An acclaimed humanities scholar will speak at the University of Florida next week as part of a lecture series sponsored by the recently launched Center for Humanities. As the president of the American Council of Learned Societies, D Arms is a national spokesperson for the humanities. President Clinton appointed him to membership on the National Council on the Humanities in 1994. D Arms also is an adjunct professor of history and classics at Columbia University. He has an international reputation as a scholar of ancient Rome.
All lectures are free and open to the public.