Vol. 6, No. 1: Spring/Summer 2010

Contents

Themed Learning

Darwin’s 200th birthday inspires the College of Arts and Science’s first “Themester.”

A Galvanizing Force

A local production of a courtroom drama about teaching evolution sparks discussion of Darwin’s ideas.

In the Spirit of the Great Debater

A student-led group dedicated to the legacy of Abraham Lincoln sponsors a series of roundtable discussions.

Reclaiming the Right to Rock

A ground-breaking conference investigates the African American experience in rock music.

Evolutionary Fictions

Exploring the influence of evolution science on American literature from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.