CUSP THEMES
The three to five major presentations per semester are connected under one theme. Such a thematic thread is an exciting and challenging lens through which Scholars can approach the pressing issues of the day, linking discrete areas of speculation. Under separate thematic covers, we have explored questions of education, expression, professional and social responsibility, international and public health, civil and human rights, science and technology, business ethics, sustainable development, politics and finance, art and representation, and the role of the writer as witness. Themes have included: “Modern Challenges,” “Responsibilities,” “Columbia in Context,” “The Public Intellectual,” “America on the World Stage,” “Crossroads of Knowledge,” “Beyond These Shores,” “Logoi kai Erga,” and “Excavating the Truth.”
2009-2010
2008-2009
2007-2008
2006-2007
2005-2006
2004-2005
2003-2004
2002-2003
