LECTURES FROM OUR FOUNDING FELLOWS
The Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture was founded in November 1980 by Drs. Donald Cowan, Louise Cowan, James Hillman, Robert Sardello, Joanne Stroud, and Gail Thomas, former colleagues at the University of Dallas.![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
DR. DONALD COWAN | DR. LOUISE COWAN | DR. JAMES HILLMAN | DR. ROBERT SARDELLO | DR. JOANNE STROUD | DR. GAIL THOMAS |
LECTURES FROM OUR FELLOWS
Please see the rest of this series “The American Novels” on Dr. Louise Cowan’s archival page.
The first major public program that the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture offered was in the fall of 1981. It was called “Recess Is Over: The Crisis in Public Education.” The Dallas Institute was a learning organization from the beginning, and nothing was more important to the founders than educators in our schools. Along with their colleagues, Dr. Jacques Barzun and Dr. Mortimer Adler, Dr. Gail Thomas and the Cowans led a stellar group at Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas. Beginning today, a few talks at a time, we will be presenting the recorded proceedings from that conference here. Enjoy!








