. . . dinner and conversation with Honors classmates and a member of the Carolina faculty.

April 3, 2008, "Censoring Sex" Twelve students dined with Professor John Semonche of the History department for a Food for Thought session. Dr. Semonche is an expert on American legal and constitutional history. The conversation centered around Dr. Semonche’s most recent work, “Censoring Sex: A Historical Journey Through American Media.”

October 3, 2007, "You've Got Mail" Professor Hana Vhlova of the Department of Music led a discussion about the cultural and historical significance of a 68 year-old letter from 1939 Poland that was delivered by the Postal Service to UNC in August 2007.

April 18, 2007 "Does Intelligent Design Have a Practical Application and Does It Matter?" Professor Holden Thorp (Chemistry, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences)
Reading Assignment: "Evolution's Bottom Line"

April 4, 2007 "Howard Thurman and the Challenge of Interculturalism" Professor Reginald Hildebrand of African & African-American Studies will discuss the views of Thurman on our need to be sustained by ethnic identities that we must simultaneously transcend.
Reading Assignment: "Howard Thurman: Teacher of teachers, leader of leaders, preacher of preachers"

April 19, 2006 “Socks, Trains, and Wheelchairs: Access to Your Work at Carolina” Professor Rachel Willis of American Studies will lead a discussion about workplace access.

March 7, 2006 "Beyond the Wall: Free Speech Now and Then" Professor Hap Kindem of the Communication Studies department will screen his award-winning documentary, “Beyond the Wall,” detailing the conflicts arising over the Speaker Ban at UNC in the 1960’s. We will discuss free speech issues of both the past and the present.

February 7, 2006 “Educating Undergraduates” Dr. Larry Goldberg, English, will discuss undergraduate education and undergraduate curricula, a timely subject given the approach of the much anticipated curricular changes at Carolina next fall.
Reading assignment: Plato's Ion (.pdf)

November 16, 2005 “Creationism, Intelligent Design, and the American Classroom” Professor Michael Lienesch, Political Science, will discuss the history of the conflicts over the teaching of evolution in science classes beginning with the Scopes trial.

November 2, 2005 “The Impact of Entrepreneurship and Private Equity on our Economy” Professor Barry Roberts, Kenan Institute Entrepreneurial Scholar will talk with students about new trends in the American economy.
Reading assignment: Venture-Backed Companies Outperformed Peers in 10 Industries During U.S. Economic Downturn, New Study Shows (pdf, 148KB)

October 5, 2005 “Peak Oil, Climate Change and the Future of the American Lifestyle” Dr. Greg Gangi, Director for Student Affairs, Carolina Environmental Program will lead a discussion of the impact of dwindling fossil fuel reserves on the American way of life.
Reading assignment: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/21/magazine/210IL.html?pagewanted=print

Additional event details will be announced via the Honors listserv.