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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and
Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
Dear Friends,
You may recall Professor Brian Greene from his cameo role playing himself in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Described as "the single best explainer of abstruse concepts in the world today" by the Washington Post, Professor Greene will be on the stage of our Robert H. Smith Auditorium this Wednesday, April 12, at 6:30 pm, exploring the past and the future of the cosmos from the big bang to the closest science can take us to the very end. I know you won’t want to miss this extraordinary opportunity, as Professor Greene, in conversation with journalist Faith Salie for our Reddoch Family Lecture on Science History, illuminates the most essential questions of human existence. I will hope to see you Wednesday evening—and on Monday and Tuesday evenings, as well, as our History with David Rubenstein series continues, featuring the interviewer extraordinaire in conversation with historians Leslie Harris and Candice Millard.
With best wishes,
Louise Mirrer, Ph.D.
President & CEO
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REMOTE: TUE, APR 18, 6:30 PM ET
An Evening with Robert Caro
In-person tickets are sold out, but livestream ones are still available! One of the nation’s most celebrated biographers, Robert A. Caro has dedicated his career to examining political power. Joined in conversation by author Brenda Wineapple, Caro illuminates the thrilling and daunting experiences from his decades of writing and research.
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REMOTE: WED, APR 19, 6 PM ET | FREE
Reporting in the Civil War Era
Join our esteemed panel in an online exploration of the press during the Civil War that also examines how women, African Americans, and people with intersecting identities used print culture to advance social and political causes outside of the mainstream press.
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FOR THE AGES PODCAST
The Year of Peril: America in 1942
In the United States, World War II is often regarded as a time of unrivaled national unity, but in reality this traumatic period tested the American resolve. Author and historian Tracy Campbell, in conversation with David M. Rubenstein, examines the critical year of 1942, when a series of setbacks and challenges in the war threatened to splinter the nation from within.
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FROM THE STACKS BLOG
TIME Marches On
The Patricia D. Klingenstein Library's Grace Wagner looks back on the short, momentous life of TIME magazine cofounder Briton Hadden, who helped revolutionize 20th-century journalism and cultivated a distinctive editorial voice: Timestyle.
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