February 28, 2011 at 2:04 pm
COM student Jordan Diaz prepared this video feature, showing Prof. Sassan Tabatabai moonlighting as a boxing coach. While training his students at The Ring, Diaz notes, Prof. Tabatabai draws upon the wisdom of the literary tradition to remind his boxing students, no one can teach you what you need to learn about yourself. NB: The […]
February 14, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Prof. David Roochnik, Core seminar leader, lecturer, and professor in the Department of Philosophy, wrote in to the Core blog to share this thoughts about the production of Ajax Core students and faculty attended this weekend. Interesting production. Brilliant idea to use the video screens for the chorus. But the disconnected speeches they uttered were, […]
February 8, 2011 at 5:52 pm
The faculty in Core Social Sciences have introduced an exciting new version of CC204 (second-semester Social Sciences) on the theme of “Inequality.” Prof. Thornton Lockwood provided the following description of the course: Over the last two years, major changes have been going on with the second semester of Core Social Sciences. In the fall semester […]
February 7, 2011 at 11:45 am
Congratulations to Prof. Kyna Hamill, whose performance company Two Roads just received a Gold Star Award from the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their two-day, site-specific project Dance in the Fells, for being considered one of the best locally funded projects of the year. From the MCC website: The MCC’s Gold Star Awards, established in 2001, […]
December 7, 2010 at 12:27 pm
The problem with storytelling is that it appeals to the desirous part of the soul and not the rational — that’s why Socrates has such a problem with it. So, my question is: Would it be just to ban Sophocles and his plays in the city of Athens, when they clearly show a deep understanding […]
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December 6, 2010 at 12:58 pm
In her recently published new book, Viennese Jewish Modernism, Professor Abigail Gillman — associate professor of Hebrew and German, and instructor in the Core Humanities — takes a novel approach to exploring Jewish Modernism that goes beyond identity as Jewish or non-Jewish. Instead, Prof. Gillman focuses on the works of Sigmund Freud, Hugo Von Hofmannsthal, […]
December 1, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Additional messages came in over the weekend from alumni who wish to express their condolences to the friends and family of Professor James Devlin, and to share memories of having him as a teacher and a friend. Dr. Devlin is an unforgettable man. As an 18-year old student sitting in his CC101, I found him […]
November 22, 2010 at 11:38 am
Additional messages came in over the weekend from alumni who wish to express their condolences to the friends and family of Professor James Devlin, and to share memories of having him as a teacher and a friend. I feel so sad; what a loss for everyone. Professor Devlin was so inspiring and one of my […]
November 19, 2010 at 3:38 pm
In response to the news that Professor James Devlin, a founding member of the Core and a beloved part of the campus community, passed away earlier this week, many alumni wrote in to express their appreciation for him, as a teacher, a mentor, and a friend. Prof. Jorgensen will be forwarding these and other messages […]
November 19, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Professor James Devlin, a founding member of the Core and its lead lecturer in the humanities for many years, passed away on Wednesday, November 17th. If you would like to express your sympathy to his family, they reside at 249 Crafts Street, Newton, MA 02460. We will also pass on e-mails sent to Core. A […]
