David Morris shares some memories about dancing and his initiation into what he calls a "mixed social life." 

Mr. Morris received his bachelors, and then pursued a degree in law while living in King's residence. He is now a retired lawyer living in Victoria, British Columbia. 

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In 2016, the University of King's College Alumni Association celebrates its 170th anniversary. These alumni "Audio Throwback Thursdays" are just part of the celebrations for the oldest university alumni association in Canada. Learn more about the alumni association and King's at www.ukings.ca/alumni-association

David Morris(57-63) - "My first dance"

At the 225th anniversary, Adam Cook (BJ ’95) recalled some musical memories including playing with his band teaser’s run and a brief stint in the chapel choir.

Mr. Cook is a newspaper reporter in Port Hawkesbury, Cape Breton

Adam Cook (BJH '95) - Musical Memories

Dr. Eli Diamond, professor of Classics and lecturer in the Foundation Year Program, presents an abridged lecture on Ancient Greek Love Poetry by Sappho.

Sappho - Ancient Greek Lyric Love Poetry

“I think King’s means community and connectivity,” said Robert Hyslop, BA’69. 
“The coziness of the quad and the sense of belonging to a small university where you knew everyone. Coming back, I still get that feeling; that sense of camaraderie that exists,” said Jane Bailey BA’71.
 These are a few of the comments that are part of this short documentary recorded at King’s first Alumni Day which was celebrated on May 25, 2019. Alumni who graduated from as far back as 1965 to as recently as 2019 came together to celebrate the King’s community. They enjoyed delicious brunch with live music in Prince Hall where they spoke about coming home and the lifelong friendships they formed during their time at King’s.

Alumni discuss what it’s like returning to the University of King’s College

Enjoy this lecture on The Tempest by William Shakespeare, presented by Dr. Angus Johnston.

Shakespeare's Tempest: A sea-change to the modern soul

Enjoy this lecture on Sophocles' Oedipus, presented by Dr. Peggy Heller

Oedipus the King

Enjoy this lecture on Inferno, the first book of Dante's Divine Comedy, presented by Dr. Robert Crouse.

Dante's Divine Comedy: Inferno

Enjoy this lecture on Paradiso, the third and final book of Dante's Divine Comedy, presented by Dr. Robert Crouse.

Dante's Divine Comedy: Paradiso

Enjoy this lecture on Purgatorio, the second book of Dante's Divine Comedy, presented by Dr. Robert Crouse.

Dante's Divine Comedy: Purgatorio

The final lecture of the Foundation Year Program could not be held in-person, so the tutors devised "A Feast In Your Honour," a collection of thoughts on works of the tutors' choosing.

A Feast In Your Honour - A Collective Lecture For FYP Students Of 2019/20

For Passover, Dr. Daniel Brandes offers some thoughts on Jonathan Sacks' Haggadah.

Dr. Daniel Brandes on Passover

Enjoy this lecture on Erasmus' In Praise of Folly, presented by Dr. William Barker.

Just as Thomas More and Erasmus were companions, so too can this be seen as a companion lecture to Dr. Starnes' lecture on More's Utopia: https://soundcloud.com/user-931999084/mores-utopia-a-new-republic

Erasmus: In Praise of Folly

Enjoy this lecture on Thomas More's Utopia by Dr. Colin Starnes.

Just as More and Erasmus were companions, so too can this be seen as a companion lecture to Dr. Barker's lecture on In Praise of Folly: https://soundcloud.com/user-931999084/erasmus

More's Utopia: A New Republic

Enjoy this lecture by Dr. Angus Johnston on Jane Austen's Persuasion

Jane Austen: Conscience and Persuasion

Enjoy this lecture from Dr. Angus Johnston on one of the seminal works of the Italtian renaissance, Pico della Mirandola's Oration on the Dignity of Man.

Pico of Mirandola: the Dignity of Man and Renaissance Neoplatonism

Amy Shira Teitel gave the keynote lecture of the 2020 History of Science and Technology Society student conference on "Imagining Futures"

Amy Shira Teitel is a Toronto-born spaceflight historian, author, and public speaker who, much like her subjects, is one of the few academically trained young women in her field. She has written for more than two dozen websites, including the BBC and Time magazine online, earned a Group Achievement Award from NASA as part of the New Horizons Pluto team, runs a popular blog called Vintage Space and its companion YouTube channel, and was a co-host for the Discovery Channel’s DNews. Fighting for Space is Teitel’s second, much-anticipated book, and tells the story of Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb, two 20th century pioneers of female spaceflight who changed the space industry forever.

Amy Teitel - "When Women Fought For Space"

The unexpected joys of editing. The unanticipated amount of work—and time—involved in writing a book. The serendipitous connections and surprising finds uncovered during research. These were some of the insights shared by five recently and soon-to-be-published MFA alumni in “Nonfiction Book Publishing: Tales from the Trenches,” an online discussion sponsored by the Canadian Freelance Guild and presented by the King’s MFA program to an online audience on November 15.

Nonfiction Book Publishing: Tales from the Trenches panel

The University of King’s College, Canada’s oldest chartered university, is a tightly-knit and extraordinarily lively academic community located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is known nationally and internationally for its interdisciplinary programmes in the humanities and journalism.

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