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Alumna Chi Chi Obichere-Roxo’s interest in international development – sparked by a ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ extended study course and a Watson fellowship – can be seen through her work involving refugees in Kenya, religious leaders in Nigeria, and a host of others around the world. Obichere-Roxo ’00 is a program officer with Management Sciences for Health, a […]

Vic Mansfield, a longtime professor of physics and astronomy who helped lead an insightful workshop during the recent campus visit by the Dalai Lama, died Tuesday after a two-year battle with lymphoma. He was 67. Mansfield joined the ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ faculty in 1973, armed with a doctorate in theoretical astrophysics from Cornell University and burning interests […]

It was early, 9 a.m. on Friday, but not too early for ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ alumni to jump into a discussion about beliefs and explore the question: Does God exist? It seems that some things, like an evocative classroom discussion with a faculty member, never change at ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ. Associate professor of philosophy David Dudrick led the conversation […]

(Note: These are remarks delivered by Lesley Stahl at ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ’s 187th commencement, May 18, 2008) Thank you. Well first of all I’m so sorry that you’re all wet and cold. I’m watching you put on your ponchos; I hope that makes it a little better. So now I am a member of the Class […]

Twelve students and two professors will spend three weeks in a remote Ugandan jungle as part of an interdisciplinary extended study course that emphasizes hands-on learning and research involving rare mountain gorillas. The group, led by geography professor Peter Scull and biology professor Frank Frey, will be working with community leaders in the village of […]

¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ graduates on Sunday were urged to help change the mood of a nation beset by concerns over the Iraq war, gasoline prices, and even food prices. Lesley Stahl, of CBS’s 60 Minutes, speaks to graduates on Sunday. (Photo by Susan Kahn) Journalist Lesley Stahl, keynote speaker at the university’s 187th commencement, said graduating seniors […]

Note: The following is the baccalaureate address delivered by Gail O’Day, professor and associate dean of faculty and academic affairs at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. She spoke at ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ 187th commencement. President Chopp, members of the Board of Trustees, ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ faculty and staff, family and friends of the graduating class, and–most importantly–the women […]

Note: The following is President Rebecca S. Chopp’s prepared remarks to the Class of 2008. On this day of joy and celebration, let us begin by thanking those who have made this occasion possible. Every graduate who walks across this stage is supported by many here at ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ and at home who have worked hard […]

A Google mashup provides a fun way to see where ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ’s seniors are headed after graduation. The online map allows you to click on a pushpin or a name to see what graduates will be doing – whether it’s a job, graduate school program, or fellowship – and where they will be doing it. “We’re […]

Tim Suermondt is the author of two chapbooks, The Dangerous Women with Their Cellos (The Manny Trio Press, 1998) and Greatest Hits (Pudding House Press 2002). In the fourth episode of the podcast series ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ Conversations: Writers and their Craft, Suermondt talks about his current work, its direction, and the influence of the ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ Writers’ […]