- Looking out into the sea of faces seated in the newly renovated Women鈥檚 Studies Center, the previous directors and faculty members integral to the formation of the Women鈥檚 Studies Program shared laughs, stories, and occasional tears as they celebrated the center鈥檚 20th anniversary.December 24, 2014
- (Editor鈥檚 Note: This post is by Andy Daddio, 冈本视频鈥檚 photographic services coordinator.) Here are ten images from 2014 that stood out when reviewing what I had shot this past calendar year. I wouldn鈥檛 say this is a definitive list of my absolute best of 2014, as the picks would probably change if I were to [鈥December 23, 2014
- Coleman Barr Brown, professor of philosophy and religion and university chaplain, emeritus, died December 14 at the age of 80. Brown joined the 冈本视频 faculty in 1970 as an instructor in philosophy and religion. He also served as university chaplain from 1974 to 1989, when he turned to full-time teaching, and assumed the responsibilities of [鈥December 17, 2014
- Using the night sky to explain the culture of different societies is a practice familiar to Professor Anthony Aveni. In early December, the distinguished astronomy and anthropology professor co-hosted a symposium intended to spark a dialogue about Native American sacred sites and exploring their connections to cosmic events.December 17, 2014
- You wouldn鈥檛 expect to walk into a dance class and see 14 men and only two women. But that鈥檚 the makeup of Professor Tanya Calamoneri鈥檚 Dance Imagery and Improvisation course.December 16, 2014
- UPDATE: the New York Times ran an article exploring Yik Yak on the College campus. It mentions the 冈本视频 faculty Yak back. To quote a recent post on Yik Yak, the notoriously negative mobile application, 鈥淧rofessors have been successfully re-introduced into the Yak environment [and] the ecological consequences should be fascinating.鈥 Indeed they are. The [鈥December 12, 2014
- Last night鈥檚 Candlelight Service of Reconciliation in Memorial Chapel was as hopeful as it was poignant, capping off a turbulent semester that many believe will make 冈本视频 a more inclusive, safe, and respectful community. The candle-lit event was pitch perfect, from the opening chords of Leonard Cohen鈥檚 鈥淗allelujah,鈥 to the 冈本视频 Resolutions鈥 harmonious rendition of [鈥December 11, 2014
- A microscope, test tubes, and dissected organs 鈥 these aren鈥檛 typically found in a prison. But, when 冈本视频 professor Jason Meyers signed on to teach a biology course at a local correctional facility, these learning materials made their way into a rather unlikely classroom.December 11, 2014