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Lake Forest College Presents Krebs Center Community Engagement Series 2025

Artificial Intelligence and Everyday Life: Understanding, Engaging, and Applying AI in the Real World

October 14 - November 18
Tuesdays, 6-8:30 p.m.

The College invites community members and alumni to take part in a dynamic six-week series exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming the world around us. Registration closes October 3.

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Featured Event

Dr. Stephanie Burt on the Genius of Taylor Swift: A Harvard Crash Course on the Pop Superstar

Monday, November 10 at 4 p.m. in Brown Hall, Tarble Room

Harvard University professor and poetry expert Stephanie Burt joins us to explain the artistry—and the celebrity—of Taylor Swift.

Through heartfelt critical appreciation, Burt analyzes Swift, her body of work, and the community that her art has fostered. Drawing from her popular 2024 Harvard course, “Taylor Swift and Her World,” as well as from her years as a Swiftie, Burt examines Swift’s particular form of genius—not the destructive genius of tortured poets, but the collaborative and joyful genius of an artist who has mastered her craft. Tracing a path through the Eras, Burt’s newest work, Taylor’s Version: The Poetic and Musical Genius of Taylor Swift, shows what Swift has created, how it works, and why her songs will endure.

If you can't make it to campus, watch the lecture via livestream.

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Lake Forest College ranked #14 in Town-Gown Relations by The Princeton Review

Lake Forest College has been named one of the Best 391 Colleges, Best Value Colleges, and Best Midwest Colleges by The Princeton Review!

The College was also ranked #14 in Town-Gown Relations, a ranking that is based on student ratings of how well they get along with the local community. Curious about where students like to hang out in town? Check out our list of the top-11 things to do in Lake Forest!