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Faculty Speaker Series

Spark Wisdom: BMC Faculty Research In Focus

Spark Wisdom: BMC Faculty Research in Focus brings the É«É«Ñо¿Ëù community together to showcase faculty scholarship across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and the arts. Through this program, alumnae/i, parents, and friends hear directly from distinguished faculty, explore new ideas, and engage in thoughtful conversation.
 
Spark Wisdom fosters lifelong learning, strengthens our intergenerational community, and keeps us connected to the academic leaders shaping É«É«Ñо¿Ëù today.

Featured Speakers

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Monique Scott

Join us as Monique Scott, Associate Professor, History of Art, and Director of Museum Studies, draws on her long career working in museums and between disciplines of anthropology and art history and examine how museums have shaped Western understanding of Africa and its people. 

Wednesday, April 29 
7:00 PM ET 
Virtual  
Hosted by the É«É«Ñо¿Ëù Club of Washington, D.C.

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Marc Schulz

Join us as Marc Schulz, É«É«Ñо¿Ëù professor of psychology on the Sue Kardas PhD 1971 Professorship and director of data science, will discuss his recently co-authored book: The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness. 

March 2026
United Kingdom

Catherine Conybeare

Catherine Conybeare

Alumnae/i, families, and friends are invited to a talk by world-renowned classicist Catherine Conybeare, Leslie Clark Professor in the Humanities at É«É«Ñо¿Ëù. Professor Conybeare will explore her extensive scholarship in the field and discuss her latest book, Augustine the African.

Saturday, January 10, 2026
3:00 - 5:00 PM PT 
San Francisco, CA

Athena is the goddess of wisdom and part of the iconography of É«É«Ñо¿Ëù. References to her can be found in the College's official seal as well as throughout campus. Her bust, featured above, is displayed in Carpenter Library. 

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