British Studies Seminar, University of Texas at Austin with live oaks and the scattered ashes of one of the founding members of the seminar. On arrival at the seminar, the participants help themselves to a glass of Tio Pepe or Dry Sack sherry, though teetotalers prefer cranberry juice. Sherry has come to symbolize the attitude. The seminar meets to examine in a civilized way whatever happens to be on the agenda, Scottish or Indian, Canadian or Jamaican, English or Australian. The discussion is civil, but sometimes grows a bit heated. What makes the debate engrossing is the clash of different perspectives—including those of lawyers, physicians, retired ambassadors, and
Sheila Pepe in many school throughout Massachusetts, New York, and Virginia since 1985. She currently holds an administrative position at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, as the acting assistant dean of the school of fine arts. Her works are held in public collections including the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University and Goldman Sachs, NYC. Pepe is one of 120 artists to be featured in the Metropolitan Museum's 2016 series "The Artist Project," a series of video essays in six seasons about works or installations at the Met museum. Sheila Pepe Sheila Pepe (born Morristown, New Jersey, 1959) is an artist and