A Passionate Life
From TEDTalks:
Ben Dunlap shares the story of Sandor Teszler, a Hungarian man he met at Wofford College. Listen as he weaves the tale of Mr. Teszler’s life, arcing from the Holocaust to the South in the 50’s…it is a wonderful tale of passion, and justice, and living your life.
About Mr. Dunlap:
Ben Dunlap was a dancer for four years with the Columbia City Ballet, kicking off a life of artistic and cultural exploration. A Rhodes Scholar, he did his PhD in English literature at Harvard, and is now the president of Wofford College, a small liberal arts school in South Carolina. He has taught classes on a wide variety of subjects, from Asian history to creative writing.
He’s also a writer-producer for television, and his 19-part series The Renaissance has been adopted for use by more than 100 colleges. He has been a Senior Fulbright Lecturer in Thailand and a moderator at the Aspen Institute.
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