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the jefferson fellows
Stacie Lynne Thyrion
Jefferson Scholars Foundation Fellow
Department of Philosophy
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (B.A.)
University of Virginia (M.A.)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Stacie has recently begun work on her dissertation, “Plato on Education”.
This project examines Plato’s thoughts on how genuine learning can occur,
how one should go about educating youth in light of this, and what the
role of philosophy ought to be in this process. Stacie’s work also considers
closely Plato’s attitudes towards his own written philosophy, in relation to his
attitudes towards the writings and speeches of other Greek intellectuals, and
in relation to his attitudes towards the spoken, dialectical philosophy of his
teacher Socrates. She also continues to enjoy Greek reading groups with colleagues
in the Philosophy department and teaching Greek to fellow graduate
students and community youth.
Kelly Marie Winck
Brian Layton Blades Fellow
Department of History
Vassar College (B.A.)
University of Virginia (M.A.)
Jacksonville, Florida
Kelly spent the 2011-2012 academic year completing two chapters of her
dissertation on the work of the Trilateral Commission to promote liberal
capitalism in Egypt and Saudi Arabia in the 1970s. In June, she will conduct
her final research trip to the Rockefeller Archives in Sleepy Hollow, New York.
She hopes to defend her dissertation next spring.
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