Issue: Spring 2018, Volume 15, Number 2

Features

Through a New Lens

With fresh eyes and a sense of purpose, researchers here are pushing to advance the field of African-American history in provocative new directions.

Climate Change

By looking at clues from the past, present, and future, scientists here are working to better understand how our global climate could change—and the steps we can take now to avoid calamity down the road.

Getting it Just Right

Once launched into deep space, the much-vaunted James Webb Space Telescope can’t be tweaked or repaired. That’s why precision testing is so crucial. Fortunately, an ingenious group of instrument engineers is more than up for the challenge.

Centerpiece

A member of the men’s swim team, senior Ronan Corgel—an economics major—shows his skill with the butterfly stroke during the January Blue Jay Invitational, held at the Newton White Aquatic Center. [Photo by James T. VanRensselaer]


From the Dean

Dean’s Desktop: Spring 2018

Our undergraduates, regardless of their major, receive a liberal arts education that teaches them to read closely, write with accuracy, think critically, and embrace research—skills that prepare them for a successful professional life.


News

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Philosophy Matters

William H. "Bill" Miller III, legendary investor and former Johns Hopkins philosophy graduate student, has...

In Memoriam

We remember Robert C. Means, an adjunct professor in the Energy Policy and Environmental Program,...


Research


Faculty

A Place Apart

Alice McDermott’s latest novel, The Ninth Hour, developed from her desire to understand selflessness, self-sacrifice,...


Student Research

The Flow of History

Shahmir Ali is exploring how teaching students in his native Pakistan about the region’s ancient...

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Egyptian Endeavor

Mike Tritsch, a Woodrow Wilson Fellow double-majoring in archaeology and Near Eastern studies, traveled to...

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National Park Disservice

Gillian Waldo, a senior film and media studies major, is researching the instances of racism...

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Bridging the Divide

Senior Alizay Jalisi combined her interests in health care, Spanish, and the immigrant experience into...


Classroom

The Center for Visual Arts

Established in 1974 as The Homewood Art Workshops, the center offers courses in drawing, painting,...


Alumni

Finding Authentic Voices

Teri Weiss ’89 is senior vice president, head of preschool at DreamWorks Animation Television.

True Blue

Edward Gillespie ’04 (MLA) is a detective who teaches in-service courses to police officers.


On Campus

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Five Questions: Natalie Strobach

Natalie Strobach, director of undergraduate research, oversees the Woodrow Wilson Research program, the Dean’s Undergraduate...