The main messages of this short INC piece, The Most Unexpected Workplace Trend Coming in 2020: the Return of the Liberal Arts Major, tally well with this analysis, Yes, Employers Do Value Liberal Arts Degrees, by the Harvard Business Review and also those of a piece I published in the Times Higher Education over a year ago – Critical thinkers honed in the liberal arts are in sharp demand.
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Venue: Wollongong Main Campus, LHA Research Hub, B19.2072
3.30pm-4.00pm Undergraduate Talk
“Can meditation make you sick?”
I’ll talk about some studies of meditation practice that have led to problems for people predisposed to psychiatric disorders.
4.15-5.30pm Research Talk
‘The meditating self’.
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A Tale from the Decameron, by John William Waterhouse, 1916
This New Statesman piece that explains how The Decameron – a 14th-century Italian book shows us how to survive coronavirus. Narrative practices play a central part in this story: “Boccaccio’s prescription for an epidemic was a good dose of “narrative prophylaxis”. That meant protecting yourself with stories”
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Here is the latest ABC Illawarra interview about the School of Liberal Arts and its BA in Western Civilisation – which took place 2 March 2020 on the Breakfast show hosted by Melinda James.
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The School of Liberal Arts invites applications for two Senior Lecturer positions.
The principal duties of the posts are to deliver specific subjects within our Bachelor of Arts in Western Civilisation degree. These positions will be offered for a 7-year fixed-term period.
Having a sense of humour may not be necessary for doing philosophy, but it may help.
The Irish Times reports on the latest instalment, The Trip to Greece, of Steve Coogan and Rob
Brydon’s BBC series, The Trip, in which they seek to follow in the footsteps of Socrates and Aristophanes.
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It has been an absolute delight to welcome the bright-eyed and eager students who will be joining us as part of the first cohort in our Bachelor of Arts of Western Civilisation degree. 
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Here is a short piece that draws out some consequences of radically enactive views of extensive minds, ultimately defending the view that “self-reflective philosophical work is best conducted by deeply delving into traditions of thought”.
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The School of Liberal Arts warmly invites you to the Agora Speaker Series. Lectures presented as part of the series are free of charge and are open to members of the School of Liberal Arts, the University and the general public.
This series organises talks by internal and external academics, asking each speaker to deliver two talks: one aimed at undergraduates and the other at researchers. The talks take place every other week during teaching sessions.
Woman´s Bust, Stoa of Attalos, the museum of Ancient Agora, Athens, Greece
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This short piece in Outlook, the University of Wollongong’s Alumni magazine, provides insight into the inspiration and vision of our new School.
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