Barry M. Kroll, PhD, professor emeritus from Lehigh University, will speak about “Learning to Argue Differently” when he delivers the annual Holder Lecture on Thursday, April 25.
Kroll has investigated children’s writing abilities, explored patterns of writing and reflective thinking in adolescents, and developed an innovative approach to teaching the art of argument for college students.
In The Open Hand: Arguing as an Art of Peace (2013), he explains how the body movements of aikido–a form of Japanese martial arts–and practices of mindfulness meditation can support transformative approaches to arguing.
The Holder Lecture will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the Callen Conference Center and is free and open to the public.
The Holder Lecture was established in 1991 by the Department of English to honor the life of Kenneth R. Holder, PhD, professor of English and provost at ߲ݴý University. Holder joined the faculty in 1972 and served as provost from 1987 to 1991.