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Enormous Spirit, Courageous Voice: Remembering Rev. Brenda Tapia

AfterWord: Reflect, Appreciate and Change the Way We Do Admission

Chris Gruber reflects on how the pandemic prompted ˮ����'s Admission and Financial Aid Office to meet students wherever they are, whether that be at the front door of Grey House or in a Zoom waiting room. 

President's Letter: Exploring the Past, Building ˮ����’s Future

In the opening letter for the ˮ���� Journal, ˮ���� College President, Carol E. Quillen, discusses the reality of systemic racism and how the shared quest for truth is foundational to the college's work toward a genuinely inclusive environment.

Hope to Heal: Chair of the Commission on Race and Slavery Anthony Foxx

Anthony Foxx '93 is hopeful that the college’s acknowledgement of its past wrongs and commitment to establishing an antiracist community will lead to positive change.

Here and Now: Current SGA President Brandon Harris

ˮ���� College Student Government Association president on his experience and hopes for the future.

Beneath the Veneer: Documentary Film Probes a Heinous Crime, Justice Left Undone

ˮ���� College students join local filmmakers to document the 1947 lynching of a Black man in Greenville, South Carolina.  

Young Artist Charts Course as Inaugural Malú Alvarez Visual Art Scholar

Julia Matthiesen ’24 is the inaugural recipient of the Malú Alvarez Visual Art Scholarship, created by artist and alumna Malú Alvarez ’02. In addition to art, Matthiesen is interested in computer science and is excited about the ways her interests will mesh at ˮ����.

Handle With CARE: Kellan Grady Founds Initiative to Combat Injustice

Inspired by the racial justice protests of summer 2020 and a family legacy, ˮ���� College men's basketball standout Kellan Grady launches College Athletes for Respect and Equality (CARE).

Reaching Byzantium: The English Department Remembers Colleague Tony Abbott

ˮ���� College Charles A. Dana Professor of English Emeritus Anthony S. Abbott passed away Oct. 3, 2020. Colleagues remember the light he brought into their lives as a scholar, teacher, mentor and friend.

Order to Crisis: Drive for Data Fuels In-demand Research Initiative

The College Crisis Initiative, a ˮ���� College pandemic research project led by Prof. Chris Marsicano and students, makes international headlines.

Economy Getting a Vaccine, but Only for Some

Economic experts frequently disagree, but a ˮ���� College-led national panel of four of them reached a consensus about the year ahead: The recovery will be swift…and uneven.

A Look Back at a Trying Year: Goodbye 2020

As we prepare to welcome 2021, we pause to remember 2020. It was a year of loss, anxiety, reckoning, resilience, and yes, hope.

Research Reveals Origins of River, Evolution of Ancient Landscape

Last spring on a nearly empty campus, chair and associate professor of Environmental Studies Brad Johnson pored over maps of Linville Gorge, an unusually steep, rugged canyon among the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina.

Warm Wishes for the Holiday Season From ˮ���� College

Sending you and yours hope for seasons of togetherness to come, and best wishes for the New Year.

Virtual Reality Holds Promise in Combating ‘Stereotype Threat’

Harvard’s president lost his job. So did a Google researcher. Mattel recalled a new version of “Barbie.” Each was a consequence of reinforcing the harmful stereotype that girls and women can’t compete with boys and men in science and math.

Tally Saves the Internet – and Your Privacy

Web trackers collect your data and auction it off to vendors who push you toward impulse buys. To fight back, ˮ���� College professors Joelle Dietrick and Owen Mundy created Tally Saves the Internet, a multi-player game that blocks data trackers and educates players about data privacy.

Palate Pleasers ‘Wildcat Blend’ Coffee and ‘O ˮ���� Lager’ In Stores Now

The fine taste of ˮ���� College is headed to your coffee cup and pint glass. ˮ���� worked with two longstanding partners to produce “Wildcat Blend” coffee and “O ˮ���� Lager.” 

Astronaut Tom Marshburn ’82 to Pilot SpaceX Mission to International Space Station

Astronaut Tom Marshburn ’82 will share stories and insights from his training over the next year with ˮ����.edu readers as he prepares for his third trip to the International Space Station. This is the first of those reports.

Students Create Mural With Powerful Message

In a year that brought a pandemic, nationwide protests and a brighter spotlight on racial inequities and injustice, ˮ���� College students came together to create a mural with a simple, powerful slogan of the ongoing social justice movement: BLACK LIVES MATTER.

Anatomy of a Pandemic Theatre Production

Theatre Prof Steve Kaliski ’07 and student directors embraced the challenge of creating in the time of COVID with a socially-distanced production titled “Ubi Orta Pestilentia: A ˮ���� Zombie Apocalypse.”