Seminar: "The Humanities and Aging: At the Frontier of Interdisciplinary Inquiry"

Aging expert and AARP Director of Academic Affairs Harry “Rick” Moody, Ph.D., will speak at the University Room at Hyde Hall 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, in an event co-sponsored by the Institute for the Arts and Humanities (IAH) and the Institute on Aging (IOA).

Moody will lead a seminar titled "The Humanities and Aging: At the Frontier of Interdisciplinary Inquiry" from 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. The seminar will be followed by coffee and a general discussion of interest in networking among humanities and aging scholars.

If you plan to attend, please confirm with Diane Wurzinger at the Institute on Aging, diane_wurzinger@unc.edu, and provide her with your discipline. Moody plans to tailor the seminar to the audience.

In addition to his work with the AARP Office of Academic Affairs, Moody serves as a senior associate with the International Longevity Center-USA and as a senior fellow of Civic Ventures.

Moody is the author of more than 100 scholarly articles and book chapters. He edits several newsletters, including a monthly AARP e-newsletter, Human Values in Aging.

A graduate of Yale (1967), Moody earned a Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University (1973). Moody taught philosophy at Columbia, Hunter College, New York University and the University of California at Santa Cruz. For more information on Moody’s extensive experience in aging research and policy, please visit http://www.hrmoody.com.