ASHBY DIALOGUES
About the Ashby Dialogues
The aim of the Ashby Dialogues is to implement the vision of the late Warren Ashby that the University should be a community of inquiry, with faculty and students engaged in the pursuit of understanding both in and out of the classroom.
Each dialogue group will consist of approximately 10-15 faculty and students, representing at least two academic departments, who agree to meet at least once a month for 2-3 hours. The meetings will provide the opportunity for informal but focused inquiry into some topic or issue of mutual interest. The group may agree to meet for a single semester or for the whole academic year. Possible formats for the dialogues might include, but are by no means limited to:
- discussion of a series of readings, performances, or works of art that are united by some theme;
- sustained examination of a single important book;
- an investigation of the social or political implications of a recent event;
- an analysis of the public policy consequences of a scientific discovery or project.
