•
BIDDEFORD, Maine

'What Lincoln and Darwin Mean to Us' - Feb 13th

The University of New England will present a set of programs titled "What Lincoln and Darwin Mean to Us" Friday, Feb. 13, 2009 from 11:30 - 1:30 p.m. in the St. Francis Room of the Ketchum Library, University Campus.

UNE faculty and their presentations are:

11:30 a.m. 
Introduction & Welcome Remarks
Anouar Majid, Ph.D., Professor and Chair,
English and Language Studies Director, Center for Global Humanities 

12:10-12:30 p.m.
The Enduring Lincoln

Lincoln in His Time and Ours
Jacque Carter, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Environmental Studies 

The Continuing Search for a Usable Lincoln
Paul Burlin, Ph.D., Professor of History

12:30-1:00 p.m.
 The Enduring Darwin

The Fundamental Principle
 Steven Travis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology
 
Mark of the Beast
Susan McHugh, Ph.D., Associate Professor of English 

Human Nature After Darwin
David Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Director of NEI 

1:00- 1:30 p.m.
 Discussion and Commentary  

Closing Remarks
Anouar Majid

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.