Casual Conversation: March 24 with Professor DeSilva
One foot, other foot,
One foot, other foot,
Now you can do
Whatever you want,
Whatever you want to do.
Here you are in a wonderful world,
Casual Conversation March 2nd, about the Dartmouth College Case
On Sunday, March 2 at 3 pm Eastern Time, Thomas H. Cox and Gregory R.
Casual Conversation with Prof Fulbrook February 16th
Professor Mary Fulbrook will be joining us from the UK this Sunday, February 16 at 1 pm Eastern for a Casual Conversation about her extraordinary book Reckonings: Legaci
Casual Conversation: February 2, 2025 with Harry Freedman
This Sunday, February 2 at 1 pm Eastern Time, prolific author Harry Freedman will join us from his native UK (the reason for the early time for us) in a Casual Conversation about his newest
Casual Conversation Jan 12, 2025: Ehud Eilam, PhD
On Sunday, January 12, 2025, at 3 pm Eastern Time, Ehud Eilam, Ph.D., will be our guest for a Casual Conversation, sponsored by the Jewish Culture Group, which classmate Bruce Alpert chairs.
Casual Conversation December 22nd: Estate Planning
A Casual Conversation on estate planning and administration will be held at 3 pm Eastern on Sunday, December 22. Our conversants will be classmate and attorney Doug Reynolds as well as Kevin Cox, a law firm colleague of classmate Bruce Alpert’s son Jeremy. Doug was recruited by classmate Clint Harris. This session was suggested
Casual Conversation December 15: Paula Kurman about Jim Bouton
On Sunday, December 15 at 3 pm Eastern, Paula Kurman, widow of major league baseball pitcher and author Jim Bouton, will join us for a Casual Conversation. She comes to us courtesy of classmate Chip Elitzer, who writes: “Paula’s book about their [hers and Jim Bouton’s] life together, ‘The Cool of the Evening,’ has just been published. In a way, it’s the completion of a trilogy, following Jim’s classic, ‘Ball Four,’ and his recounting of our adventure together in Pittsfield [MA], ‘Foul Ball Part II.’”
Casual Conversation November 17: Paul Pillar '69 on partisanship and foreign policy
On Sunday, November 17 at 3 pm Eastern Time, classmate Paul Pillar will be returning for a Casual Conversation on Zoom to discuss with us the thesis he elaborates in his most recent book, Beyond the Water’s Edge: How Partisanship Corrupts U.S. Foreign Policy (Columbia University Press 2023).
Casual Conversation: Sue Leavitt concert on October 30th
Sue Leavitt, spouse of ’69 classmate John Leavitt, will again grace us with a piano recital, this time at Noon on Wednesday, October 30. The last time she performed for us on Zoom (Sue having performed for us at Class gatherings in Hanover), I wrote:
Casual Conversation with Prof. Bleske-Rechek Oct 20 at 3:00 PM
On Sunday, October 20 at 3 pm, April Bleske-Rechek, Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire will be our guest for a Casual Conversation.
April does really interesting work.
Dartmouth College President Sian Beilock, email to me (AFF), 07/05/2024.
To say the least.