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"Students spent one hour at the living center, once per week to gain insight as to what life might be like as the living center residents, who are elderly, get closer to death," explains Assistant Professor of Religion John Krummel, who taught the service learning course "Death and Dying." "They made connections between text and their visits."
Through Krummel's course and Assistant Professor of A... More >>
The Symposium on Genocide and Human Rights will continue its yearlong exploration of reconciliation when Dr. Samson Munn, associate professor at Tufts University School of Medicine and vice chair of the Department of Radiology at Tufts Medical Center, joins campus. On Thursday, April 18, Munn will give a public evening program on "Encountering the Other in the Post-Genocide Setting" at 7 p.m. in ... More >>
At the turn of the century, many Native American children were forcibly placed in boarding schools. At the time, the Native way of life was thought to be sub-human and savage and the schools were intended to "civilize" and educate. In the process, many forms of abuse occurred and are now documented in a film called "Unseen Tears: Native American Boarding Schools in Western New York," which discus... More >>
Danielle Porter '10 will deploy to Madagascar on Monday, March 4 to begin a two-year term of service as one of the Peace Corps' newest health extension volunteers.
Porter joins the ranks of a select few of alums from HWS who have dedicated themselves to pursue a role with the Peace Corps. Established in 1961, the Peace Corps sends thousands of volunteers around the world working in important fiel... More >>
Drawing hundreds to his lecture at the Colleges, distinguished scholar and bestselling author James Carroll was cordially welcomed to campus this week as the invited guest speaker of the inaugural Max and Marian Farash Community Lecture.
Carroll, who has spent a substantial portion of his career devoted to exploring, understanding, and writing at the crossroads of religion, history, and society, ... More >>
Award-winning writer and scholar James Carroll will present one of his widely acclaimed lectures, "No War is Holy: Saying No to God-sanctioned Violence," as the special guest of the inaugural Max and Marian Farash Community Lecture at Hobart and William Smith Colleges on Monday, Feb. 11.
Carroll, a Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at Suffolk University in Boston and a columnist for The Boston G... More >>
Former President's Forum speaker Episcopal Bishop V. Gene Robinson recently appeared on the "Daily Show with Jon Stewart." An outspoken advocate for civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, Robinson discussed current religious, political and cultural views of same-sex marriage. This is also the topic of his new book, "God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage,... More >>
Fourteen HWS students are spending the fall semester in Mendoza, Argentina, a provincial capital of approximately one million people in a program led by Associate Professor of Religious Studies Richard Salter '86, P'15.
Students study Spanish language and Argentine history and culture through Centro de Español como Lengua Extranjera (CELE) and take two of three courses: "Nationalism," "Religion ... More >>
Professor of Religious Studies Michael Dobkowski was recently the guest lecturer for Sacred Heart University's annual Lachowicz Lecture. Dobkowski discussed Polish rescue behavior in the context of the complex Polish-Jewish history and relationship.
According to an article about the talk that appeared on NewsBlaze.com, "Speaking to a full house of students, faculty, staff and community members, D... More >>
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Anthony Cerulli has published a book on classical Indian medical literature that's been dubbed an important scholarly work for its cultural, religious, and historical subject matter.
Cerulli's book, "Somatic Lessons: Narrating Patienthood and Illness in Indian Medical Literature," examines the forms and functions of narrative discourse in Sanskrit medical ... More >>