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Free Minds, Free Education

October 23, 2018 by Tori Miller

While higher education is often touted as the cornerstone of a successful and prosperous life, many are left in the dust, unable to afford the tuition or balance the time needed to build that foundation.

Cypro-Minoan inscriptions on display at the Cyprus Museum

Written in Stone: Studying the Relationship Between Ancient Writing Systems and Their Writers

October 19, 2018 by Tori Miller

Beyond the classrooms in Waggener Hall and deep in the archives on prehistoric scripts, Cassandra Donnelly found her calling.

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Professor’s Play “Monroe” Reveals the Ripple Effect of Racial Violence

September 18, 2018 by Rachel White

If every action produces a series of consequences, imagine life if slavery or Jim Crow had never existed. Now, consider what has happened because they’ve existed.

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To Paint is to Write: The Study of Mithila Folk Art

August 30, 2018 by Katie Lazarowicz

In English, writing is very different than painting. But in Hindi, and specifically in the landscape of Mithila folk art, “to paint” is “to write.”

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