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‘Educated’ author Tara Westover to speak at Christian Culture Lecture

Julianna McKenna | Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Saint Mary’s will host the annual Christian Culture Lecture series with speaker Tara Westover on Wednesday. The Christian Culture series is an annual event at the College that brings influential figures in to speak to students. “We’re always looking for a big name in the humanities who could speak in some way to the influence

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Saint Mary’s symposium showcases research, creativity of students, faculty

Callie Patrick | Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Thursday will be Saint Mary’s third annual symposium, an event featuring research and showcasing creative works completed by students and faculty. Senior Mary Coleman, representing the Humanistic Studies department, will be on the visualization panel presenting on a medieval castle in Italy, which has the largest collection of Arthurian frescoes in the world. “I have

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Margaret Atwood to address SMC campus

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Bestselling author Margaret Atwood will deliver this year’s Christian Culture Lecture — an annual speaking event at the College that explores various dimensions of the humanities — in O’Laughlin Auditorium on Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m., according to a College press release. Tickets can be retrieved from the O’Laughlin Box Office beginning today. As the author