News and Updates

Shea, Harry Donald (9/13/2024)

We are saddened to announce the passing of Harry Donald Shea on Sept. 13, 2024 after a long battle with cancer.

Born Aug. 5, 1947 to proud parents Lucille (Quinnam) and Donald Shea, Harry grew up in a close-knit family in Wiscasset, Maine, as an active youngster, ball player, and industrious paperboy.

At Wiscasset High School, Harry served as president and graduated valedictorian of the Class of ‘65. He was also a four-sport varsity athlete and involved in many clubs, including National Honor Society and the now extinct “Slide Rule Club."

Casual Conversation: Professor Luxon October 14th at 5 PM ET

On Monday, October 14 at 5 pm Eastern Time, we will have a Casual Conversation with Thomas H. Luxon, Dartmouth Professor of English, Emeritus and Cheheyl Professor and Inaugural Director of the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL).  His faculty listing may be found here: https://faculty-directory.dartmouth.edu/thomas-h-luxon .  His faculty entry links to his downloadable cv.

Casual Conversation: Professor Will Masters on September 30, 2024

On Monday, September 30 at 5 pm ET, Professor William (“Will”) Masters will be our guest for a Casual Conversation about food or, more precisely, food economics.  This discussion you should not miss.  Really.  If you want to explore the reasons why you eat what you eat, how much you eat, and what obstacles stand in your way to change your food consumption, this is the time you should join us.

Casual Conversation September 15 with Foster Hirsch

On the Ides of September, i.e., September 15, a Sunday at 3 pm ET, we will be having a Casual Conversation with Foster Hirsch, Professor of Film at Brooklyn College, and board member of the Film Noir Foundation.  He is the author most recently of Hollywood and Movies of the Fifties: The Collapse of the Studio System, the Thrill of Cinerama, and the Invasion of the Ultimate Body Snatcher—Television (Knopf 2023).

Casual Conversation August 25th Christopher Hart on Safety in Hospitals

Christopher (Chris) Hart will be joining us for a Casual Conversation on Sunday, August 25, at 3 pm Eastern Time on Zoom.  Chris comes to us courtesy of his friend from Denver grade school and our Dartmouth ’69 classmate Jay (“Yogi”) Glaser.

This is Chris’s description of what he would like to speak to us about (lightly edited):

“How Aviation Safety Practices Can Improve Your Safety in the Hospital”