Glassman Symposium Faculty and Alumni Talks
Oct 2026
29
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Join us for a variety of talks presented by faculty and alumni during the Glassman Symposium.
Current faculty and alumni will talk on subjects to educate and inform the community. A reception will be held at 6:30pm, with the talks commencing at 7:00pm.
Faculty and alumni speakers include:
Charles Alvarado '16, PhD: "Looking Beyond the Page: The Role of Childhood Adversity in Learning to Read"
Emily Dix, PhD: "Understanding the Recognition vs. Denial of Racial Discrimination"
Trevor Buhr '18, PhD: "Investigating the Neurophysiological Underpinnings of Stress-Induced Physical Inactivity"
Elisabeth Bacon '19, PhD candidate: "The Long and the Short of It: Neurons that Run Together Longer, Communicate Stronger"
Sugata Banerji, PhD: "Artificial Imagination: Teaching Computers to Dream"
This event is sponsored by Lake Forest College, Synapse, and Nu Rho Phi.
On Campus Accessibility Accommodations:
Contact Kirsten Schramm at 847-735-5167 or kschramm@lakeforest.edu at least 72 hours in advance.
