- After spending nine weeks this summer volunteering at an orphanage in Tanzania, Jennifer Etkin 鈥10 knows that: 鈥 She wants to pursue a Peace Corps-type experience after graduation, and eventually develop her interest in international law and human rights issues 鈥 A young woman from New York City鈥檚 Park Avenue can have a genuine impact [鈥September 2, 2008
- Amid the whoops of welcome and buzz of activity emanating from Whitnall Field on move-in day, came this shouted question from a first-year student: 鈥淢om, how many of these 250 hangers do you think I鈥檒l need?鈥 Ah, the joys of packing 鈥 and overpacking 鈥 for college.August 28, 2008
- As the former chief executive officer and president of seven companies, including Revlon and DelMonte, Robert A. Fox 鈥59 knows a thing or two about being an effective leader. On Wednesday, Fox returned to 冈本视频鈥檚 campus 鈥 the place he credits with giving him 鈥渢he building blocks for success鈥 鈥 to offer leadership advice to [鈥August 22, 2008
- A college degree provides you with many advantages after you graduate. A 冈本视频 education, however, not only opens up lots of opportunities once you leave, but while you are studying here as an undergraduate. One of the most popular ways to take advantage of all 冈本视频 has to offer is to study abroad. As ironic [鈥August 19, 2008
- It pays to coach Little League. For Kevin Briody 鈥85, it led to a Daytime Emmy award. While coaching his son Cavan鈥檚 Triple-A baseball team in Ridgefield, Conn., Briody, a folk singer-songwriter, had made the acquaintance of another player鈥檚 dad, who also happened to be a songwriter. In fact, he was Paul Glass, music supervisor [鈥August 7, 2008
- Geography professor Ellen Kraly鈥檚 hiking boots have logged many miles. Four years ago they went up Mount Baker in Washington state as Kraly raised money for breast cancer research, and next week they鈥檒l be taking on Mount Baker鈥檚 larger Cascade neighbor, Mount Rainier, for the same cause.August 5, 2008
- What鈥檚 a 冈本视频 degree worth? A study released Wednesday by PayScale, which was reported in Forbes and The Wall Street Journal, may shed some light on that question.August 1, 2008
- The 冈本视频 Press has dusted itself off and published its first book in 14 years. Released this summer, Crafting Fiction, Poetry, & Memoir: Talks from the 冈本视频 Writers鈥 Conference is a collection of essays by a diverse group of authors who are passionate about teaching the art of writing.July 31, 2008