled "Richard III: … [Read more...]

Jan. 22: Ethics panel opens spring colloquium series Wednesday, January 22, 2014 FREDERICK, Md.—The Hood College humanities colloquium series will open its spring schedule with a bioethics panel March 6 at 12:30 p.m. in the Whitaker Campus Center. The panel, originally scheduled for Feb. 4 but postponed due to inclement weather, is co-sponsored by the William J. and Wilma M. Haines Lecture in Bioethics. A light lunch will be served. Panelists Dina Fiasconaro, filmmaker and assistant … [Read more...]