Wayne Thomas, dean of the College of Civic and Liberal Arts at Tusculum University and an associate professor of English, will give the Cicero Lecture Wednesday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in the Behan Arena Theatre on campus.
The title of his comprehensive and insightful presentation is “American History and the Short Story: Readings and a Lecture.”
Thomas will periodically stop during his lecture to enlist students in Tusculum’s communication program to perform excerpts from favorite readings for the audience. He will also incorporate students from Tusculum’s acclaimed creative writing program at the end of his lecture. In addition, Thomas will provide the audience with a recommended reading list of three titles from each decade.
The Cicero Lecture is a tradition spanning about two decades at Tusculum and features a talk by a current or former faculty member of the university.
Thomas has served on the Tusculum faculty since 2005 and has served as an academic dean since 2014, first with the School of Arts and Sciences and now as founding dean of the College of Civic and Liberal Arts.
The March 20 Cicero Lecture is free, but Tusculum welcomes donations to support the broad array of programs and presentations available to the community at the university.
