"American violinist in concert"
The January Series took a break from lectures on Thursday for a performance by Taylor Davis, whose violin covers of video game and film music on YouTube have earned her...
"Overrated: are we more in love with the idea of changing the world than actually changing the world?"
“What are you doing for others?” This was the challenging question that Eugene Cho presented...
“How Did We Get Here? A Historical Perspective on Our Wild 2016 Election”
Doris Kearns Goodwin, who President Le Roy introduced as America’s “historian-in-chief,” began her talk by admitting...
“The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can be Made Right”
Lisa Sharon Harper took the stage on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to speak on her own experiences of using the gospel, something she...
"The EU and Global Governance"
Todd Huizenga, former US diplomat and Calvin College graduate, spoke on Friday about the European Union (EU) and what, he says, are its corrosive effects on democracy.
The...
“Until All are Free: A Look at Slavery Today and the Church’s Invitation to End It”
Gary Haugen, director of the International Justice Mission (IJM), began his January Series presentation on this...
“Tinkering in Today's Healthcare Factories: Pursuing the Renewal of Medicine”
In his January Series talk on Jan. 10, physician and writer Abraham Nussbaum examined three different ways to approach...
"Closing the Gender Gap in Technology"
After taking the stage for Jan. 9’s session, Reshma Saujani admitted her expertise is in politics and law — not computer science.
Her passion, she explained,...
“Race, Trauma and the Doctrine of Discovery”
Calvin senior Nelson Bates opened Jan. 6’s session in a language unfamiliar to most attendees but incredibly familiar to the day’s speaker. Bates...
