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The cupola of Memorial Chapel was illuminated with blue lights as part of the university’s efforts to support autism awareness over the weekend (April 1-2). The university took part in the Light it up Blue campaign initiated by Autism Speaks. Read more about it here.

“It is not for the faint of heart.” That is what Andy Greenfield ’74 said about membership in the university’s Thought Into Action Institute, which provides mentoring to students who want to transform ideas into realities.

School is in the final stretch and I am quite excited! This week has been busy per usual, but I am feeling great about the weekend. For one, I had a mix-and-mingle with the Chinese Interest Association on Tuesday concerning the trip that I will be making to China with the Benton Scholars Program.

Assistant professor of art and art history Carolyn Guile has long had an interest in cultural property, even focusing her doctoral research on the destruction and rebuilding of such sites in Warsaw during World War Two. Her passion for the subject and desire to facilitate discussion about cultural property worldwide led her to the idea […]

President Jeffrey Herbst shared some of his research and experiences in Africa with students and faculty during a recent lecture about foreign aid that was part of the Doing Well by Doing Good series. A past Fulbright scholar and John Simon Guggenheim Foundation fellow, as well as author of the award-winning book States and Power […]

A campus landmark will be bathed in blue this weekend as part of a worldwide effort to raise awareness about autism. The university is taking part in the Light it up Blue campaign initiated by Autism Speaks. The university’s Memorial Chapel will join buildings such as the CN Tower in Toronto and the Empire State […]

The Rev. Irene Monroe, a nationally syndicated queer religion columnist, discussed the importance of alliance building between different identities during her Friday night keynote address for QueerFest 2011.

This week has been quite hectic, but in a very good way! I am getting prepared for my trip to China with the Benton Scholars Program so I had to get some shots that I hadn’t already received.