Casual Conversation with John Kitzhaber on July 31, 2022
John Kitzhaber has three titles: former Governor of Oregon, physician, and, his most stellar, a member of the Dartmouth College Class of 1969.
Early in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Arthur Fergenson (our mini-Reunion Chair) initiated a series of Casual Conversations among classmates. These 2-hour conversations occur roughly monthly using Zoom and are on Sunday afternoons at 3:00 pm ET unless otherwise specified. About 3 weeks before each event, an announcement is posted here on the web site and sent to all classmates for whom we have valid email addresses. If you wish to suggest a topic, suggest a classmate, or lead a discussion yourself - you should contact Arthur Fergenson.
Here is a list of classmates who have participated in our Casual Conversations, and here is a (quick and dirty) list of the 100 Casual Conversation events since we started in June of 2020, as of October 2024.
Here is the Save the Date list of coming attractions.
Casual Conversation June 28th 2022, with Professor Brooke Harrington
Thanks to the suggestion by classmate and Class Officer Tex Talmadge, Dartmouth Sociology Professor Brooke Harrington will be spending time with us in a Casual Conversation on Tuesday, June 28 at 6 pm Eastern. NOTE THE TIME. She is the “third horse” in our troika discussing aspects the Russian invasion of Ukraine, following Professor Emeritus Robert O.
Casual Conversation with Professor Talmadge rescheduled June 15 2022
The Casual Conversation with Professor Caitlin Talmadge, daughter of classmate and Class Officer Tex Talmadge, was originally scheduled earlier in May but had to be postponed due to illness of our guest. You will pleased to know that Professor Talmadge (The Younger) has completely recovered and has been to Paris for a meeting in the interim. She is ready and raring to go, and a new date has been set: Wednesday, June 15 at 2
Casual Conversation with Dr. Birx on June 7, 2022
April 2000, Deborah Birx, M.D. to Tony Fauci, Bob Redfield, and Steve Hahn:
Casual Conversation June 5th, 2022 with Pete Golenbock '67
On June 5 at 3 pm Eastern Time, Peter “Pete” Golenbock '67 will be our guest for a Casual Conversation about . . . lots of things. No kidding.
Here is what Dudley Kay, who recruited Pete for a Casual Conversation, wrote about him:Casual Conversation May 24th, 2022 about Russia and Ukraine
While Professor Caitlin Talmadge will have to be rescheduled, soon she and we hope, for her Casual Conversation about the geopolitics of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we have the privilege of Russian/Putin expert Professor Robert O.
Casual Conversation May 10, 2022 with Caitlin Talmadge
Caitlin Talmadge, Ph.D., has generously agreed to speak with us in a Casual Conversation on Tuesday, May 10 from 2 to 3:30 pm Eastern Time. PLEASE NOTE THE DIFFERENT TIME. As you can read below, Dr. Talmadge has a very busy schedule and is very much in demand as an expert on the risks involved in U.S. involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In short, she is a geopolitical rock star.
Casual Conversation May 3, 2022 with Steve Adams
On Tuesday, May 3 at 5 pm Eastern Time (US), our classmate Steve Adams will present a detailed examination of the political economy of Greenland. Oops. No. He promises to provide a funny and rollicking session about . . .
Casual Conversation April 25th, 2022 with Dr. Paul Offit
On Monday, April 25 at 4:30 pm, Paul Offit, M.D., Baltimore native, will be our guest at a Casual Conversation. He is Director of the Vaccine Education Center and professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, Dr.
Casual Conversation with Professor Kallie Willets '99 on April 3, 2022
It is time to turn away from literature, sports, and religion (and a lot of physicians and lawyers) to take a dive into the world of high-end research chemistry. Temple University Professor Katherine (Kallie) Willets, Dartmouth Class of ’99, daughter of our classmate and class officer Rick Willets, has agreed to spend an afternoon with us on Sunday, April 3 at 3 pm (Eastern) for a Casual Conv