April 16, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sister Mary Pat White
Newman Catholic Center
805-543-4105
mpatwhite@slonewman.org
‘Respect for Others in Our Search for Truth’ Title of April 26 Talk at Cal Poly
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Cal Poly lecturer Kevin B. Fagan will present ‘Respect for Others in Our Search for Truth’ at 7 p.m. April 26 in Philips Hall in the Performing Arts Center.
Fagan, who teaches Spanish, philosophy and religious studies, is a native of Dublin, Ireland. As an undergraduate, he studied in Ireland, Spain and Italy.
Professionally he has served as a teacher, youth counselor, academic dean, and school principal in the areas of bilingual education, cross-cultural communication and philosophy of religion.
In 1998 he earned a doctorate in liberal studies with an emphasis in philosophy from the University of Dallas, Texas.
His doctoral dissertation, titled, “A Toast to Conscience: Freedom of Conscience in John H. Newman, “was inspired by the control, coercion and censorship that he has witnessed. He also wrote, in Spanish, “Conquering Is Not Convincing: Freedom of Conscience in Miguel de Unamuno.”
Fagan speaks Gaelic, Spanish and Italian, as well as English, and reads
French, Latin and Greek. He is a member of the American Association of
Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, the John H. Newman Association, Amnesty
International and the South-West Council on Latin American
Studies.
The talk is the annual Cardinal John Henry Newman Lecture, sponsored by Cal Poly’s Newman Catholic Center. For more information contact Sister Mary Pat White at 543-4105 or mpatwhite@slonewman.org.
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