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Casual Conversation December 18th with Professor Christakis admin

On Thursday, December 18 at 5 pm Eastern Time, Nicholas A.

Casual Conversation December 8 with Provost Schnell admin

This is a Casual Conversation that all of you must attend: Dartmouth’s new Provost Santiago Schnellwill be our guest on December 8 at 5 pm Eastern on Zoom.  He was recommended to us for a Ca

Casual Conversation November 23 with Prof. Hirsch admin

On Sunday, November 23 at 3 pm we will be having a return appearance for a Casual Conversation of Foster Hirsch, Professor of Film at Brooklyn College and board member of th

Ernest (Punky) Pletan-Cross (8/5/2025)

A Hui Hou

The thing about Punky...

He was a Midwesterner through and through.

There was a humble purity in his values—but more than that, he lived them. That was all he ever was, and all he ever believed really mattered.

Throughout his life, he had an uncanny ability to graciously navigate different cultures and other's life circumstance. He met people where they were at and honored their worth and dignity. His belief in the actualization of human potential was, for him, imperative.

Hoffmaster, Charles Barry (10/26/2025)

HOFFMASTER, Charles Barry (78) passed away October 26th, 2025 in Montreal. Barry was born May 17th, 1947 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Pauline C. Hoffmaster and J. Charles Hoffmaster. He is survived by his wife Sylvie, his son Nicolas, his daughter Samantha (Luis), his grand-children Darien and Leandro, his brother Ronald (Nancy), his nieces Erica (Ruben) and Amy (Josh), and many cousins.

Casual Conversation November 2 with Patrick McGilligan about Woody Allen admin

On Sunday, November 2 at 3 pm Eastern we will have a Casual Conversation with independent scholar Patrick McGilligan about Woody Allen.  Mr.

Casual Conversation: October 20 with Professor Hirsch admin

Please join us for a Casual Conversation with Professor Francine Hirsch on Monday, October 20 at 6 pm Eastern.  We will be speaking with her about her beautifully written and vitally informative book: So