Is the Lecture Dead? The Large Lecture course in Humanities Today
Professor Harry Elam discusses the utility of the lecture in the humanities and what instructors need to do to best utilize the lecture and to reinvent and reinvigorate it with relevance to students. (November 9, 2010)
Stanford University 125th Opening Convocation Ceremony
September 15, 2015 - Stanford University's 125th Opening Convocation Ceremony with remarks from President John Hennessy, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Richard Shaw, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Harry Elam, and Jordan Shapiro '15. Invocation given by Dean for Religious Life Jane ...
Stanford University 123nd Opening Convocation
President John Hennessy welcomed new students and their families to Stanford during the 123rd Opening Convocation Ceremony. Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Harry Elam, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Richard Shaw and Jessica Anderson, '14, also spoke.
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Stanford University 121st Opening Convocation
Stanford University's 121st Opening Convocation Ceremony with remarks from President John Hennessy, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Richard Shaw, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Harry Elam, and Michael Tubbs '12. (September 20, 2011)
Invisible Man: Discussion
Harry Elam hosts the September 2010 Book Salon discussion on Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison. He brings up many of the books themes, most prominently its commentary on race and how it applies in modern times. (September 2010)
The Bondwoman's Narrative: Interview
English professor emerita Diane Middlebrook interviews Harry Elam, professor of drama, about The Bondwoman's Narrative,by Hannah Crafts, ed. by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Classroom 3.0: Re-imagining Learning - Experiments in Undergraduate Education
Harry Elam provides updates on Stanford's undergraduate experience. He discusses Stanford's new freshman curriculum, classes such as "Thinking Matters," and faculty innovations. (October 5th, 2012)
Dunbar's Children (Lecture and Performance) (Audio)
(March 10, 2006) Lecture on Dunbar’s writing for and about children by Michele Elam followed by performance by Stanford students of Dunbar’s poems about and for children directed by Harry Elam and assistant director Jo-Issa Diop.
The Arts in Student Life
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Harry Elam discusses the role and value of arts in student life on campus at Stanford. He describes the goal of having the arts be inescapable as part of an undergraduate education. (November 11, 2010)
The Power of Connection: A Conversation with President Elam
Harry Elam, president of Occidental College, is committed to creating environments where everyone can thrive. Having grown up in the turbulent era of court-ordered school desegregation in Boston, Elam is also a leader on issues of diversity and inclusion. We talked with President Elam about the p...
