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The Department of English kicked off this semester’s lecture series Thursday with a reading by a new member of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê community, author Patrick O’Keeffe. O’Keeffe, assistant professor of creative writing, won the prestigious Story Prize in 2005 for his collection of novellas, The Hill Road. “The Hill Road is a glorious work one would […]

Ajay Chahar ’12 now has company online. The first-year student has been keeping everyone updated about campus happenings through Twitter, a micro-blogging service. Chahar will still use that platform for now, but his brief posts and those of other °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê students and staff members also will be presented on a Twitter-like blog called ‘‘gatetwitter.

As Peace Corps volunteers, more than 300 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê alumni have made valuable contributions in some of the more remote areas of the world, including Ghana, Botswana, and Palau. In fact, with 18 alumni currently serving in the Peace Corps, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê is the 10th highest producer of volunteers among small colleges and universities, according to a […]

Two alumni filmmakers are featured in a lengthy New York Times article that points out several interesting coincidences, starting with a strong °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê connection. Sandy Cioffi ’84 and Joe Berlinger ’83 took the same filmmaking course taught by John Knecht, the Russell °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê Distinguished University Professor of Art & Art History and Film & Media Studies. […]

As President Barack Obama walked along Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House on Tuesday afternoon, students gathered in the O’Connor Campus Center cheered as if they were among the more than one million people crammed into the National Mall. “My friend and I were sitting up front near the television just clutching one another. We […]

On the eve of Barack Obama’s inauguration, the energy in Memorial Chapel on Monday night was extraordinary as students, alumni, faculty, and community members gathered to commemorate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Jaime Nolan, associate dean for diversity and director of the Office of Undergraduate Studies, said it best in her opening address, […]

Members of the senior class flocked to campus this past weekend to attend Real World events, and one of the main messages they heard from alumni was that a liberal arts education will serve them well in any economic climate. Real World involves networking events and more than 30 panel discussions led by alumni involved […]

To honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê is hosting a series of events on Monday. The campus-wide activities will feature readings of King’s speeches and writings, discussions, workshops, and music. At 7 p.m. in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê’s Memorial Chapel, nationally renowned and award-winning artists Joe Hernandez-Kolski, Beau Sia, and Saul Williams […]