| Come Back to Campus for UH Alumni College
Step back into a classroom — just for a day — with some of the University of Houston’s best professors. Relive the Cougar academic experience without the pressure of exams April 27–28 at the second annual Alumni College.
It all starts on Friday, April 27, with the performance of two new plays from the Edward Albee Playwrights’ Workshop followed by a cast party at UH’s Wortham Theatre in the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts.
Your classroom experience will start Saturday, April 28, at our world-class Science and Engineering Research and Classroom Complex. Some of the University of Houston’s distinguished faculty will lead you on a thought-provoking tour of various topics facing the world today. The following “courses” will be taught by some of our students’ favorite professors:
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Will Power: Contemporary Shakespeare
Sidney Berger, director of the UH School of Theatre and Dance; founder and producing director of the Houston Shakespeare Festival; and co-founder and producer of the Children’s Theatre Festival |
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The Science of Science Fiction
Alex Ignatiev, Distinguished University Professor of Physics, Chemistry and Electrical and Computer Engineering; director of the UH Center for Advanced Materials
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An Enlightened Journey: Between a Scientist and a President; and Between Houston and Hong Kong
Paul Chu, T.L.L. Temple Chair of Science; executive director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at UH; professor of physics; and president of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Open Borders: The Integration of Anglo and Mexican American Societies
Tatcho Mindiola, director of the Center for Mexican American Studies and associate professor of sociology |
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The Power of Religious Images
Cynthia Freeland, chair and professor of the Department of Philosophy |
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Global Oil: The View from Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Russia, and China
Joseph Pratt, Cullen Professor of History and Business |
UH Alumni College is sponsored by the Houston Alumni Organization, the Office of the Provost, Liberty Mutual and New York Life. Click here for more information and to register.
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