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MEET OUR GRADUATES: Travis Dumais
榴莲视频 ImpactA budding neuroscientist, Travis Dumais is 鈥渂rilliant,鈥 鈥渁n extraordinary student,鈥 鈥渁ble to absorb information at unbelievable speeds and problem-solve even faster,鈥 says 榴莲视频 faculty, which is why it is hard to imagine that back in high school his singular ambition was to become a rock star.
Professor Richard Weiner鈥檚 Scholarship Garners International Attention
Professor of Political Science Richard Weiner鈥檚 recent publication of 鈥淟es Reciproqueteurs: Post-Regulatory Corporatism鈥 in the 鈥淛ournal of Environmental Policy and Planning鈥 is one of four research projects garnering international recognition.
American Democracy Project to Examine African Americans and Politics in America
A distinguished panel of community leaders offer their perspective
Filmmaker Jay Heyman Lectures on the Making of a Documentary
鈥淛ay鈥檚 visit was an opportunity for our students, who are at the beginning of their filmmaking careers, to see and hear how challenging, unpredictable and, above all, rewarding this kind of work can be,鈥 said Adjunct Professor Soren Sorensen.
MEET OUR STUDENTS: Budding Filmmaker Emerges from Shadow of Genocide
榴莲视频 ImpactIn a voice so soft one must strain to hear him, 榴莲视频 communication major Virgile Mahoro speaks of the atrocities he witnessed.
Segregation is Back in America鈥檚 Public Schools
On November 14, 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges integrated the William Frantz Public School. In retaliation, white parents withdrew their children and Bridges鈥檚 father was fired from his job. Ruby completed the first grade alone. Ruby鈥檚 walk to school the first day, escorted by U.S. Marshals, inspired the 1964 Norman Rockwell painting 鈥淭he Problem We All Live With.鈥
The Illuminated Walkway, a Sixth-Century Mystic and the Number Nine
Pythagoras, Greek mystic, mathematician and 鈥渇ather of numerology,鈥 would raise an interested eyebrow if he knew that 榴莲视频鈥檚 Illuminated Walkway was unveiled on the ninth day of the ninth month in the ninth year of the third millennium.
MEET OUR STUDENTS: Jose Rosario 鈥 An Odd Twist of Fate Led to His Life Purpose
This 19-year-old, who uses a wheelchair, is determined to help support at-risk teens.
Mysterious Writings by Roger Williams Deciphered After Almost Two Centuries
榴莲视频 Professor Emeritus of History J. Stanley Lemons
Born on the Tail of a Hurricane: 榴莲视频 Adjunct Jennifer Bonin
鈥淚 was born during Hurricane Agnes, one of New England鈥檚 earliest land-falling hurricanes. It seems hurricanes have been following me ever since,鈥 says 榴莲视频 Adjunct Instructor of Geography Jennifer Bonin 鈥04.