Gilbert Kahn ’64
The Core thinker/artist/writer that affected me most was... Hobbes
Core Stories
Molière - Tartuffe; The Misanthrope: Its satire of social hypocrisy. Very funny I thought.
J. Michael Schell ’69
My favorite work in the Core is...
Reading the Iliad: We all read it!
Sharmaine Heng ’99
My favorite work in the Core is...
David Gawarecki ’75
The Core thinker/artist/writer that affected me most was... Sophocles
Expanding the mind.
James Grate ’96
When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...
Sara Cherkerzian ’94
The Core thinker/artist/writer that affected me most was... Herodotus
Herodotus: It's dirty, mythical, action-packed.
Challenging, Expansionary, Thrilling
J. Michael Schell ’69
When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...
I began to learn how to think, although, at age 16, my frontal lobes were still very poorly developed.
John W. Lombardo ’69
Something I learned in the Core is...
Song of Solomon: Toni Morrison's writing is incredible and I loved reading a non-white male.
Kristoff Smith ’22
My favorite work in the Core is...
How to construct written arguments coherently. I was fascinated by the world of philosophical thought.
Marius Wechsler ’81
Something I learned in the Core was...
How to write. All the writing assignments and analysis papers served me well.
Shelley Schneiderman-Ducker ’94
Something I learned in the Core was...
Challenging, thought-provoking, essential
Andrew Russo ’94
When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...
There was something wonderful about 700 young men reading the same text, a new text each week, and debating, arguing, discussing...
Michael O'Connor ’69
Something I learned in the Core was...
How history works and occurs in reality, thanks to Robert Kerby, circa 1967. He focused on day to day reality of the French Revolution.
Mark Leeds ’69
Something I learned in the Core was...
The overwhelming exposure to ideas, to literature and art has been part of who I am throughout my life...
Gilbert Kahn ’64
Something I learned in the Core was...
Civilization, Thoughtfulness, Mind-building.
Daniel Goldberger ’88
When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...
How to read - and reread, and reread - a text in order to try and fully understand, or at least question, its true meaning and import...
Ann Mathews ’94
Something I learned in the Core was...
Michael O'Connor ’69
The Core thinker/artist/writer that affected me most was... Herodotus