"We have students who've volunteered with farm workers, veterans, blind students, and young children," says Dean of Admissions and Student Affairs Leslie Davidson of the exceptional incoming class of 2009.
The highly anticipated renovation of Kendrick House took place this summer and will be finished by the time students return to campus. "After a very hectic summer," says Director of Physical Plant Steve Carignan, "we're very hopeful." Students will be able to move in on Aug. 18 when Orientation begins.
This year's book one, Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route, by Saidiya Hartman, is the narrative of Hartman's journey from Ghana to the Atlantic Coast, as she traces the history of the Atlantic slave trade. The book was independently suggested by both history professor Ryan Carey and literature professor Hal Holladay, according to Dean of Academic Affairs Sam Ruhmkorff.
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