Munroe Center for Social Inquiry (MCSI)
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Each academic year, the Ruth and Lee Munroe Center for Social Inquiry continues the pursuit of interdisciplinary learning and public inquiry embodied by the lives and service of two of Pitzer’s most distinguished and beloved professors, the late Robert “Lee” Munroe, research professor of anthropology, and the late Ruth Hagberg Munroe.
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Fall 2025 Lecture Series: Cultivating Attention
The fall 2025 lecture series investigates the concept of “attention” through nature, science, philosophy, technology, art, and more.
Fall 2024 Lecture Series: Talking Trash
The fall 2024 lecture series aims to shed light on how society responds to trash and waste and how this aspect of modern life is critically overlooked.
Fall 2023 Lecture Series: Apologies, Reparations, and Restitution
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MCSI Series Explores Evolution of Paying Attention
In the fall 2025 lecture series, Pitzer’s Munroe Center for Social Inquiry (MCSI) investigates the concept of “attention” through nature, science, philosophy, technology, art, and more.
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