- Four distinguished professors, including a Pulitzer winner and a holder of several patents, retired this spring. John Cunningham, above, had a half-century of service.
- A panel of faculty experts will enlighten listeners regarding history, new developments in the Greek saga.
- Two distinguished guests will be honored: Julian Bond, a longtime activist in the civil rights, economic justice, and peace movements. and Sallie W. (Penny) Chisholm '69, preeminent oceanographer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Income inequality was an agenda item at the recent World Economic Forum annual meeting and has been frequently addressed by Pope Francis. These conversations make the current "Classless Society" exhibition at the Tang more relevant than ever.
- Author, trustee, professors to share expertise on consequences of globalization.
- From corn breeds to calories to recipes, today's food issues have a lot to do with size and competition.
- Intersections, a new series of panel discussions, will consider how such topics as religion, gender, race, sexuality, nation, and class inform and frame our campus community. Come hear from fellow students, faculty, and staff?and feel free to share your own perspective.
- Associate Professor of Economics Mehmet Odekon has edited the Encyclopedia of World Poverty (2006, Sage Publications), a comprehensive collection of scholarly articles on poverty worldwide by a variety of authors, including Odekon.