Feb 22, 2010
Film Based on Novel by Jay Parini ’70 Nominated for Two Academy Awards
Helen Mirren is up for best actress and Christopher Plummer for best supporting actor for their roles in The Last Station Helen Mirren and Christopher…
News and Features
Feb 22, 2010
American Universities Confront their Past: Slavery and Racial, Ethnic, Religious, and Gender Discrimination
Author and historian James Campbell will deliver annual Jones Visiting Lecture on Tuesday, March 23 An expert on the history of slavery and the transatlantic…
Feb 19, 2010
Renowned Novelist and Poet Julia Alvarez Will Meet with Students and Discuss Her Work March 31
The author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of Butterflies will present the 2010 President’s McDonogh Lecture Julia Alvarez,…
Feb 18, 2010
Philadelphia and New York Networking Nights Bring Students and Alumni Together
More than 250 gathered to strengthen connections and learn about various careers Networking is one of the most important skills college students will learn…
Feb 18, 2010
Community Building in New Orleans
Jessalyn Rolwood ’10 writes about her work helping residents redevelop the Lower Ninth Ward as the first carbon-neutral community in the country Over winter…
Feb 17, 2010
New York City Externships
During winter break, 70 students shadowed alumni and parents at ABC News, ESPN, Penguin, Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, Pfizer, IBM, and many others By Courtney…
Feb 17, 2010
Ting Chiu ’11 Receives Fellowship for National Public Policy Program at Princeton
Her work with ‘the empowering nature of language’ will help prepare her for a career in policymaking Ting Chiu ’11 (Bedminster, N.J.) has received a…
Feb 15, 2010
Students Explore the Effects of Drugs on the Body in First-Year Seminar
Interdisciplinary course is taught by James Dearworth, assistant professor of biology The members of the Class of 2013 weren’t even born when the anti-drug…
Feb 14, 2010
Significant Contributions
Brian Apgar ’10 took a lead role in three major projects during his internship at Surface Chemistry Discoveries Brian Apgar ’10 (Easton, Pa.) handled…
Feb 11, 2010
Students Will Become Cultural Participants in Ghana
Rexford Ahene, professor of economics and chair of Africana studies, will lead semester-abroad program next fall Students are in for some unforgettable…