Spring 2026 – Life & Letters

ChatGPT and the Meaning of Life

A philosopher contemplates the possibilities of human purpose in an AI world

Harvey Lederman

A digitized resource offers a glimpse of the Eastern Bloc from U.S. documents

Alex Reshanov

Jason Borge chases down the memory of jazz virtuoso Booker T. Pittman

Lauren Macknight

Two visions of the liberal arts

Daniel Oppenheimer

A popular signature course explores the millennia-old relationship between religion and the cosmos

Leora Visotzky

Want to understand ancient Greek music and theatre? Perform it

Kaulie Watson

RaMell Ross on the importance of aesthetics

Alex Reshanov

A research project with COLA’s Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program explores an often overlooked history

Maureen Turner

Bruce Meyer wants the show to go on forever

Kaulie Watson