At this year’s approaching commencement, University seniors will not be the only ones receiving kudos for their work. Writer Jamaica Kincaid, photographer Phillip Trager ’56, and Williams College President Morton Schapiro will be the recipients of three Honorary Doctorate Degrees, an award given annually to three or four recipients at commencement ceremonies.
The first annual Social Justice Day was held on Saturday, March 29. The idea behind the event was to bring students, student groups, staff members and faculty together to discuss a topic that tends not to get a lot of attention. While attendance was lacking, the event was well received by both the University and the attendees.
Last Wednesday, Professor of Economics Richard Adelstein gave a lecture entitled “Parties of Ideas in American Politics: Why Libertarians and Socialists Can’t Get Elected.” In this lecture, he described the difference between “parties of ideas,” like the Libertarian and Socialist parties, and “parties of politics and power,” like the Democratic and Republican parties.