Lexington Community Education presents: The Fiveash Legacy Lecture

The Fiveash Legacy Lecture Series is inspired by, and intended to keep influential, the teaching tradition and legacy of Dr. Michael Fiveash, a long time and beloved Latin and Classics teacher at Lexington High School and Lexington Community Education. The series is coordinated by Lexington Community Education and is intended to honor Michael's teaching legacy.

Eric Adler is an associate professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Maryland, College Park. A native of Lexington, MA, he graduated from Lexington High in 1991, where he studied with Dr. Michael Fiveash. Adler earned his Ph.D. from Duke University in 2005. His research focuses on Roman historiography, Roman imperialism, and the history of classical scholarship. His second book, Classics, the Culture Wars, and Beyond, is forthcoming.

We are witnessing what many are calling a crisis for the humanities. Most American college students supposedly prefer a vocational approach to education, and thus few undergraduates aim to major in the humanities. But what are the humanities? This talk focuses on the Roman origins of the liberal arts and the humanities, and highlights the ways in which the humanities were fundamentally re-conceptualized in the course of the 19th century AD. It will argue that we have much to learn from an earlier, Renaissance conception of the humanities, which can help fight against the presentism and consumerism of contemporary higher education. – Eric Adler

This event will be held on Thursday, June 2nd at 7pm at the Lexington Depot. The cost of the event is $10.00. Pre-registration, using a VISA or MasterCard, highly recommended by contacting Lexington Community Education at 781 862 8043.