July 31, 2011
Have Lectures, Will Travel
Mark Nowak
Carolyn Dudek, an associate professor of political science at Hofstra U., stands on the deck of the Silver Whisper off the coast of Chile. She gave six lectures in exchange for the 16-day luxury cruise for her and her husband.
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Mark Nowak
Carolyn Dudek, an associate professor of political science at Hofstra U., stands on the deck of the Silver Whisper off the coast of Chile. She gave six lectures in exchange for the 16-day luxury cruise for her and her husband.
Once or twice a year, Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman boards a luxury cruise ship for a working vacation. She spent most of last month in the waters off Iceland and Britain, enjoying the same privileges as passengers who paid full fares in the thousands of dollars.
But it's not all champagne and shuffleboard: Ms. Hoffman is not paid and must write and present four lectures that are informative, interesting, and relevant to the cruise itinerary. Though she is an American historian by training,
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