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The Birth of the Blue Stool and Why It Matters
Bob Selby, the Champlain College faculty member who initially conceived of the Blue Stool pop-up lecture series, closed out the 2014-15 series while speaking to the origin of the Blue Stool as a way to expand the exchange of knowledge beyond syllabi and grades, as well as bidding adieu to the Champlain community as he moves on to the next adventure.
Shows In This Series
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Changing Minds: Why Facts & Authenticity Matter on College Campuses
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Rebuilding Education for the 21st Century; or, Let’s Kill the Credit Hour
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What is Excellence in Teaching?
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Some Thoughts on the Fermi Paradox
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Approaching Life Entrepreneurially
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Is the Medium Still the Message?
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You Are Not a Spoon
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Self & Community: Three Black Women & Me
Elizabeth Beaulieu, founding dean of the Core Division at Champlain College, shares three stories of black women who . . .
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Love Your Questions
How do the questions you ask shape your perspective? Lindsey Godwin of Champlain College's Robert P. Stiller School of . . .
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Being Both & Being Between & Moving Beyond Binaries
Kicking off the 2017-18 season of lectures from the Blue Stool, Eric Ronis discusses the intersectionality of identity . . .
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Touchscreen Headstone: Speculations on the Digital Afterlife
Starting with Black Mirror and considering the story of Eugenia Kuyda, who emulated a departed friend as a neural . . .
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Is Humanity a Given?
Katheryn Wright asks the crowd, "When did you first think of yourself as a human? Do you identify as a human?" . . .
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The Other F-Word...And Why It's Still Important
Cathy Duffy is a professor of accounting at Champlain College. She's also a feminist. Cathy talks about how the . . .
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How Theatre Saved My Life
Professor Joanne Farrell of the Core Division at Champlain College explains how the lessons she's learned working in . . .
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The Hint Function, or Getting Out of Your Echo Chamber and Into Humanity
When you're stuck in a decision point and overwhelmed by choosing what to do, viewing the situation from another . . .
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The Man I Met in Florida
The role of the news media has changed over the years with the evolution of communications technology and the . . .
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What Does A Research Mathematician Have In Common With A Champlain Student?
Dr. Melanie Brown, professor in the Division of Information Technology & Sciences at Champlain College, proposes a . . .
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Why Reading a Novel Has Become the Most Radical Act Imaginable
In every life, there comes the moment of existential crisis, when a person looks up and asks themselves, "My god, what . . .
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Welcome to the Surveillance State
Jonathan Ferguson examines the invisible cost of the convenience of a smartphone. The ability of phones and other . . .
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Don't Be Neuronic!
The patterns people create for themselves can be beneficial, but they can also cause people to act without intentional . . .
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What's So "Liberal" About a Liberal Education?
"What's so 'liberal about a liberal education?" asks Dr. Eric Ronis, assistant dean of Champlain College's Division of . . .
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The Birth of the Blue Stool and Why It Matters
Bob Selby, the Champlain College faculty member who initially conceived of the Blue Stool pop-up lecture series, . . .
Watch Now »
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Don't Follow Your Passion
Bucking the trend, Don Laackman, president of Champlain College, takes to the forum of the Blue Stool to talk about . . .
Watch Now »
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Meta for Blue
Cinse Bonino and Chuck Bashaw offer a counterpointed introduction to the Blue Stool, and its role in Champlain's . . .
Watch Now »
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White Space: Pages, Places, & Seeing What's Possible
Laurie Quinn, provost and chief academic officer of Champlain College, put it to her audience to consider the scope of . . .
Watch Now »
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Rhizomes, Why Artists and Activists Should Care about Crabgrass
David Mills, assistant dean and instructor in the Core Division at Champlain College, discusses the concept of . . .
Watch Now »
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Marilyn Manson, Moral Relativism, and Simple Truths in which I No Longer Believe
Eric Ronis, assistant dean of the Division of Communication & Creative Media at Champlain College, uses Marilyn . . .
Watch Now »
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Changing Minds: Why Facts & Authenticity Matter on College Campuses
What does it take to change a person's mind? Mike Kelly, associate professor in Champlain College's Core division, . . .
Watch Now » -
Rebuilding Education for the 21st Century; or, Let’s Kill the Credit Hour
Why do we have to sit in a classroom for a certain number of hours as part of being certified that we've learned . . .
Watch Now » -
What is Excellence in Teaching?
What does it mean to show excellence in teaching? Is it being regarded as a good teacher, or is it engaging in the . . .
Watch Now » -
Some Thoughts on the Fermi Paradox
Where is everyone else in the universe? Chuck Bashaw lays out the central premise of the Fermi paradox and considers . . .
Watch Now » -
Approaching Life Entrepreneurially
Dr. Kylie King lays out the strengths of the entrepreneurial mindset and how to apply those skills in both business . . .
Watch Now » -
Is the Medium Still the Message?
"The medium is the message," wrote Marshall McLuhan. Bob Mayer, professor at Champlain College, considers what McLuhan . . .
Watch Now » -
You Are Not a Spoon
How does a new wave band like Modern English connect to Martin Buber's idea of the I and Thou relationship in how . . .
Watch Now » -
Self & Community: Three Black Women & Me
Elizabeth Beaulieu, founding dean of the Core Division at Champlain College, shares three stories of black women who . . .
Watch Now » -
Love Your Questions
How do the questions you ask shape your perspective? Lindsey Godwin of Champlain College's Robert P. Stiller School of . . .
Watch Now » -
Being Both & Being Between & Moving Beyond Binaries
Kicking off the 2017-18 season of lectures from the Blue Stool, Eric Ronis discusses the intersectionality of identity . . .
Watch Now » -
Touchscreen Headstone: Speculations on the Digital Afterlife
Starting with Black Mirror and considering the story of Eugenia Kuyda, who emulated a departed friend as a neural . . .
Watch Now » -
Is Humanity a Given?
Katheryn Wright asks the crowd, "When did you first think of yourself as a human? Do you identify as a human?" . . .
Watch Now » -
The Other F-Word...And Why It's Still Important
Cathy Duffy is a professor of accounting at Champlain College. She's also a feminist. Cathy talks about how the . . .
Watch Now » -
How Theatre Saved My Life
Professor Joanne Farrell of the Core Division at Champlain College explains how the lessons she's learned working in . . .
Watch Now » -
The Hint Function, or Getting Out of Your Echo Chamber and Into Humanity
When you're stuck in a decision point and overwhelmed by choosing what to do, viewing the situation from another . . .
Watch Now » -
The Man I Met in Florida
The role of the news media has changed over the years with the evolution of communications technology and the . . .
Watch Now » -
What Does A Research Mathematician Have In Common With A Champlain Student?
Dr. Melanie Brown, professor in the Division of Information Technology & Sciences at Champlain College, proposes a . . .
Watch Now » -
Why Reading a Novel Has Become the Most Radical Act Imaginable
In every life, there comes the moment of existential crisis, when a person looks up and asks themselves, "My god, what . . .
Watch Now » -
Welcome to the Surveillance State
Jonathan Ferguson examines the invisible cost of the convenience of a smartphone. The ability of phones and other . . .
Watch Now » -
Don't Be Neuronic!
The patterns people create for themselves can be beneficial, but they can also cause people to act without intentional . . .
Watch Now » -
What's So "Liberal" About a Liberal Education?
"What's so 'liberal about a liberal education?" asks Dr. Eric Ronis, assistant dean of Champlain College's Division of . . .
Watch Now » -
The Birth of the Blue Stool and Why It Matters
Bob Selby, the Champlain College faculty member who initially conceived of the Blue Stool pop-up lecture series, . . .
Watch Now » -
Don't Follow Your Passion
Bucking the trend, Don Laackman, president of Champlain College, takes to the forum of the Blue Stool to talk about . . .
Watch Now » -
Meta for Blue
Cinse Bonino and Chuck Bashaw offer a counterpointed introduction to the Blue Stool, and its role in Champlain's . . .
Watch Now » -
White Space: Pages, Places, & Seeing What's Possible
Laurie Quinn, provost and chief academic officer of Champlain College, put it to her audience to consider the scope of . . .
Watch Now » -
Rhizomes, Why Artists and Activists Should Care about Crabgrass
David Mills, assistant dean and instructor in the Core Division at Champlain College, discusses the concept of . . .
Watch Now » -
Marilyn Manson, Moral Relativism, and Simple Truths in which I No Longer Believe
Eric Ronis, assistant dean of the Division of Communication & Creative Media at Champlain College, uses Marilyn . . .
Watch Now »