On Friday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m., John Alvis, professor of English, will deliver a lecture
titled "Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter: Giving Fictional Form to America's Founding Principles."
The lecture will be held in Gorman Lecture Center Room C. A reception and book signing
in the Gorman Faculty Lounge will follow.
In his recent book, "Nathaniel Hawthorne as Political Philosopher," Alvis explores
Hawthorne's understanding of equality as the image of God-in-man, inalienable rights
as "sanctity of the human heart" and his view of sin as defacing the divine in man.
"Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter' offers lessons in the meaning of the 'Declaration
of Independence' as a guide to Americans in their individual conduct, to secure justice
in their communities and to foster family integrity," said Alvis. "It renders in personal
and dramatic terms the meaning of such American principles as a higher law of nature,
the sanctity of individual rights and the moral significance of liberty and equality."
The University of Dallas is pleased to announce an exhibition of cast-iron works made by faculty and students, "Results: Works from the UD Iron Pour," which is available for viewing now through Sunday, April 22.
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+ Read MoreA self-proclaimed Irish-Catholic Yankee and an altar boy starting in second grade, Russell Greene first learned of the University of Dallas upon moving to North Texas in 1994. "I grew up always dreaming of becoming a police officer," said Greene, who began serving in his post earlier this semester as chief of the university's new police department.
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