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Medieval Universities

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Daniel Kontowski

Classical Education

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Peter Jones

Education in the Middle Ages

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Peter Jones

Academic Freedom in Medieval Universities

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Peter Jones

Student Life in the Medieval Universities

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David Dussault

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education

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David Dussault

Overqualification in Employment

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Jürgen Schmidhuber

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Daniel Kontowski

Liberal Arts Curriculum

Carl Friedrich Gauss

Mathematician and Historian of Mathematics Jeremy Gray on the theory of quadratic forms, the rediscovery of Ceres, and non-Euclidian geometry

Maximilien Robespierre

Historian Peter McPhee on the Robespierre problem, historical controversies, and Robespierre's legacy

Feminism in the U.S.

Historian Annelise Orleck on gender inequality, the fight for equal rights, and "Jane Crow" laws

Historian Elena Brown on rivalries between the White Rose and the Red Rose, and the heraldic badges of the English aristocracy

Vikings: Raiding and Trading in the Middle Ages

Professor of German Studies Rudolf Simek on the Vikings' nomadic life, their cultural achievements, and the end of the Viking Age

Professor of French and Medieval Studies Norris Lacy on the evolution of Arthurian legend, the Grail Quest, and historical origins of the "Arthur figure"

Historian of religion Thomas Hamm on George Fox, the Religious Society of Friends, and the idea of equality

Alexander the Great

Historian Ian Worthington on one of the most significant characters of the Ancient world, Macedonian drinking traditions, and sexuality in Antiquity

Theory of Evolution

Biologist Steve Jones on Darwin, Lamarck, and the uneasy relationship between evolution and genetics

Equestrian Statuette of Charlemagne

Historian Alexander Sidorov on the unique artifact of the Carolingian Renaissance — a mysterious statuette of a Frankish King in Louvre

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