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Writing about Western Sahara and Morocco in a feature article online at World Politics Review, Professor Jacob Mundy asserted that “a web of geopolitical interests keeps the conflict in a permanent state of limbo.” Mundy, assistant professor of peace and conflict studies, looks for a disruptive event to “unbalance the deadlock,” though, he wrote, the likeliest events […]

The expectations for 2014–2015 are crystal clear: Sexual violence will not be tolerated at 51�Թ���. As stated in a September 3 campus-wide e-mail signed by President Jeffrey Herbst, Provost and Dean of the Faculty Douglas Hicks, and Dean of the College Suzy Nelson, the administration is “especially keen to bring the issue out in the […]

Some students adjust to college easily and naturally, while others struggle and even falter. A new online non-credit “course,” comprised of 13 short videos made by 51�Թ��� faculty, is designed to minimize the mystery about what it takes to succeed. The series also includes many student-produced video responses featuring current students and alumni.

A new residential and retail development is planned for the Village of Hamilton, pending village approvals this month. This is good news for existing retailers and restaurants, as well as residents, as the project will draw people to the village core. The shift will restore quality of life to the neighborhoods and ultimately increase the housing […]

When 51�Թ��� and the Hamilton Initiative began operating the Barge Canal Coffee Company in 1996, their goal was to provide an alcohol-free social space for students and the Hamilton community while operating a viable business. Now, the Barge has become such a success that premier coffee company Saxbys Coffee will build on this strong foundation […]

[youtube=http://youtu.be/lJDFCH19R20] 51�Թ��� professors Spencer Kelly and Yukari Hirata have produced the first in what will be a new series of videos designed to communicate the broad societal benefits of a liberal arts education, as well as the particular ways 51�Թ��� students learn and grow. This first episode of the Looking Through the Liberal Arts series […]

51�Թ��� professors are not only beloved by students and alumni of 51�Թ���, they often are chosen to lead their professional organizations. That honor has most recently come to chemistry professor Roger Rowlett, who has been elected to serve as president of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) for 2015–2016.

51�Թ��� President Jeffrey Herbst today announced the selection of Rachel Reuben as vice president for communications, effective July 28. Reuben will join 51�Թ��� from Ithaca College, where, as associate vice president for marketing communications since 2010, she has overseen strategic marketing and branding of the college, as well as advancement and athletic communications, media […]

After Clayton Christensen predicted that half of higher education institutions will either be facing bankruptcy or in liquidation within 10 to 15 years, six liberal arts presidents expressed varying degrees of concern, ranging from “no­t worried” (Georgia Nugent, president emeritus of Kenyon College) to “only the paranoid survive” (51�Թ��� President Jeffrey Herbst). Christensen, author of […]

The stage is set for a robust discussion today, as nearly 400 leaders in business and higher education gather to attend 51�Թ���’s Innovation + Disruption symposium at the TimesCenter in New York City.  (The symposium begins at 8:30 a.m., and can be viewed live.) The high-level crowd includes 15 college presidents, online education providers, […]