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Photo courtesy of Connecticut College. This week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Erika Smith, the new Dean of the College. We talked about the community here at Connecticut College, the state of education in the Covid pandemic, and what general advice she has for students. Some responses have been edited for clarity. …
Paige West, Environmental Anthropologist, Wins Guggenheim Fellowship (Ben Ruli) Paige West has won her second prestigious award of 2021 and it’s only April. News of her Guggenheim Fellowship win this month follows closely on the heels of her selection as one of the Explorer’s Club 50 in February. She is one of two Earth Institute faculty to win the Guggenheim Fellowship this year, joining her colleague Sidney Hemming from the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.( West, who is the Claire Tow Professor of Anthropology at Barnard College and director of the Center for the Study of Social Differ...
Date Time New curriculum requirements bring host of new courses to A&S Since enrollment opened up in December, students in the College of Arts & Sciences have had access to dozens of new courses for spring 2021, thanks in part to the College’s new curriculum, which took effect this fall for students in the class of 2024. The new curriculum focuses on the theme of exploration and reaffirms the college’s commitment to a liberal arts and sciences education. Changes make the curriculum easier for students to navigate, simplify the graduation requirements and expand student opportunities for i...