You Are Not a Spoon

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, . . .

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 . . .

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 . . .

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 . . .

Approaching Life Entrepreneurially

Dr. Kylie King lays out the strengths of the entrepreneurial mindset and how to apply those skills in both business . . .

Is the Medium Still the Message?

"The medium is the message," wrote Marshall McLuhan. Bob Mayer, professor at Champlain College, considers what McLuhan . . .

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 . . .

Self & Community: Three Black Women & Me

Elizabeth Beaulieu, founding dean of the Core Division at Champlain College, shares three stories of black women who . . .

Love Your Questions

How do the questions you ask shape your perspective? Lindsey Godwin of Champlain College's Robert P. Stiller School of . . .

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 . . .

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 . . .

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?" . . .

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 . . .

How Theatre Saved My Life

Professor Joanne Farrell of the Core Division at Champlain College explains how the lessons she's learned working in . . .

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 . . .

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 . . .

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 . . .

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 . . .

Welcome to the Surveillance State

Jonathan Ferguson examines the invisible cost of the convenience of a smartphone. The ability of phones and other . . .

Don't Be Neuronic!

The patterns people create for themselves can be beneficial, but they can also cause people to act without intentional . . .

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 . . .

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, . . .

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 . . .

Meta for Blue

Cinse Bonino and Chuck Bashaw offer a counterpointed introduction to the Blue Stool, and its role in Champlain's . . .

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 . . .

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 . . .

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 . . .