Events

"Howard Pew's Struggle for "Freedom": The Religious Roots of the Secular Non-Profit Family Foundation" Speaker: Andrew Jungclaus, Religion Department Andrew's research focuses on the evolution of philanthropic models within a history of capitalism. His dissertation zooms into Howard Pew's family foundation. Graduate Scholar Talks provide Ph.D. candidates preparing to defend their dissertations an opportunity to make a generalist presentation on their research to a cross-disciplinary audience ready to listen carefully and ask good questions. EPIC members help give the Ph.D. students a useful learning experience and at the same time learn about something that may be well beyond their own scholarly interests.