Professor Trudier Harris, University Distinguished Research Professor in the English Department, discusses resisting dehumanization and thingification, the authoritarian others and even machines that take over our lives and make us subservient to them—the newest version of slavery being the...

The Last lecture: Ten lessons learned by a former student who came back 30 years later as a professor.

Dr. John F. Beeler, professor of history at The University of Alabama, will offer his thoughts on why history matters in the modern world. In a world where information—often dubious—is only a click away, Beeler says that knowing real history can help keep people grounded. He emphasizes how...