The Art of Friendship: Wisdom from the Ages for the Age of Facebook

Barbara Harrington, Ph.D., Honors College

Combining live performances united with scholarly reflection, seniors from the Honors College will present keynotes of their yearlong project, The Handbook on Friendship. Applying wisdom from Cicero and the medieval theologian Aelred of Riveaulx with contemporary realities, the symposium offers inspiring and practical approaches to living and growing in friendship in the era of Facebook and Instagram. Topics include: Why Do My Friendships Exhaust Me?, Social Media and Relationships, The Beauty and Urgency of Same-Sex Friendships, Charity in Friendship, When You Have to End a Friendship, and Is Friendship Worth the Trouble?