Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Join the Basic Program for a Free Online Sample Discussion
About the Event
Interested in the Basic Program? Join us for a sample discussion led by Zoë Eisenman, Graham School Director of Academics, on Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. A short presentation on the Basic Program will follow the discussion. Upcoming dates include November 11, 13, and 18.
Joining the Basic Program This Winter
Students can join the Basic Program in winter! Those who register will be invited to attend a bootcamp on Plato’s Meno, a cornerstone of the first year of the Basic Program. These online sessions, offered free of charge to all who join the Basic Program Year 1 in Winter quarter, will get new students up to speed on our method of discussion and prepare them to join their cohort in January. The bootcamp will be held from 6 to 7:30 pm CT on Thursday, December 2, and Thursday, December 9. Kendall Sharp, the Cyril O. Houle Chair of the Basic Program, will lead the session. (Please note: only registered students will be invited to attend the bootcamp sessions.)
Who's Speaking
Zoë Eisenman
Basic Program Instructor
Zoe Eisenman started teaching in the Basic Program in 1992, and served as the Cyril O. Houle Chair from 2015–2020. She has a BA in Greek from Vassar College and an MA in Classics from the University of Chicago, where she has also done advanced graduate work. Her main academic focus is on Greek and Roman history and philosophy, classical cultural history, and gender studies. She taught in the College at the University of Chicago and in the philosophy department at St. Xavier University. She is the 2014 recipient of the Graham School's Excellence in Teaching Award for the Basic Program and is currently Director of Academics at the Graham School.