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Chesapeake Semester Accepting ApplicationsWith the landmark Chesapeake Semester, the Center for Environment & Society invites students to undertake unique interdisciplinary studies with the Chesapeake Bay at their core.
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Honoring Irish Peacemaker Bertie AhernThe former Taoiseach received an honorary degree during the George Washington’s Birthday Convocation Feb. 20 and praised former diplomat and College president Mitchell Reiss for helping him keep the peace process on track.
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Sojourn in South AfricaAfter her semester abroad in South Africa, Ashley Elmore ’15 hopes to join the Peace Corps after graduation to return to the continent to work.
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Remembering Patricia Godbolt White ’64Before becoming the first female African American student at Washington College, she helped integrate the public schools in her hometown as part of “the Norfolk 17.”
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Love the Turtle!Professor Aaron Krochmal’s research on how turtles learn and use navigation skills is the featured cover article in Current Biology. The findings can help wildlife managers better handle turtle populations whose habitats have been destroyed.
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And the Finalists Are…The four finalists for the 2015 George Washington Book Prize – Nick Bunker, Richard Dunn, François Furstenburg and Eric Nelson – offer new insights into the American Revolution, its impact on the rest of the world, and the very meaning of liberty.
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The Beat of the PeopleSeventeen Washington College students grabbed the opportunity of a lifetime over winter break living in Havana, Cuba, studying the vibrant ties between music and culture there, and learning much more about another world.
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Taking Aim at Gun ViolenceIn a new Kohl Gallery exhibition opening February 5, sculptor David Hess shares a series of assault weapons he began crafting in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He hopes they will spark dialogue about the role of gun violence in American culture.
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