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Archives: 2023-2024 Speaker Series

    An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

    October 7, 2023 Sol Gittleman   Hardly a day passes without criticism of American higher education. Supreme Court decisions on admissions and student debt, ideological attacks on faculty and curriculum,[…]

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    Cooking up Dumplings, Social Justice, and Sustainability

    November 18, 2023 Irene Li   Chef, entrepreneur, and activist, Irene Li, is a dynamic leader on the Boston food scene who has devoted her career to sustainability, financial literacy,[…]

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    A Life Through Music

    March 9, 2024 Jeff Leonard and  Friends   For decades, researchers have touted the benefits of studying music throughout a person’s lifespan to improve memory, executive function, language acquisition, and[…]

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    Creating Equality of Opportunity in America: New Insights from Big Data

    April 20, 2024 8pm Raj Chetty   Children’s chances of earning more than their parents have fallen from 90% to 50% over the past half century in America. In his[…]

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  • Cary Lectures are free to all, and tickets are not required. We are normally able to accommodate all who wish to attend. In the very rare case where there may not be sufficient seats, preference will be given to Lexington residents. Come early for the best seat!
  • 2024-2025 Speaker Series

    • The Five Things Indians Say: Native Americans in the American Past, Present, and FutureJuly 25, 2024
    • What Children Teach Us About AltruismJuly 25, 2024
    • Coming to America: A Musical JourneyJuly 25, 2024
    • Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not TextualismJuly 25, 2024
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