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Communications office student writer Marcela Rondon ’27 attended the Morris lecture and a reception with climate theorist David Pellow on April 4. Here are her takeaways.

How did life on planet Earth begin? Nick Lane, a professor of evolutionary biochemistry at the University College London, shared his insights into that question as this year’s Robert S. Morris Class of 1976 Visiting Fellow.

Robert Moses ’56, one of the most influential black leaders of the civil rights struggle, founder of The Algebra Project, Inc., and a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, will return to Hamilton for a four-day visit and full slate of activities from Feb. 18 to 21.

Michael Parker Pearson, renowned archaeologist and author, will present the Morris Fellow lecture titled “Stonehenge: Investigating a Prehistoric Mystery” on Tuesday, April 17, at 7 p.m., in the Kennedy Auditorium.

Calling herself “the biggest fan of Dan Chambliss,” whose research she cites in her best-selling book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth explained to a large Chapel audience that success depends on grit - the propensity to pursue goals with sustained passion.