Come Friday Forum

"What really makes us human?"

Facilitated by Professor Janet Romaine, Emeritus, Economics and Business Department

“Is the American Dream just a dream?”

Facilitated by Professor Kelly Demers, Education Department

“Does my major matter?

Facilitated by Dr. Benjamin Horton, Assistant Dean

“What does science fiction have to teach us?”

Facilitated by Professor Derk Wierda, Chemistry Department

“Can a book ever really be banned?”

Facilitated by Professor Christian Gregory, Education Department

“How old is too old to be president?”

Facilitated by Professor Elizabeth Rickenbach, Psychology Department and Kyla Prussman ‘25

“Why is it so much harder to be nice to ourselves than to other people?”

Professor Rong Huang, Economics and Business Department
and Kellan Barbee ‘26

“Why are we superstitious?”

Professor Meoghan Cronin, English and Communication Department

“Should we have hope or embrace hopelessness for our world?”

Facilitated by Professor Marc Rugani, Theology Department 

“Do my dreams mean anything?”

Facilitated by Professor Chani Marchiselli, English and Communication Department

“What can scientific models really tell us about reality?”

Facilitated by Professor David Guerra, Physics Department

“Is there such a thing as caring too much?”

Facilitated by Professor Christine Gustafson, Politics Department

"Does anybody really know what time it is?"

Facilitated by Professor Alex Smith, Physics Department

"Do I need to be patriotic?"

Facilitated by Professor Tauna Sisco, Sociology Department

"Why should we read things with which we disagree?"

Facilitated by Professor Aubrey Scheopner Torres, Education Department and Maggie Warner ‘27

"Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?"

Facilitated by Professor Ann Holbrook, English and Communication Department

"What is the 'great American novel'?"

Facilitated by Professor Jennifer Thorn, English and Communication Department and Student leaders from the Intercultural Center

"What are some of the worst ideas humans have ever had?"

Facilitated by Professor Helen Markewich, Biology Department

"Does gender coded language impact students and employees?"

Facilitated by Ms. Haroula Tsolakidis and Fr. Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B. Intercultural Center

"What is happiness and can we create it?"

Facilitated by Ms. Susan McKeown ‘69

"Should I delete my social media?"

Facilitated by Professor Joshua Potter, English and Communication Department

"Were the Middle Ages as “medieval” as we tend to think?"

Facilitated by Professor Georgia Henley, English and Communication Department

"What does it mean to think critically?"

Facilitated by Ms. Colleen Mannion ‘90

"Is being a young person today harder than in the past?"

Dr. Jenne Powers, Director, Academic Resource Center