Tagged as “Campus Visitors”

An essayist and a poet kick off the year’s writing series. by Jessica Bachiochi ’09 with Maura Stephens

Barbara Hurd’s mother was an artist, her father a practical problem solver. They looked at the world in very different ways. Hurd, an award-winning essayist, draws from both influences to present her view of the natural world. Renowned for her ability to...

Switching from the draft to a volunteer army has made marketing key to recruitment over the last three decades. By Karin Fleming ’09

“Take the Army’s 16- month tour of Europe” is the headline that accompanies a photograph of a 20-something American man sitting at...

New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof shares horrific stories of the Sudanese genocide to spur response. by Karin Fleming ’09

The photo is of the skeletal remains of a teenage girl. Her hands are still bound at the wrists and twisted behind her back; her body is still crouched in the ditch...

Rory Kennedy shares insights on filmmaking for positive social change.   
by Karin Fleming ’09

Standing in her living room, Samantha tries not to cry, but a single tear falls down her cheek. Her couch cushions are ripped apart, the stuffing thrown around the room. A knife is jammed into the TV set; her...

Filmmaker Byron Hurt brings a critical eye to the music form.
by Chelsea Theis '08

At 30 years old, after spending 15 years as a violence prevention educator, Byron Hurt moved back home. He wanted to become a filmmaker, and without an income he needed to depend on his parents’ largesse. Six years later the fruits of...