Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization /asmagazine/ en Benson Center receives $3 million National Endowment for the Humanities award /asmagazine/2026/07/23/benson-center-receives-3-million-national-endowment-humanities-award <span>Benson Center receives $3 million National Endowment for the Humanities award </span> <span><span>Rachel Sauer</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-07-23T15:38:09-06:00" title="Thursday, July 23, 2026 - 15:38">Thu, 07/23/2026 - 15:38</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-07/NEH%20Benson%20center%20thumbnail.jpg?h=7e7f5a14&amp;itok=ZvcGBIfG" width="1200" height="800" alt="National Endowment for the Humanities logo"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/30"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/1003" hreflang="en">Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/1246" hreflang="en">College of Arts and Sciences</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/662" hreflang="en">Endowments</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/793" hreflang="en">humanities</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="lead"><em>Award will establish endowment to support innovative academic program at CU 乐播传媒 integrating study of the Western tradition with American history, government and civics</em></p><hr><p>The <a href="/center/benson/" rel="nofollow">Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization</a> at the 乐播传媒 has received a $3 million Endowments for Advancing the Humanities Award from the <a href="https://www.neh.gov/news/neh-announces-414-million-81-humanities-projects" rel="nofollow">National Endowment for the Humanities</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>The award, which is matched by $3 million in private philanthropic commitments, will establish an endowment to support the development of an innovative multidisciplinary academic program at CU 乐播传媒 integrating the study of the Western tradition with American history, government and civics. This endowment will advance CU 乐播传媒's educational mission by creating a permanent source of funding that expands undergraduate curricular and co-curricular opportunities, strengthens faculty recruitment and retention, deepens K-12 partnerships and bolsters public engagement.</p><p><span>"This award confirms the central role of the humanities at CU 乐播传媒," said Katherine Eggert, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. 鈥淭he award鈥檚 impact will extend throughout the College of Arts and Sciences. We look forward to working with faculty across the college to enrich educational offerings for all CU 乐播传媒 undergraduates through this opportunity."</span></p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"><div class="ucb-callout-content"><blockquote><p class="lead"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left fa-2x ucb-icon-color-gold">&nbsp;</i><span>&nbsp;</span><em><span>This program will build on CU 乐播传媒鈥檚 existing academic strengths and foster a vibrant and multidisciplinary intellectual community dedicated&nbsp;to the study of the Western tradition and its ongoing influence on our world today."</span></em></p><p><span>鈥 Joseph Porter, Benson Center director of undergraduate studies</span></p></blockquote></div></div><p><a href="/center/benson/joseph-porter" rel="nofollow">Joseph Porter</a>, Benson Center director of undergraduate studies, associate teaching professor and the awarded proposal's principal investigator, said, 鈥淭his program will build on CU 乐播传媒鈥檚 existing academic strengths and foster a vibrant and multidisciplinary intellectual community dedicated&nbsp;to the study of the Western tradition and its ongoing influence on our world today. I am confident it will deepen countless students' understanding of texts, events, people and ideas that have profoundly shaped the modern world.鈥</p><p>Endowment income will support humanities faculty in different departments and programs who will expand the Benson Center's course offerings and develop a multidisciplinary curriculum focused on the Western tradition and American history, government and civics. This curriculum will introduce CU 乐播传媒 students to texts, events, people and ideas that have profoundly shaped America and the Western world鈥攆rom the classical and Biblical traditions through the American founding to the modern age.&nbsp;</p><p>The program will introduce students to enduring tensions and questions within the Western tradition and deepen their understanding of both past and present through critical study of influential and transformative texts. It will equip them with the historical literacy, analytical skills and civic understanding necessary for thoughtful citizenship.</p><p>鈥淕rants from the National Endowment support organizations and scholars working to illuminate and educate about the great ideas and events of the past,鈥 said NEH Acting Chairman William English in an announcement of the awards. 鈥淎s we celebrate our nation鈥檚 250th anniversary this year, NEH is proud to help foster robust public engagement with our national history, ideals and intellectual achievements through funding for an array of exhibitions, preservation projects, books, education initiatives and advanced research.鈥&nbsp;</p><p>The transformative award marks a significant milestone in the Benson Center's mission to expand humanistic study of the Western tradition at CU 乐播传媒.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淲e are deeply grateful to the National Endowment for the Humanities for its support, as well as to the many alumni, donors and friends whose longstanding dedication, hard work and generosity have made this award possible,鈥 said <a href="/center/benson/taylor-jaworski" rel="nofollow">Taylor Jaworski</a>, Benson Center interim director and associate professor of economics. <span>鈥淭his award will strengthen the Benson Center and advance its mission of bringing together faculty and students from across CU 乐播传媒 with shared interests in the Western tradition.鈥</span></p><p>鈥淲e look forward to developing a distinctive academic program at CU 乐播传媒 that will inspire humanistic and civic education for decades to come,鈥 Porter said.</p><hr><p><em>Did you enjoy this article?&nbsp;</em><a href="https://cu.tfaforms.net/73" rel="nofollow"><em>Subscribe to our newsletter.</em></a><em>&nbsp;Passionate about the study of Western civilization?&nbsp;</em><a href="/center/benson/giving" rel="nofollow"><em>Show your support.</em></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Award will establish endowment to support innovative academic program at CU 乐播传媒 integrating study of the Western tradition with American history, government and civics.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-07/NEH%20Benson%20Center%20header.jpg?itok=NG8Qa7Bg" width="1500" height="569" alt="National Endowment for the Humanities logo"> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:38:09 +0000 Rachel Sauer 6442 at /asmagazine Debating America鈥檚 power鈥攁nd peril鈥攊n a time of instability /asmagazine/2026/04/14/debating-americas-power-and-peril-time-instability <span>Debating America鈥檚 power鈥攁nd peril鈥攊n a time of instability</span> <span><span>Rachel Sauer</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-04-14T10:59:45-06:00" title="Tuesday, April 14, 2026 - 10:59">Tue, 04/14/2026 - 10:59</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-04/CWA%20Rice%20Bolton%20thumbnail.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&amp;itok=2i67JEAT" width="1200" height="800" alt="Susan Rice and John Bolton seated on a stage holding microphones"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/30"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/1003" hreflang="en">Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/642" hreflang="en">Conference on World Affairs</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/863" hreflang="en">News</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/1053" hreflang="en">community</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/1274" hreflang="en">current events</a> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/bradley-worrell">Bradley Worrell</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="lead"><em><span>Veteran national security advisors John Bolton and Susan Rice sparred over whether America is committing 鈥渟uperpower suicide,鈥 headlining the Conference on World Affairs week</span></em></p><hr><p><span>鈥淭he United States is not committing superpower suicide,鈥 veteran national security advisor John Bolton told a capacity audience gathered Monday evening in the 乐播传媒鈥檚 Glenn Miller Ballroom. He paused, then added a qualifier, 鈥淪o far.鈥</span></p><p><span>Seated a few feet away, veteran national security advisor Susan Rice offered a very different take.</span></p><p><span>鈥淪adly and dangerously,鈥 she said, 鈥渢he United States, under the current administration, is indeed in the process of committing superpower suicide.鈥</span></p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"><div class="ucb-callout-content"><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/CWA%20Rice%20Bolton%20Schwartz.jpg?itok=-DhvWLTl" width="1500" height="1000" alt="Susan Rice, Jennifer Schubert-Akin, John Bolton and Justin Schwartz"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p class="small-text">Susan Rice (left) and John Bolton (second from right) with Jennifer Schubert-Akin (second from left), chairman and CEO of The Steamboat Institute, and Chancellor Justin Schwartz (right).</p> </span> </div></div><p><span>The stark disagreement between the two policy experts set the tone for a wide-ranging debate, during which the pair clashed over the extent to which America鈥檚 status as the world鈥檚 sole superpower has been damaged. Monday鈥檚 debate, sponsored by&nbsp;</span><a href="https://steamboatinstitute.org/" rel="nofollow"><span>The Steamboat Institute</span></a><span> and the&nbsp;</span><a href="/center/benson/" rel="nofollow"><span>Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization</span></a><span>, headlined CU 乐播传媒鈥檚 78th </span><a href="/cwa/" rel="nofollow"><span>Conference on World Affairs</span></a><span> week.</span></p><p><span>While the debate鈥檚 title鈥斺淚s the United States is in the process of committing superpower suicide?鈥濃攚as deliberately provocative, what emerged during the roughly two-hour debate was a respectful disagreement on certain subjects and a fair amount of common ground between Bolton, a staunch Republican, and Rice, a lifelong Democrat.</span></p><p><span>Bolton and Rice both have extensive experience shaping American foreign policy for U.S. administrations. Bolton was a national security advisor during President Trump鈥檚 first term in office and was U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006. Rice鈥檚 previous roles in government include serving as a U.S. national security adviser (2013鈥17), U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (2009鈥13) and domestic policy adviser (2021鈥23).</span></p><p><span><strong>Opening salvos contrasted views</strong></span></p><p><span>In her opening remarks, Rice issued a sweeping indictment of the Trump administration. She accused the administration of undermining the 鈥渇ive key pillars鈥 of America鈥檚 postwar superpower status: military strength, economic power, alliances, domestic resilience and soft power.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>鈥淥n each of these five dimensions, we are far weaker today than we were even 18 months ago,鈥 she argued. She specifically accused the administration of politicizing the Pentagon and purging senior officers, implementing an unpredictable tariff policy, damaging the European alliance and openly threatening allies. She also took the administration to task for making cuts to research funding, attacking universities, expressing hostility to public health institutions, dismantling USAID and rolling back environmental protections.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Bolton did not dispute that American foreign policy under Trump鈥攁s well as previous administrations鈥攈ad gone badly wrong. What he rejected was the claim that the damage was fatal.</span></p><p><span>鈥淲e have made multiple mistakes since the end of the Cold War,鈥 he said, arguing that both political parties share responsibility. After the Soviet Union collapsed, Western leaders mistakenly believed history ended and rapidly reduced military spending, he told the audience, adding, 鈥渨e have never recovered from that mistake.鈥</span></p><p><span>Bolton said U.S. leaders misunderstood Russian nationalism and ignored Vladimir Putin鈥檚 warnings that he viewed the Soviet collapse as a geopolitical tragedy. Failures to deter Russian aggression in Georgia and Ukraine flowed from that misreading, he said.</span></p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"><div class="ucb-callout-content"><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/CWA%20Bolton%20and%20Rice.jpg?itok=Vq5DjDUl" width="1500" height="1114" alt="John Bolton and Susan Rice"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p class="small-text">John Bolton (left) and Susan Rice (right) discussed whether the United States is committing "superpower suicide" during a Conference on World Affairs event Monday evening.</p> </span> </div></div><p><span>Meanwhile, China represents another long-running error, Bolton said. American officials assumed economic integration would produce political liberalization, but 鈥渨e were wrong on both counts,鈥 he said, warning that China today is more autocratic and more aggressive.</span></p><p><span>Yet Bolton insisted these failures鈥攕erious as they are鈥攄o not mean America鈥檚 greatest days are behind it.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>As for President Trump, Bolton said, 鈥淲e are suffering undeniably by his mistakes, but it is not superpower suicide. He is an aberration and will pass from the scene.鈥</span></p><p><span><strong>United on alliances and the UN</strong></span></p><p><span>Despite their opposing conclusions, Rice and Bolton did find agreement on the importance of alliances.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>鈥淣ATO is the greatest alliance in human history,鈥 Rice said, emphasizing its deterrent value and reminding the audience that Article 5, which regards an attack on one NATO member as an attack on all, had only been invoked once鈥攆ollowing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Undermining NATO, she warned, benefits Russia and China.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>鈥淣ATO is the envy of Russia and China, which is why they are trying to subvert it,鈥 she said.</span></p><p><span>Bolton largely agreed.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>鈥淲hat has provided peace and security in the world since 1945 was American power and the system of alliances that we built,鈥 he said. He dismissed the idea of a 鈥渞ules-based international order鈥 as a myth, arguing that stability came from American strength.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Their disagreement was on tone and trust. Rice said Trump鈥檚 threats regarding his desire to see the U.S. acquire Greenland and annex Canada and his transactional rhetoric have damaged allies鈥 confidence in America, while Bolton emphasized the long-standing failure of European allies to meet defense commitments, acknowledging that Trump鈥檚 confrontational style prompted allies to increase defense spending.</span></p><p><span>Bolton and Rice also agreed that the United Nations is largely dysfunctional, but disagreed about whether it can be fixed.</span></p><p><span>鈥淭he UN鈥檚 main political bodies are broken beyond usefulness,鈥 Bolton said, while acknowledging some of its specialized agencies do valuable work.</span></p><p><span>鈥淭he UN is a mess, but we would be worse off without it,鈥 Rice said. 鈥淭he challenge is reform鈥攏ot abandonment.鈥</span></p><p><span>As for China and its aspirations to reclaim Taiwan, Bolton argued that the United States should abandon its policy of 鈥渟trategic ambiguity鈥 regarding the island nation in favor of a stated commitment to defend Taiwan to deter possible Chinese aggression.</span></p><p><span>鈥淚 think if we lose Taiwan, even slowly, to China 鈥 all of East Asia and Southeast Asia are in real jeopardy, because our credibility would be shot beyond repair,鈥 he said.</span></p><p><span>Rice did not offer an opinion as to whether the U.S. should formally commit to defend Taiwan but she said Trump鈥檚 foreign policy regarding Asia is distracted.&nbsp;</span></p> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/CWA%20Rice%20and%20Bolton%20onstage.JPG?itok=Kci-CYaR" width="1500" height="983" alt="Susan Rice and John Bolton onstage"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p class="small-text">Susan Rice (left) and John Bolton (right) during Monday night's Conference on World Affairs discussion.</p> </span> <p><span><strong>Experts divided on Iran</strong></span></p><p><span>Iran exposed the deepest philosophical split between the two national security experts.</span></p><p><span>Bolton argued that a hostile regime bent on acquiring nuclear weapons and supporting terrorist networks ultimately leaves America with only one option: 鈥淚f a regime that鈥檚 hostile to the United States can鈥檛 be persuaded or forced to change its behavior, regime change is the only option.鈥</span></p><p><span>Rice forcefully disagreed.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Noting that she would welcome regime change in Iran, she added, 鈥淩egime change through the barrel of a gun virtually never works 鈥 and it definitely never works without a ground invasion.鈥 Preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons was best pursued through diplomacy rather than sustained military escalation, she argued.</span></p><p><span>Bolton said he believes that, as a result of recent U.S. strikes on Iran鈥檚 leadership and military sites, the Iranian regime is at its weakest point since it took power in 1979 and it could experience a 鈥渟low-motion collapse鈥 before the end of the year if the U.S. applies sufficient pressure.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Rice countered that by taking out the country鈥檚 leadership in a U.S.-Israeli first strike, Iran鈥檚 new leaders are now willing to do whatever they believe is necessary to remain in power鈥攚hich has made Iran more dangerous.</span></p><p><span>What Bolton and Rice did agree on is that the United States currently has not clearly improved its strategic position against Iran.</span></p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"><div class="ucb-callout-content"><blockquote><p class="lead"><em><span>鈥淭hat spirit鈥攐pen inquiry, civil discourse and the exchange of ideas across differences鈥攊s the fundamental role of universities in the United States and exactly what the Conference on World Affairs was created to advance."</span></em></p><ul><li><p class="lead"><em><span>Chancellor Justin Schwartz</span></em></p></li></ul></blockquote></div></div><p><span>The U.S. and Iran are now engaged in brinkmanship, waiting to see if their opponent blinks, Rice and Bolton agreed. 鈥淚f it depends upon Trump鈥檚 resilience, we鈥檙e screwed,鈥 Bolton said, drawing laughter from the crowd. Trump fired Bolton during the president鈥檚 first term due to sharp disagreements over foreign policy.</span></p><p><span>The Steamboat Institute allowed those in attendance and watching online to take a poll as to whether they believe the United States is committing superpower suicide. Before the night鈥檚 debate, 77% of those casting votes said the country is committing superpower suicide, 9% said it is not and 14% were undecided. After the debate, 75% of respondents said the country is committing superpower suicide, 13% said it is not and 12% were unsure.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span><strong>CWA designed to foster civic debate</strong></span></p><p><span>Kicking off Monday鈥檚 debate, CU 乐播传媒 Chancellor Justin Schwartz noted that higher education is often criticized for failing to platform diverse political opinions.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>鈥淭onight, we are here and we are pushing back on that perception,鈥 he told the audience, adding,&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>鈥淭hat spirit鈥攐pen inquiry, civil discourse and the exchange of ideas across differences鈥攊s the fundamental role of universities in the United States and exactly what the Conference on World Affairs was created to advance. At the 乐播传媒, we believe democracy depends on our willingness to debate hard questions with rigor and with civility. Tonight, that belief is alive and visible.鈥</span></p><hr><p><em>Did you enjoy this article?&nbsp;</em><a href="https://cu.tfaforms.net/73" rel="nofollow"><em>Subscribe to our newsletter.</em></a><em>&nbsp;Passionate about the Conference on World Affairs?&nbsp;</em><a href="https://giveto.colorado.edu/campaigns/49802/donations/new?amt=100.00" rel="nofollow"><em>Show your support.</em></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Veteran national security advisors John Bolton and Susan Rice sparred over whether America is committing 鈥渟uperpower suicide,鈥 headlining the Conference on World Affairs week.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2026-04/CWA%20Rice%20Bolton%20header.jpg?itok=Dch3Fkin" width="1500" height="492" alt="Susan Rice and John Bolton at the Conference on World Affairs"> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> <div>Top image: Susan Rice (left) and John Bolton (right) during Monday night's Conference on World Affairs discussion. (All photos by Glenn Asakawa/CU 乐播传媒)</div> Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:59:45 +0000 Rachel Sauer 6366 at /asmagazine Renowned German-Jewish scholar to speak at CU 乐播传媒 Sept. 2 /asmagazine/2025/08/28/renowned-german-jewish-scholar-speak-cu-boulder-sept-2 <span>Renowned German-Jewish scholar to speak at CU 乐播传媒 Sept. 2</span> <span><span>Rachel Sauer</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-08-28T14:44:14-06:00" title="Thursday, August 28, 2025 - 14:44">Thu, 08/28/2025 - 14:44</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-08/when%20democracy%20dies%20photo.jpg?h=560cc301&amp;itok=wCHzp0Ga" width="1200" height="800" alt="crowd of anti-German protesters with signs in 1930s"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/893"> Events </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/1003" hreflang="en">Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/400" hreflang="en">Center for Humanities and the Arts</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/1241" hreflang="en">Division of Arts and Humanities</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/340" hreflang="en">Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literature</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/178" hreflang="en">History</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/322" hreflang="en">Jewish Studies</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="lead"><em>Michael Brenner, an American University distinguished professor of history, will present<strong>&nbsp;</strong>鈥榃hen Democracy Died in Darkness: German-Jewish Responses to Hitler鈥檚 Rise鈥&nbsp;</em></p><hr><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"><div class="ucb-callout-content"> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-08/when%20democracy%20dies%20flyer.jpg?itok=PGCBJaXS" width="1500" height="2313" alt="flyer for &quot;When Democracy Dies in Darkness&quot; presentation at CU 乐播传媒"> </div> </div></div><p>A pre-eminent scholar of German-Jewish studies will present a lecture Tuesday focusing on democracy and the German-Jewish responses to Adolf Hitler鈥檚 rise.</p><p>Michael Brenner,&nbsp;a distinguished professor of history and the Seymour and Lillian Abensohn Chair in Israel Studies at American University and the Chair of Jewish History and Culture at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, will present 鈥淲hen Democracy Died in Darkness: German-Jewish Responses to Hitler鈥檚 Rise鈥&nbsp;at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Norlin Library鈥檚 Center for British and Irish Studies Room; tickets are not required. The presentation will also be streamed on&nbsp;<a href="https://cuboulder.zoom.us/meeting/register/PHwWH6fYT3SZYtI69_Z_4Q" rel="nofollow">Zoom</a>. For more information, email <a href="mailto:elias.sacks@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow">Eli Sacks</a>.</p><p>Brenner鈥檚 visit&nbsp;is co-sponsored by the 乐播传媒 <a href="/cha/" rel="nofollow">Center for Humanities and the Arts</a>; the departments of <a href="/gsll/" rel="nofollow">German and Slavic Languages and Literatures</a> and <a href="/history/" rel="nofollow">History</a>; the <a href="/jewishstudies/" rel="nofollow">Program in Jewish Studies</a>; the <a href="/center/benson/" rel="nofollow">Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization</a>; <a href="https://www.cuboulderhillel.org/" rel="nofollow">CU 乐播传媒 Hillel</a>; and the <a href="/jewishstudies/giving/louis-p-singer-endowed-chair-jewish-history" rel="nofollow">Louis P. Singer Chair in Jewish History</a>.</p><p>His lecture will address the different ways in which German Jews of all shades responded to the revocation of their equal rights of being German citizens, answering the questions: What were their expectations as 1933 began; how did they react to the rapidly changing circumstances after Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933; and what is the relevance of these events in the light of present threats to American democracy?</p><p>Brenner was born to Holocaust survivors in Germany shortly after the war and genocide. He has received many prizes and fellowships, including the Baron Award for Scholarly Excellence in Research of the Jewish Experience. He&nbsp;is the author of 10 books that have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His latest are&nbsp;<em>In Hitler鈥檚 Munich: Jews, the Revolution, and the Rise of Nazism&nbsp;</em>and&nbsp;<em>In Search of Israel: The History of an Idea.</em></p><p>Brenner also will present a special&nbsp;research colloquium&nbsp;for students and faculty on various aspects of his work at 8 a.m. Tuesday in E250 at the Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE). For more information email <a href="mailto:Thomas.pegelow-kaplan@colorado.edu" rel="nofollow">Thomas Pegelow Kaplan</a>.</p><hr><p><em>Did you enjoy this article?&nbsp;</em><a href="https://cu.tfaforms.net/73" rel="nofollow"><em>Subscribe to our newsletter.</em></a><em>&nbsp;Passionate about arts and humanities?&nbsp;</em><a href="/artsandsciences/giving" rel="nofollow"><em>Show your support.</em></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Michael Brenner, an American University distinguished professor of history, will present 鈥榃hen Democracy Died in Darkness: German-Jewish Responses to Hitler鈥檚 Rise鈥 </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Related Articles</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-08/when%20democracy%20dies%20photo.jpg?itok=YuLLy86T" width="1500" height="858" alt="crowd of anti-German protesters with signs in 1930s"> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:44:14 +0000 Rachel Sauer 6209 at /asmagazine Todd Zywicki named new visiting scholar in conservative thought, policy /asmagazine/2023/06/06/todd-zywicki-named-new-visiting-scholar-conservative-thought-policy <span>Todd Zywicki named new visiting scholar in conservative thought, policy</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-06-06T13:25:53-06:00" title="Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - 13:25">Tue, 06/06/2023 - 13:25</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/zywicki_headshot.jpg?h=c71de88b&amp;itok=kZEPIMI9" width="1200" height="800" alt="Todd J. Zywicki"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/30"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/1003" hreflang="en">Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/274" hreflang="en">Conservative Thought and Policy</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/686" hreflang="en">Research</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Todd J. Zywicki, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia School of Law, will join the Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization at the 乐播传媒 as the Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy for fall 2023.&nbsp;<br><br> Zywicki is described as a distinguished legal scholar with expertise in law and economics, the regulation of consumer finance and bankruptcy law. He has testified before Congress on consumer-bankruptcy law and consumer credit and is the author of more than 130 law review and peer-reviewed economics journal articles.&nbsp;<br><br> At CU 乐播传媒, Zywicki will offer undergraduate courses on "The Rule of Law" and "Hayek and his Critics" and host public events for students, faculty, staff and the broader community.</p><p>&nbsp;"I am thrilled to have the opportunity to join the CU community for the fall semester,鈥 Zywicki said, adding:&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淔or years, I have watched the Benson Center grow as an intellectual force on the CU campus and the national academy. In this time of national polarization, I applaud the support of the university administration to encourage dialogue and diversity of thought on campus and to do my part to live up to that charge."&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br> Zywicki received his JD from the University of Virginia, an MA in economics from Clemson University, and an AB from Dartmouth College.</p><hr><p><strong>Top of the page:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.law.gmu.edu/faculty/directory/fulltime/zywicki_todd" rel="nofollow">Todd J. Zywicki</a> is an expert in&nbsp;Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Credit and Consumer Lending, Consumer Protection Law, Law and Economics,&nbsp;Obesity and Advertising.</p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default ucb-article-media-paragraph"> <div class="ucb-paragraph-media__video"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Todd J. Zywicki, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia School of Law, will join the Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization at the 乐播传媒 as the Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy for fall 2023.&nbsp;</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/zywicki_headshot.jpg?itok=NqUmHB27" width="1500" height="789" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 06 Jun 2023 19:25:53 +0000 Anonymous 5646 at /asmagazine CU 乐播传媒 reappoints visiting scholar in conservative thought, policy /asmagazine/2022/05/12/cu-boulder-reappoints-visiting-scholar-conservative-thought-policy <span>CU 乐播传媒 reappoints visiting scholar in conservative thought, policy</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-05-12T11:44:59-06:00" title="Thursday, May 12, 2022 - 11:44">Thu, 05/12/2022 - 11:44</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/header_old_main_aerial_view_0.jpg?h=854a7be2&amp;itok=NYcEUL_W" width="1200" height="800" alt="Aerial photo of Old Main"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/30"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/1003" hreflang="en">Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="lead"><em>Historian Alan S. Kahan, who has held the position this year, to continue in fall</em></p><hr><p>Alan S. Kahan has been appointed as the fall 2022 visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy at the 乐播传媒, the Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization has announced.</p><p>Kahan served in this role this academic year. Kahan, a historian, political theorist and author, is professor of British civilization at the Universit茅 de Paris-Saclay. He will teach two courses for the fall semester, 鈥淭he European Union鈥 and 鈥淗istory of Liberalism.鈥</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/inline_1_alan_kahan_headshot.jpg?itok=immzCzYl" width="750" height="928" alt="Image of visiting scholar Alan S. Kahan."> </div> <p><strong>At the top of the page:</strong> CU 乐播传媒 has reappointed professor&nbsp;Alan S. Kahan as the&nbsp;fall 2022 visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy. <strong>Above:</strong> Professor Kahan will teach two courses for the fall semester and initiate&nbsp;a speaker series on the theme of why the Western tradition is worth studying.</p></div></div> </div><p>He will also initiate a speaker series for fall semester on the theme of why the Western tradition is worth studying. This series is aimed at a general audience from the campus and community.&nbsp;</p><p>Kahan said he鈥檚 鈥渄elighted鈥 to be reappointed: 鈥淚've much enjoyed teaching at CU 乐播传媒 this past year and look forward to doing it again next fall.鈥</p><p>In the past year, he鈥檚 completed a book manuscript titled <em>Liberalism: An Incomplete History,</em> which will be published soon by Princeton University Press.</p><p>Kahan said he鈥檚 enjoyed speaking to groups like the 乐播传媒 Rotary Club and the 乐播传媒 Freedom Group, and he鈥檒l also be speaking during Constitution Week next September in Grand Lake, Colorado. He added that he鈥檚 been grateful for the opportunity to run a 鈥渧ery successful speaker series this year on capitalism and ethics.鈥</p><p>Benson Center Director Daniel Jacobson said he is delighted to have Kahan continue his work in the center.</p><p>鈥淧rofessor Kahan has been a great addition to the Benson Center and ambassador for it. His scholarship and teaching, as well as the events he鈥檚 organized, have added to the richness of the intellectual atmosphere at CU,鈥 Jacobson said, adding:</p><p>鈥淜ahan鈥檚 work on the liberal tradition is especially exciting because, like Tocqueville, he brings an outsider鈥檚 understanding to bear on his examination of American democracy.鈥</p><p>Kahan is the author of <em>Aristocratic Liberalism: The Social and Political Thought of Jacob Burckhardt, John Stuart Mill and Alexis de Tocqueville</em>; <em>Liberalism in Nineteenth-Century Europe: the Political Culture of Limited Suffrage; Alexis de Tocqueville</em>; <em>Mind vs. Money: The War Between Intellectuals and Capitalism</em>; and <em>Tocqueville, Democracy and Religion</em>.</p><p>He is also the translator of Alexis de Tocqueville鈥檚<em> The Old Regime and the Revolution</em> and Benjamin Constant鈥檚 <em>Commentary on Filangieri's Works</em>.</p><p>Kahan has lived in France since 2007. Previously, he taught at Florida International University in Miami. He received his PhD in history from the University of Chicago in 1987.</p><p>The Benson Center promotes study of the intellectual, artistic and political traditions that characterize Western civilization.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><p> </p><blockquote> <p><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left ucb-icon-color-gold fa-3x fa-pull-left">&nbsp;</i> </p><p><strong>Professor Kahan鈥檚&nbsp;scholarship and teaching, as well as the events he鈥檚 organized, have added to the richness of the intellectual atmosphere at CU.鈥</strong></p><p> </p></blockquote> </div> </div><p>鈥淐entral to this mission is our commitment to fostering dialogue about fundamental values and controversial questions,鈥 the center states, adding:</p><p>鈥淭he center provides a forum for free inquiry and open debate, and it promotes academic freedom and intellectual diversity on campus in a time of increasing political polarization and homogeneity.鈥</p><p>The conservative thought and policy search committee includes five voting members, which comprise four tenured CU 乐播传媒 faculty representing political science, economics, philosophy and history and one additional faculty member. The committee also includes five external, nonvoting advisory members.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Historian Alan S. Kahan, who has held the position this year, to continue in fall.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/header_old_main_aerial_view_0.jpg?itok=JtuIRr8X" width="1500" height="844" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 12 May 2022 17:44:59 +0000 Anonymous 5348 at /asmagazine Benson Center appoints new visiting scholar and first sabbatical scholar /asmagazine/2021/03/19/benson-center-appoints-new-visiting-scholar-and-first-sabbatical-scholar <span>Benson Center appoints new visiting scholar and first sabbatical scholar</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-03-19T09:53:04-06:00" title="Friday, March 19, 2021 - 09:53">Fri, 03/19/2021 - 09:53</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/screen_shot_2020-07-13_at_3.02.15_pm.png?h=bd1a8051&amp;itok=kwRn-AwV" width="1200" height="800" alt="Colleen Sheehan"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/30"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/1003" hreflang="en">Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="lead"><em><strong>Historian Alan S. Kahan and philosopher David McPherson to join CU 乐播传媒 for the 2021-22 academic year</strong></em></p><hr><p>The Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization at the 乐播传媒 has appointed Alan S. Kahan as the visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy for the 2021-22 academic year, and it has appointed David McPherson as its first-ever sabbatical scholar.</p><p>Kahan, a historian, political theorist and author, is professor of British Civilization at the Universit茅 de Paris-Saclay.</p><p>Kahan is the author of <em><a href="https://www.routledge.com/Aristocratic-Liberalism-The-Social-and-Political-Thought-of-Jacob-Burckhardt/Kahan/p/book/9780765807113" rel="nofollow">Aristocratic Liberalism: The Social and Political Thought of Jacob Burckhardt, John Stuart Mill and Alexis de Tocqueville</a></em>; <em><a href="https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781403911742" rel="nofollow">Liberalism in Nineteenth-Century Europe: the Political Culture of Limited Suffrage</a></em>; <em>Alexis de Tocqueville; <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Mind-vs-Money-The-War-Between-Intellectuals-and-Capitalism/Kahan/p/book/9781138512238" rel="nofollow">Mind vs. Money: The War Between Intellectuals and Capitalism</a></em>; and <em><a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/tocqueville-democracy-and-religion-9780199681150?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="nofollow">Tocqueville, Democracy, and Religion</a></em>.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-none"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/alan_kahan_headshot_1.jpg?itok=gaeo6IvX" width="750" height="928" alt="Alan Kahan"> </div> <p><strong>At the top of the page</strong>, Colleen Sheehan was the 2019-20 visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy. <strong>Above</strong>, Alan S. Kahan is the visiting scholar in conservative thought and policy for the 2021-22 academic year.</p></div></div> </div><p>He is also the translator of <em><a href="https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/O/bo3645163.html" rel="nofollow">Alexis de Tocqueville, The Old Regime and the Revolution</a></em> and Benjamin Constant鈥檚 <em><a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/book/43295" rel="nofollow">Commentary on Filangieri's Works</a></em>.</p><p>He is currently working on <em>Liberalism 鈥 An Incomplete History</em>, which will be published by Princeton University Press.</p><p>Kahan says that his current book project is 鈥渧ery much in line鈥 with the Benson Center鈥檚 aims, characterizing the work as an effort to 鈥渞eorient debate about liberalism through an analytical history of its development, from the proto-liberalisms of the 18th century to the libertarian and egalitarian liberalisms of the late 20th.鈥</p><p>Kahan has been living in France since 2007. Previously, he taught at Florida International University in Miami. He received his PhD in history from The University of Chicago in 1987.</p><p>McPherson is the Benson Center鈥檚 first sabbatical fellow and will serve as a visiting research professor during the next academic year.</p><p>McPherson is an associate professor of philosophy at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He received a PhD in philosophy in 2013 and an MA in philosophy from Marquette University, and a BA in philosophy <em>summa cum laude</em> from Bethel University.</p><p>Benson Center Director Daniel Jacobson said he is 鈥渄elighted to welcome Professors Kahan and McPherson to the Benson Center and the CU 乐播传媒 campus. Kahan鈥檚 work on the liberal tradition is especially exciting because, like Tocqueville, he brings an outsider鈥檚 understanding to bear on his examination of American democracy and McPherson is an extremely energetic and original philosopher exploring central issues in virtue theory and the philosophy of religion.鈥</p><p>鈥淭hey bring different perspectives and approaches, both of which will contribute to the community of scholars we aspire to build at the Benson Center.鈥</p><p>Jacobson noted that for several years, it has been fundamental to the center鈥檚 mission to bring a diversity of voices into the university by sponsoring annual fellowships, both for academics from other institutions and from CU 乐播传媒, of diverse political, intellectual and philosophical thought from various academic fields. These scholars teach, research, present papers and provide outreach to the larger community.</p><p>Jacobson commented, 鈥淭his new sabbatical program offers a further opportunity to expand the reach and national impact of the Benson Center鈥檚 model to other academic institutions by hosting visiting research scholars on the CU campus.鈥</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-none"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/1214149700.jpg?itok=5ac_tLoo" width="750" height="1000" alt="David McPherson"> </div> <p>David McPherson is the 2020-21&nbsp;sabbatical scholar.</p></div></div> </div><p>At the Benson Center, McPherson will work on a book project titled <em>Spiritual Alienation and the Quest for God</em>. This book articulates, explores and responds to the problem of spiritual alienation, which is the state of being 鈥渆stranged from human fulfillment,鈥 and which he argues is a perennial feature of the human condition but is exacerbated within the conditions of Western modernity, such as secularity.</p><p>This book project builds on his previous book monographs, <em><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/virtue-and-meaning/CB663E3E49B4876CE3230B4D35829195" rel="nofollow">Virtue and Meaning: A Neo-Aristotelian Perspective</a></em> and <em>The Virtues of Limits</em><em> </em>(forthcoming), as well as his edited volume, <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/spirituality-and-the-good-life/694800CEA0DE27D9BE19B50837B13C98" rel="nofollow"><em>Spirituality and the Good Life: Philosophical Approaches</em></a>.</p><p>His research specializations are in ethics (especially virtue ethics), political philosophy, meaning in life, and philosophy of religion.</p><p>McPherson said he is 鈥渆xcited to be a part of a scholarly community at the Benson Center, where intellectual and political diversity are genuinely valued, and where exchanges across different viewpoints are encouraged.鈥</p><p>He added: 鈥淕iven that my book project is concerned with the spiritual condition of the modern West, it is also wonderful to be at a place that values and seeks to explores the riches of our Western tradition. My family is also excited to explore the beauties of Colorado!鈥&nbsp;</p><p>Sabbatical fellowships, a longstanding tradition in academia, are an opportunity for faculty to focus intensely on scholarly research and production, usually after a period of successful teaching and accomplishment. Such work is vital to themselves, their students and their home institutions and also provides access to new knowledge that benefits to the scholar鈥檚 visiting institution.</p><p>Along with his scholarly pursuits, McPherson also intends to be fully immersed in family life while at CU 乐播传媒. Outside of work, he loves spending time with his wife Kirstin and their four children, Clare (8 years old), John (5 years old), Peter (two and a half years old), and Andrew (four months old).</p><p>He said, 鈥淢y wife and I both play folk music together (I play guitar, and she plays fiddle and guitar), and our daughter Clare is now joining us on piano, and she and I also like to sing John Prine songs together. With John and Peter, I like building and playing with Star Wars Legos.鈥&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Historian Alan S. Kahan and philosopher David McPherson to join CU 乐播传媒 for the 2021-22 academic year</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/screen_shot_2020-07-13_at_3.02.15_pm.png?itok=Y84Hg_mm" width="1500" height="854" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:53:04 +0000 Anonymous 4761 at /asmagazine