Fifteen seniors welcomed a surprise in their campus mailboxes at the beginning of February: a letter stating that they had been chosen as Winthrop Scholars. Named after John Winthrop, founder of New London and an early governor of Connecticut, the designation is given to a select group of seniors every year. According to the college website [...]

Disasters change lives permanently, and even when the disasters are natural, there are always implications for how humans have built their foundations and communities that influence the outcome of these disasters. At last Wednesday’s REF (Residential Education Faculty Fellows) event “Social and Ethical Implications in the Aftermath of Disaster,” a small gathering of people discussed [...]

Tom Condon, Hartford Courant editorial page editor, and Bruce Becker of Becker & Becker, one of the most influential developers in urban revitalization, discussed the revitalization of Connecticut cities during last Friday’s Common Hour. Professor Abigail Van Slyck from the Art History and Architectural Studies departments moderated the discussion. Condon started the Common Hour with a [...]

Almost two months ago, a devastating earthquake that rattled Haiti has left 230,000 people dead and 1 million homeless. Our NESCAC peers have already begun vigorous fundraising campaigns: Colby College has raised $21,600 towards their goal of $25,000, while Middlebury College students had collected more than $5,000 within one week of the earthquake. Originally, [...]