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Jay Mechling Lecture, Department Of Communication & Journalism And The Margaret Chase Smith Policy

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Professor Jay Mechling will hold a public lecture entitled "The Humanities and the Renewal of the Contemporary University." He will offer insights into the ways that universities can strengthen their missions through strengthening the humanities. He will focus on how disciplines across the humanities can join together as well as with other departments across campus to reaffirm the many core strengths that liberal arts education brings to higher education.