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Wellesley College

Wellesley College has been a leader in liberal arts and the education of women for more than 125 years. The College's 500-acre campus near Boston is home to 2,300 undergraduate students who hail from 50 states and more than 65 countries. Consistently ranked among the top four national liberal arts colleges, Wellesley is widely acknowledged as the preeminent women's college in the nation.

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  • Alexander: The Ambiguity of Greatness

    Tue, Dec 7, 2004
    Guy MacLean Rogers, professor of classical studies at Wellesley College, discusses his book, *Alexander: The Ambiguity of Greatness*, which examines the life of the historical figure. Alexander the Great died more than 2,300 years ago, but his life remains a source of fascination and speculation. Rogers describes Alexander the Great as a legend and an enigma. Wounded repeatedly but always triumphant in battle, he conquered most of the known world, only to die mysteriously at age 32. Rogers sifts through thousands of years of history and myth to uncover the truth about this complex, ambiguous genius. He also uncovers a few lessons which today's leaders might find find useful.
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  • Georgics of Virgil: Art and Practice of Literary Translation

    Wed, Dec 1, 2004
    David Ferry, a distinguished poet and literary critic, reads from his translations anddiscusses the art and practice of translation. Renowned among his colleagues and former students for his special gifts as a reader of verse, Ferry is the author of numerous books of poetry and criticism. His mostrecent books are *The Epistles of Horace: A Translation*,*The Odes of Horace: A Translation*, *The Eclogues of Virgil: A Translation*, and *Of No Country I Know: New and Selected Poems*. *Of No Country I Know* was awarded the 2000 Lenore Marshall Prize from the American Academy of Poets and the 2000 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry from the Library of Congress. His *The Georgics of Virgil: A Translation* is scheduled to be published inthe spring of 2005.
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    Aaron Lazare: On Apology

    Wed, Feb 15, 2006
    Aaron Lazare, the author of *On Apology*, discusses his exploration and analysis of the power of apology, not just for individuals but also for groups and nations. For example, Abraham Lincoln's apology for slavery and the US government's apology to Japanese-Americans interned during World War II. In its review, *Publishers Weekly* wrote, "Lazare succeeds in showing that a true apology is among the most graceful and profound of all human exchanges. When it is sincere, it is not an end but a new beginning." **Aaron Lazare** is Chancellor and Dean, and professor of psychiatry, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and senior psychiatrist at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
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