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Tilghman sees the next scientific frontier as focusing on cancer research and being able to find disease specific treatments.
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Tilghman’s father encouraged her to follow her dream and her interest in math and science. She also thinks it is of great importance for people and universities to encourage all […]
Tilghman’s perspective on America involves the difference between group rights versus individual rights. She feels as though Canada allows group rights to trump individual rights, the opposite of America.
Tilghman says that the questions we should all be asking ourselves are, “How can we make a difference?…How can we lead lives that matter? How can we leave the world […]
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Tilghman says that collectively we should be talking, globally, to improve understanding, to cooperate and collaborate to find common ground. Individually we should be educating ourselves about the issues to […]
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Tilghman considers herself an optimist, but does feel globally optimistic. She doesn’t feel that the right people are stepping up to leadership, and can’t see solutions to major issues because […]
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Tilghman says that there are many forces that have shaped humanity such as evolution, natural selection, technology, the Internet, and our ability to create a more comfortable environment. She feels […]
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Tilghman says that one philosopher who she feels “gets it” is a fellow faculty member names Kwame Anthony Appiah. He has written about the nature of ethnic, national, and religious […]
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Tilghman is inspired by people who strive for excellence, who dream, who have big ideas and are not concerned with obstacles, and who can execute their big ideas.
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Tilghman was born and grew up in Toronto, Canada. She feels that Canada's policies of putting the group before the individual has definitely influenced her. She also mentions that her […]
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The US is wholly unique culture that has grown out of an enlightened liberal tradition.
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Not broken but not working as well as it should.
