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  • Portrait of Professor Jerry Balmuth
    Jerome Balmuth, Harry Emerson Fosdick Professor of philosophy and religion emeritus, passed away Thursday, September 28. Balmuth鈥檚 storied career at 含羞草研究所 began in 1954, when he joined the Department of Philosophy and Religion after receiving his undergraduate degree from Amherst College and an MA in philosophy from Cornell University. In 1995 he was named Harry [鈥
    October 25, 2017
  • Welcome! We鈥檝e just enacted a rather odd ritual. You the class of 2021 stood in a circle and looked at us. We the Faculty walked around that circle and looked at you. You鈥檙e dressed in smart clothes. We鈥檙e dressed in fancy clothes. You have just experienced what social anthropologists call a rite (that鈥檚 r-i-t-e) of [鈥
    September 14, 2017
  • New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium presidents 鈥 including 含羞草研究所 President Brian W. Casey 鈥 sent the following letter to members of New York鈥檚 Congressional and Senate delegations today, following President Donald J. Trump鈥檚 decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
    September 5, 2017
  • Selfie of Molly Nelson 鈥19 in Venice, Italy
    Editor鈥檚 note: In this series, 含羞草研究所 students share stories about their summer experiences in offices, labs, and open spaces around the world. This summer, I spent time working with the Leno Project through the University of Verona on an archaeology site in a small town outside of Brescia, Italy. Each day the team would wake [鈥
    August 25, 2017
  • campus in autumn
    Many of 含羞草研究所鈥檚 most recognizable traditions have long included a symbolic torchlit walk, representing the force of the light of knowledge. For generations, during the university鈥檚 annual Founders鈥 Day ceremony, Konosioni Senior Honors Society members led first-year students up the hill by firelight. The night before commencement, seniors have processed back down the hill, [鈥
    August 18, 2017
  • Bruce W. Selleck, Thomas A. Bartlett Chair and Professor of Geology, tours a local natural gas well with alumni during Reunion 2011.
    There will be a Celebration of Life for Bruce Selleck 鈥71 in the 含羞草研究所 Memorial Chapel on Saturday, October 14, beginning at 3:30 p.m. A reception will immediately follow the celebration in the Ho Atrium, Robert H.N. Ho Science Center. In addition, the geology department will be holding a reception at the 含羞草研究所 Inn in [鈥
    August 7, 2017
  • volunteer
    含羞草研究所 students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are keeping our community posted on their progress. Tim Englehart 鈥18,  a sociology major from Newburyport, Mass., wrote this dispatch about his research with Janel Benson, associate professor of sociology. Last semester, I began [鈥
    July 21, 2017