Classes of 1964-1999

One of the greatest things a person can share is hope. There has been no other greater offering of hope than when I heard Dr. Wiesel speak after reading his book Night in Western Heritage. To live through such a horrendous experience as he did…

Elie Wiesel expressed that he loved written letters and was concerned that the sentiment of longing might soon be lost. And that was even before text or social media. That is something I will not forget he said to our class. Thank you for doing this…

In 1999, I was a senior at Eckerd College, and in Winter Term I took a World Lit class, with maybe 16 other students, taught by Dr. Carolyn Johnston and Dr. Elie Wiesel. We met every day, four days a week, for three weeks. Can…

One of the many treasured experiences I had at Eckerd College included a seminar led by Elie Wiesel and my mentor, Carolyn Johnston. Elie Wiesel was—and will continue to be—such an inspirational person and humanitarian. —Beth Paulk Kriebel ’96

Elie Wiesel’s currency was memory. So it is more than somewhat ironic that I don’t have specific memories of my time in his class more than 20 years ago, but I do have many, many lasting impressions and images. I remember the whole class being…