Headliners

May is graduation time at the University – a celebration of the accumulation of knowledge and the commencement of a new chapter of life. Yet as we graduate from one life experience to the next, our need to continue learning only grows. What advice might a commencement speaker give those of us contemplating a new phase of our wild and precious lives? Upon retirement, what insights might a faculty member “bequeath” about the principles and practices that have guided their tenure in higher education? Evolving from the concept of the best selling book, The Last Lecture, the last Headliners of the 2008-09 season examines the most important lessons of all, the core themes and personal meanings that guide us in knowing our place in time.

On May 7th, you are cordially invited to join Steve Simmons, Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus, as he embarks on the most personal research project of his long and distinguished career.