The first economist to give the LaFollette Lecture in the Humanities finds common ground between the disciplines. It may be no coincidence that it took nearly four decades for an economist to […]
Archives: September, 2018
Professor Emeritus of Classics Joe Day was the Haines-Morris Distinguished Lecturer at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville March 22 to 23, presenting a formal talk (Elegy into Epigram: Why Elegiac Meter became Dominant in […]
Associate Dean of Students Marc Welch ’99 presented “Learning to Laugh and Laughing to Learn in the L2” at The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese 100th annual conference in Salamanca, […]
In his new book, Tobey Herzog dives into an award-winning author’s feints and contradictions and surfaces with a revelation for the literary world. The day after he retired, Professor of English Emeritus […]
He seems destined for a life in politics, but Adam Burtner’s path is already taking some unexpected turns—in an egg truck. by Christina Egbert Adam Burtner ‘17 planned out his entire life […]
“There is something rejuvenating about Big Bash, watching friends reunite; sometimes having not seen each other in 50 years, literally. The rigor and cohesiveness of this place creates a bond among young […]
One hundred ninety-nine men received sheepskin diplomas from President Gregory D. Hess on a hot and sunny day on the College Mall. Chedid and Cottingham were the featured speakers, per Wabash tradition, […]
About It The boy can’t look at himself in the barber’s mirror, but there he is, and his face says he’s all wrong. Oh for someone to say otherwise, but the barber […]
Maybe it was the beauty of the Hudson Valley. Perhaps it was the mess hall that served 4,500 people in 30 minutes. It could have been three simple, yet powerful words: Duty. […]
A grant from the National Science Foundation is expanding Psychology Department Chair Karen Gunther’s research on color vision. Karen Gunther wanted to be an artist when she grew up. She made her […]
It’s a little before 5 on a late June afternoon when Garrett McCarthy ’13 climbs out of a Learjet 35 at Aurora Municipal Airport just outside Chicago. He’s been up since dawn […]
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