Lafayette College is undergoing major changes. From its expansion program, dining services, and academic mission, there has been a lot of conversation about the College’s direction into the future. This discussion convened as the Board of Trustees of Lafayette College with the mission of molding its future.
This week dove into the multi-billion dollar industry in which nefarious actors promote myths, scams, and false claims all in the name of good health.
This discussion was about on the evolution of language, therapy speak, and hyperbole. Specifically, it focused on the generational differences in the way people communicate, the basis for those differences, and the consequences–good and bad–they might have.
This week’s discussion was about the ethics of space exploration and alien interaction. What responsibilities does humanity have to preserve space? What would (or should) human-alien interaction look like? Students convened as the UN to develop an advisable set of ethics to guide answers to such questions.
As we think about the future, scientific discovery and progress will persist, however, this may vary in different parts of the world depending on differences in culture, and ultimately, core philosophies. This discussion explored how differing philosophies around the world could impact the future of scientific discovery.
This week’s McKelvy discussion examined the importance, or lack thereof, of celebrity activism.
Podcasts are largely unregulated and can create an echo chamber as they are often only listened to by people who agree with their views. Can they be used as a way to enlighten us about the human experience or do they more often than not tear us apart? This discussion tackled the issues.
This week’s discussion was about the purpose of literature, specifically, the different lessons or meanings writing can convey about societal issues. Literature has the power to inform people about different problems, and can serve as a “warning” in a way. We discussed what exactly the role of literature is, and whether its intentions should be amplified or censored.
This week we spent some time thinking and working together on how our communities celebrate joy, examples of joy despite everything else, and how we might work to cultivate joy in our own lives.
This discussion was about how the American notion of property rights has shaped our lives personally and interpersonally asking, among other questions, if there are alternative models of ownership beyond private property that would better serve our society, and even College Hill and Easton specifically.