Why Do We Need the Humanities? A Panel Discussion

A college education can cost more than a quarter of a million dollars. Practical, marketable skills are needed for material success. Do college students really need to study art, literature, music and philosophy? Do humanistic studies satisfy needs that no other branches of study can? Panelists: Brian Kennedy - Director, Toledo Museum of Art, former director of the Hood Museum Sheila Gallagher - Associate Professor of Fine Arts at Boston College James Heffernan - Dartmouth Professor of English Emeritus Moderator: Edward Bradley - Dartmouth Professor of Classics Emeritus Moore Hall, Filene Auditorium, Hanover, NH Tuesday, May 10, 4:30 - 6:30 PM FREE ADMISSION For more information visit our website http://osher.dartmouth.edu (under lectures and events) or call (603) 646-0154 or email OSHER@dartmouth.edu