Volume 82, Number 3, Spring 2002
Here are some highlights of the Spring 2002 issue of Lawrence University's quarterly magazine, Lawrence Today. To request a copy of the printed magazine or for other questions or comments, please contact the editor.
Not just old books
Used in teaching and research, Lawrence's rare book collection doesn't just sit on the shelves. From The Nuremberg Chronicle (1493) to signed first editions by 19th and 20th century writers, the 3,500 items located in the Milwaukee-Downer Room of the Seeley G. Mudd Library are a treasure to be prized and preserved. Read the article
Also: Teaching with The Nuremberg Chronicle
Nathan Pusey's enduring legacy
Richard Warch, Lawrence's 14th president, pens a thoughtful memoir of its tenth president, Nathan Marsh Pusey, who died in November 2001 at age 94. President Pusey's most enduring legacy, writes President Warch, is the Freshman Studies program, which has been recognized by a recent challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Read the article . . .
Freshman Studies goes to Kurgan,
In March 2001, retired Lawrence Dean Chuck Lauter traveled to Kurgan, Russia, as part of the college's long-standing exchange program with Kurgan State University. Lauter writes about his preparation to teach Freshman Studies to university students in Siberia, the works he chose for them to read, and the Russian students' reactions to the books and the course. Read the article
They go to Björklunden and are changed
During the 2001-02 academic year, more than 1,000 students and nearly 100 faculty members will take part in weekend seminars at Björklunden, Lawrence's northern campus. The article describes how several different academic departments have made use of the facility under the student seminar program now in its sixth year. Read the article
Also: Close-Up of a Björklunden Seminar
The professors' picks 2002
In what has become one of Lawrence Today readers' favorite recurring features, 19 members of the faculty recommend a total of 46 books for your spring and summer reading. Read the article
Also: Suggested children's books
Undo the heavy burdens,
Charles Ahlgren, Lawrence's 2001-02 Stephen Edward Scarff Memorial Visiting Professor, a 30-year veteran of the diplomatic service, argues persuasively for a larger role for the United States in aiding the development of Third World nations and actively pursuing the goal of reducing global poverty. Read the article
The unfathomable events of an unthinkable day,
Experiencing firsthand the events of September 11, 2001, leads William E. Lee, '96, to a new understanding of what it means to be a survivor, an understanding that clarifies his work in the Holocaust Claims Processing Office of the New York State Banking Department. Read the article
A long way from home
Sophomore Momodu Maligi left his native Sierra Leone in 1995, fleeing the violence of a country torn apart by civil war and political instability. Fate and football brought him to Lawrence, where, as a Viking linebacker, he was chosen as an academic All-Midwest Conference selection in 2001. Read the article
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