It’s no secret that Americans love to hear about billionaires. You’ll find them everywhere. They’re on the news [Bezos space launch], have their own TV shows, movies, and even make their way to elected office. Specifically, we consistently give massive audiences to “self-made” billionaires, the people who, unlike the aristocrats and monarchs of yore, didn’t simply inherit their … [Read more...]
Yale College Freshmen Assembly, Mary Miller
Mary Miller, Dean of Yale College welcomes the Yale College Class of 2015. The Freshman Assembly took place in Woolsey Hall on August 27, 2011. Yale University,learning,education,freshman,freshmen,college,university,higher education,welcome,inspiration,Mary Miller,Richard Levin,Yale College,assembly,campus,Woolsey Hall,Class of 2015,New Haven … [Read more...]
How can Practical Everyday Existentialism help you live better | Stephen Robert Morse | TEDxOxBridge
When Stephen Robert Morse was in high school, his teacher taught him a philosophy called Existentialism. At the time, this was a scary topic to broach: Stephen learned that in the scheme of the world, he was nothing. Then, as his talk explains, he learned to embrace this philosophy, and give it his own meaning, formulating the basis of Practical Everyday Existentialism. Prior … [Read more...]
bell hooks – How Do We Define Feminist Liberation? | Eugene Lang College
The New School (http://www.newschool.edu) presents a conversation with bell hooks, scholar-in-residence at Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts (http://www.newschool.edu/lang) with R&B singer Lisa Fischer (20 Feet from Stardom) and actress Kim Sykes (Pariah) about celebrating black female power. Among the leading public intellectuals of her generation, bell … [Read more...]
bell hooks – Are You Still a Slave? Liberating the Black Female Body | Eugene Lang College
The New School (http://www.newschool.edu) presents a conversation with bell hooks, scholar-in-residence at Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts (http://www.newschool.edu/lang) and other leading voices in black feminism and the LGBTQ community: author Marci Blackman (Tradition), film director Shola Lynch (Free Angela and All Political Prisoners), and author and … [Read more...]