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DECEMBER 2003

Martha Nussbaum Presents Rudin Lecture at Marymount Manhattan College

Marymount Manhattan College (MMC) recently hosted the Jack & Lewis Rudin Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program, featuring Dr. Martha Nussbaum, in the Theresa Lang Theatre at the College, located at 221 East 71st Street. With support from the Rudin Family Foundation, this annual program brings renowned scholars from across the globe to MMC to discuss crucial issues that affect our community. Dr. Nussbaum's lecture, "Liberal Education and Global Responsibility," addressed issues related to ethics, education, and urban living in the 21st Century.

Dr. Martha Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago. She is an award-winning author, professor and speaker whose work focuses on philosophy, liberal arts, law, ethics, and feminism. Dr. Nussbaum is known for connecting Greek and Roman philosophy and literature to the ethical and moral dilemmas that face our modern society. Dr. Nussbaum was a research advisor for the United Nations University in Helsinki, and she will be a Visiting Professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Her lecture at MMC reflected the College's commitment to academic excellence, community outreach and its distinctive undergraduate program in liberal arts.

Marymount Manhattan College is an urban, independent undergraduate liberal arts college. The mission of the College is to educate a socially and economically diverse population by fostering intellectual achievement and personal growth and by providing opportunities for career development. Central to these efforts is the particular attention given to the individual student. Marymount Manhattan College also seeks to be a resource and learning center for the metropolitan community.#

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