Freshman Seminar Program News Today

Collaboration is key at Duke, and the FOCUS Program has guided interdisciplinary partnerships among our diverse academic units for over 30 years. Recognized by experts such as educational psychologist Howard Gardner as a model of transformational education in the United States [1], FOCUS provides incoming students with experiential learning experiences as they begin their distinctive college paths.

On April 26 the Faculty Council discussed the divisional structure of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.  They also approved a proposal to dissolve the ...

We are three emeritus faculty who chose to spend our entire academic careers at JMU because we were dedicated, along with countless other faculty colleagues, both living and deceased, to

Saints of Resistance is the first non-religious study focused on the dynamic life of saints and their devotees in the Spanish Philippines from the sixteenth through the early part of the eighteenth century. It offers an in-depth analysis of the origins and development of the beliefs and rituals surrounding some of the most popular saints in the Philippines during the period of early Spanish rule, namely, Santo Niño de Cebu, Our Lady of Caysasay, Our Lady of the Rosary La Naval, and Our Lady of ...

Common calendar, Packet papers, January 15 Common calendar, Packet papers, January 15 Ongoing Every first and third Saturday through April, the West Windsor Community Farmers Market is held outdoors, rain, snow or shine, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at MarketFair on Route 1 in West Windsor/Princeton. Available is fresh produce, coastal seafood, farm fresh eggs, artisan cheese, fresh pasta and sauces, soups and chili, pastured meats and poultry, gluten-free baked goods, alpaca fiber wear, and more. Y...

Common calendar, Packet papers, January 8 Common calendar, Packet papers, January 8 Ongoing While decorating for the holidays is a tradition, too often strings of burnt out or damaged holiday lights end up being tossed out with household garbage. There is a greener way to properly dispose of these decorations. Instead of discarding non-working lights in the trash, the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders want residents to give them a second life by bringing them to the county’s Reso...