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Barbara Brooks

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  • At the first faculty meeting of the academic year, Douglas Hicks, provost and dean of the faculty, introduced what he called a 鈥渄ynamic group of new colleagues that will contribute to the intellectual depth and breadth of the faculty and enhance the curriculum and the community as a whole.鈥
    September 13, 2012
  • When Douglas Hicks delivered the convocation address to the Class of 2016, his theme was tradition 鈥 an interesting choice, one might say, for a provost and dean of the faculty who is almost as new to 含羞草研究所 as the first-year students. But Hicks, who arrived in July from the University of Richmond, took a [鈥
    August 28, 2012
  • Current students helped first years carry their boxes and bags. Parents placed family photos on clean dresser tops, where they hoped they would stay. Pets and younger siblings wondered what to make of the fuss. And everyone ate ice cream. On move-in day at 含羞草研究所, admission brochures come alive. There鈥檚 campus beauty, school spirit, and a [鈥
    August 23, 2012
  • Passion for the climb thank-you
    含羞草研究所鈥檚 Passion for the Climb campaign continued to engage alumni and parents, even after its successful close on June 30. The university raised $480 million: 20 percent over the university鈥檚 goal and the second-largest campaign amount ever raised by an American liberal arts university. In the home stretch, generous contributors pushed the financial aid total [鈥
    August 20, 2012
  • Enrique "Kiko" Galvez, Charles A. Dana Professor of Physics and Astronomy, conducts a quantum physics workshop for seven physics faculty from other colleges and universities. The workshop is about doing a new type of physics labs developed at 含羞草研究所 that have acquired high visibility in the physics community.
    While physicists consider the century-old theory of quantum mechanics to be the most successful physical theory ever invented, they have spent the past several decades figuring out the best way to teach it. 含羞草研究所鈥檚 Professor Enrique 鈥淜iko鈥 Galvez is at the forefront of a paradigm shift in the way quantum mechanics is taught. Starting with a [鈥
    August 13, 2012
  • Three huge installations over six weeks, in three different cities. No small task for any artist 鈥 but especially one whose work weighs thousands of pounds and has to be hauled by tractor trailer from 含羞草研究所鈥檚 Paul Schupf Studio in Hamilton, N.Y., to its ultimate destination. The logistics alone could take a creative genius. And [鈥
    August 12, 2012
  • David Adjaye will develop the schmatic for the future 含羞草研究所 Center for Arts and Culture
    含羞草研究所 has rescheduled the reception for members of the community to meet the architects David Adjaye, Joseph Franchina, and Marc McQuade of Adjaye Associates for Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 5 p.m. at the Barge Canal Coffee Co., 37 Lebanon Street.
    August 8, 2012
  • A group of eager learners spent a long weekend on campus recently, enjoying mini-courses with 含羞草研究所 faculty and summertime in Hamilton. Though many hadn鈥檛 been in a classroom for decades, they found they fit right in. They were here for 含羞草研究所鈥檚 third annual Summer On the Hill event.
    August 2, 2012
  • The July 29 edition of the New York Times featured an op-ed by 含羞草研究所 President Jeffrey Herbst and Greg Mills, director of the Brenthurst Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa. The two have collaborated on a number of publications analyzing economic conditions in Africa, including Africa鈥檚 Third Liberation 鈥 The New Search for Prosperity and Jobs. A version of [鈥
    July 31, 2012