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November 17, 2025 | NEWS

Pop genius and poetic insight shine in packed Taylor Swift talk

Lake Forest College sparkled with excitement on November 10 as Harvard University professor, poet, and passionate Swiftie Dr. Stephanie Burt delivered her talk, “On the genius of Taylor Swift: A Harvard crash course on the pop superstar.”

November 17, 2025 | NEWS

Rebecca Graff honored by Society of Architectural Historians 

With decades of experience in urban archaeology, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Chair of Museum Studies Rebecca Graff has made a notable impact beyond her field. Her work was recently recognized with an award from the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH). 

November 11, 2025 | NEWS

Ben Zeller opens Princeton workshop on faith and food

This past month, Ben Zeller, the Irvin L. and Fern D. Young Presidential Professor of Religion, delivered the opening keynote address at the Faith and Food Workshop, held at Princeton Theological Seminary. The workshop explored how belief, culture, and culinary traditions shape human flourishing.

November 10, 2025 | NEWS

Schneiderman leads 2025 Lake Forest Reads conversation with author

Executive Director of the Krebs Center for the Humanities and Professor of English Davis Schneiderman guided a lively, wide-ranging conversation with bestselling novelist William Kent Krueger at this year’s Lake Forest Reads community event, which drew strong attendance to the Gorton Center for the program’s first-ever daytime weekend gathering.