“We’re Freshmen Together”
Delivering this year’s DeMott Lecture to an appreciative crowd in Johnson Chapel on Monday, U.S. Sen. Christopher Coons '85 noted that being a recently elected legislator and being a first-year are similar in many ways. More »
Introducing... This Year’s New Students
From Director of Admission Katie Fretwell ’81, here are facts and figures about this year’s transfer students and the Class of 2015. The 474 new students include two licensed pilots, a national ballroom dancing champion and the manager of a rap artist, to list just a few. More »
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Lawrence Douglas Publishes Two New Works of Fiction
The LJST professor—currently at work on a book about the last high-profile Nazi war crimes trial and invited to lecture at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in October—talks to Katherine Duke '05 about his new novel The Vices and crime thriller parody The Girl with the Sturgeon Tattoo. More »
Austin Sarat Edits Two New Books, Prepares To Lead NEH Seminar
Professor Austin Sarat explores the law as a means of enlightenment, entertainment and execution in two newly-released books and an upcoming National Endowment for the Humanities summer seminar for teachers. More »
Upcoming Events
A Screen on the Green double feature and the annual Student Activities Fair are among the many events scheduled for this Orientation week, which culminates with the college’s Opening Convocation on Monday, Sept. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Johnson Chapel, with an address from new President Biddy Martin. More »
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