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Event:
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Psychologist, Author Dacher Keltner Discusses 'Kind and Civil Society' at Albion College Isaac Symposium
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Date:
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Thursday, April 19th, 2018
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Time:
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7:00 PM
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Organization:
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Albion College |
Location:
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Albion College Norris Science Complex Towsley Hall
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Cost:
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Free and Open to the Public
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Contact:
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Michael Van Houten Phone: 517-629-0382
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Description:
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A renowned researcher in the study of emotion discusses “The civil and kind society for Albion College's Joseph S. Calvaruso Keynote Address on Thursday, April 19, at 7 p.m. in the College's Goodrich Chapel, concluding the 2018 Elkin R. Isaac Student Research Symposium. Amy Wakeland, '91, current First Lady of Los Angeles, presents the opening Isaac Alumni Lecture on Wednesday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m., in the Norris Center Towsley Hall.
Dacher Keltner, director of the Social Interaction Lab at the University of California, Berkeley, is the author of the best-selling "Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life" (2009). Through his research and teaching, he focuses on the biological and evolutionary origins of compassion, awe, love, beauty, power, social class and inequality. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Times of London and Utne Reader, and served as a scientific consultant for the highly acclaimed 2015 Pixar film "Inside Out." In morning and afternoon sessions on Thursday, April 19, more than 100 students will present their research and scholarship during the Symposium, which honors alumnus Elkin R. "Ike" Isaac, '48, who served for 25 years at Albion as a coach, professor and athletic director. Isaac later taught and served as athletic director for the University of the Pacific. The Symposium was established in 1991 by Isaac's former students and team members.
All Symposium events are free and open to the public. For further information, visit the Symposium Web site, or contact Symposium coordinator Michael Van Houten at or 517/629-0382.
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Categories:
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College, Lectures/Classes
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