Emeritus lecture series features retired scholars

“Eloquence and Eminence,” the emeritus lecture series, begins its seventh year on Sunday, Sept. 17, when Robert Kimbrough, emeritus professor of English, will speak about “Robert Frost: Trial by Existence.”

The Division of Continuing Studies and the Institute on Aging sponsor the award-winning series. The free Sunday afternoon lectures are open to the public and held in Memorial Union from 2-3 p.m. (See Today in the Union for location.)

Upcoming lecture topics, presenters and dates are: “Why Good People Leave Wisconsin: The Case of Frederick Jackson Turner,” Allan Bogue, environmental studies and history, Oct. 15; and “Did God have a Choice?” Robert March, physics, Nov. 19.

In spring, the Eloquence and Eminence series features: “My Life with Gilbert & Sullivan,” John Barker, History, Feb. 18; “Out of Silence: From Language Disorders to Poetry,” Robin Chapman, communicative disorders, March 18, and “Jane Austen’s Men,” Joe Wiesenfarth, English, April 29.

No registration is required. For a complete listing of speakers, contact professor Emily Auerbach, 262-3733; eka@mail.dcs.wisc.edu