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Great Books Summer Program

January 25, 2016

A message from our president Dr. Joseph P. Coulson, Ph.D.

Established in association with the Great Books Foundation, the Great Books Summer Program (GBSP) is an ...

Why in a democracy do we still ban books?

September 28, 2015

Joseph Coulson, President, Great Books Foundation

Twelve months ago I wrote a brief reflection for Banned Books Week. A year has gone by and titles old and new continue to be banned in communities across the country. ...

Notes on Hemingway’s Birthday

July 21, 2015

Joseph Coulson, President, Great Books Foundation

Using terse, understated language—a plainspoken precision that was also rapturous and heartbreaking—Hemingway made the novel modern in both style and ...

Joseph Coulson and the Great Books Summer Program

July 17, 2015

Foundation president Joseph Coulson traveled west last week and taught students in the Great Books Summer Program at Stanford University. The program brings exceptional middle and high school students together to read, discuss, and ...

Saul Bellow: Remembering a Great Novelist on his Birthday

June 10, 2015

Joseph Coulson, President, Great Books Foundation

Saul Bellow sketched the shadowlands of dislocation, regret, and loss, showing us that cultural upheaval, whether spiritual, political, or technological, can derail ...