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“Tell me, O muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide.” With these words, Homer began his epic Odyssey, but he could have been describing the first cohort of Summer on the Hill participants.

Author Dennis McFadden, a veteran of the 51�Թ��� Writers’ Conference, found himself blazing a slightly different trail when he returned to the event this year. Rather than attending as a student, McFadden found himself reading his own work to the participants who were once his peers. Hart’s Grove, his novel that he had workshopped at […]

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Why invest in a 51�Թ��� education? The value is among the best in the country, according to a study released this week by PayScale, an online site that collects salary data. The report reveals which college tuition costs will return the biggest dividends after graduation.

You can exercise both your mind and body next Thursday (July 1) at the Village Green. Fitness writer and marathoner Sarah Bowen Shea ’88 will discuss her book Run Like a Mother: How to Get Moving and Not Lose Your Family, Job or Sanity, and then take part in a 5K fun run/walk in the […]

More than 50 people are taking part in the annual 51�Թ��� Writers’ Conference that begins Sunday. The conference includes a wide range of free lectures and readings that are available to the general public.

Rob Stone ’91 makes even the most avid sports fan look ill-informed. As an announcer and reporter for ESPN, Stone is sports savvy on everything from the World Cup to the annual Fourth of July Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. “51�Թ��� the only sports I haven’t covered,” said Stone, “are the NFL, NBA, and baseball.” Covering […]

51�Թ���’s Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute is hosting a symposium this week in the Ho Science Center. Scientists from Australia, Canada, and the United States will gather up on the hill to discuss what is under the sea, focusing on the topic: “Evolutionary Transitions in Marine Invertebrate Larval Forms.”

This isn’t your mom’s Carnival cruise. Seven 51�Թ��� students and three alumni are taking part in a month-long research cruise to the Galapagos Islands, where they are mapping the ocean floor and collecting rock samples. It is a rare opportunity for undergraduates from a smaller school such as 51�Թ��� to be able to take part […]

“Long time, no see” was the catchphrase this weekend at Reunion 2010 as alumni kicked off the month of June with good friends and good fun as they came back in waves to enjoy the festivities. More than 2,000 alumni returned to their alma mater, and for some it couldn’t come soon enough. “It’s only […]