Casual Conversation December 8 with Provost Schnell
This is a Casual Conversation that all of you must attend: Dartmouth’s new Provost Santiago Schnellwill be our guest on December 8 at 5 pm Eastern on Zoom. He was recommended to us for a Ca
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Coming Casual Conversation events
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Sure, you can spend your hard-saved money on life-long learning, or you can attend our Casual Conversations. Or do both. Over 200 oif our classmates have attended one or more of the over 100 such sessions.
Casual Conversation November 23 with Prof. Hirsch
On Sunday, November 23 at 3 pm we will be having a return appearance for a Casual Conversation of Foster Hirsch, Professor of Film at Brooklyn College and board member of th
Ernest (Punky) Pletan-Cross (8/5/2025)
A Hui Hou
The thing about Punky...
He was a Midwesterner through and through.
There was a humble purity in his values—but more than that, he lived them. That was all he ever was, and all he ever believed really mattered.
Throughout his life, he had an uncanny ability to graciously navigate different cultures and other's life circumstance. He met people where they were at and honored their worth and dignity. His belief in the actualization of human potential was, for him, imperative.
Hoffmaster, Charles Barry (10/26/2025)
HOFFMASTER, Charles Barry (78) passed away October 26th, 2025 in Montreal. Barry was born May 17th, 1947 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Pauline C. Hoffmaster and J. Charles Hoffmaster. He is survived by his wife Sylvie, his son Nicolas, his daughter Samantha (Luis), his grand-children Darien and Leandro, his brother Ronald (Nancy), his nieces Erica (Ruben) and Amy (Josh), and many cousins.
Casual Conversation November 2 with Patrick McGilligan about Woody Allen
On Sunday, November 2 at 3 pm Eastern we will have a Casual Conversation with independent scholar Patrick McGilligan about Woody Allen. Mr.
Class Philanthropy - 2026
The Class of '69 selected the student Art and Art History publication Ephemera for its FY 2026 grant. The award was presented to Sara Shelton '26 and Lucie Morton '26 at the DOC House during our Coming Home celebration.
Casual Conversation: October 20 with Professor Hirsch
Please join us for a Casual Conversation with Professor Francine Hirsch on Monday, October 20 at 6 pm Eastern. We will be speaking with her about her beautifully written and vitally informative book: So
Classmate Leonidas Demas '69 has written and produced a movie
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Leonidas Demas '69 has written and produced a movie, A Spartan Dream.
An interview with Leonidas is here and opens like this: