Gerard Nolan of Olyphant Graduates from Honors Program

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Gerard Nolan, University of Scranton Honors Program graduate

SCRANTON, PA (07/27/2011)(readMedia)-- Gerard Nolan, Olyphant, was among the 22 members of The University of Scranton's Class of 2011 who graduated from the Jesuit university's Honors Program. The Honors Program supports The University of Scranton's tradition of excellence and its dedication to freedom of inquiry and personal development. It challenges outstanding students with a rigorous education that stresses independent work and intense engagement with faculty and other Honors students both in and out of the classroom. A student's work in the Honors Program culminates in a year-long senior project.

Nolan's thesis was "Concern for the World: Hannah Arendt's Resuscitation of Authentic Politics." He was mentored by Timothy Casey, Ph.D., professor, philosophy.

"Politics, according to Hannah Arendt, has been in disrepute since Plato," Nolan said. "My thesis connects Arendt's overarching themes with her analysis of totalitarianism and concludes with a discussion of her conception of politics and what it might mean for the future."

Nolan majored in Philosophy. He plans to obtain a job in Philadelphia.

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Gerard Nolan, Olyphant, was among the 22 members of The University of Scranton's Class of 2011 to graduate from the Jesuit university's Honors Program. His thesis was "Concern for the World: Hannah Arendt's Resuscitation of Authentic Politics." Standing from left are Nolan and Joseph Kraus, Ph.D, director of the Honors Program and associate professor of English and Theatre.