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Editor’s note: In honor of Memorial Day, Bruce Guernsey ’66 shares his poem titled “The Wall,” which was selected to be published in the American Life in Poetry series started by poet laureate Ted Kooser. Guernsey was an English major at 51�Թ��� and is now a distinguished professor emeritus at Eastern Illinois University. He has […]

Memorable lines delivered by Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass at 51�Թ���’s 197th Commencement, Sunday, May 20, were broadcast as a precursor to his interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Tuesday, May 23.

The May 28, 2018, edition of the New Yorker includes the poem “Eggplant,” by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Peter Balakian, Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in the humanities and professor of English.

Today, members of the Class of 2018 received the degrees that they worked so hard to attain. Honored guests and familiar friends, rising to congratulate them, made clear that these graduates are taking their liberal arts education into a world of change.

(Editor’s note: The following is a transcript of remarks delivered by Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, at 51�Թ���’s 197th Commencement, Sunday, May 20, 2018.) President Casey, members of the faculty, and soon-to-be graduates of the Class of 2018 – good morning. It is a treat to be here with you today. […]

With a little help from NNSA, Professor Karen Harpp has successfully brought the past to life for her undergraduate class studying The Advent of the Atomic Bomb.

Next winter break, students will travel to Havana, Cuba, for three weeks as part of 51�Թ���’s first credit-bearing extended study trip to the island.

Investing years of research into helping develop a safer way to transport hydrogen for energy, Linh Le ’18 fueled not only his passion for chemistry, but also an exciting career path.

Professor Teo Ballvé has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Grant to spend the next year in Colombia researching how environmental peacebuilding can help strengthen a nation recovering from decades of conflict.

51�Թ��� students gained resume-building skills as they learned to create digital stories — and, in turn, they helped create awareness for the local chapter of a nonprofit organization.