The above map depicts the itinerary of the Holocaust mini-term through Eastern Europe.

New mini-term: learning, service and goodwill in Eastern Europe

Last spring, History Professor Steve Berk and I were approached by Dr. Michael Lozman, a local activist interested in restoring Jewish cemeteries in Eastern Europe. These cemeteries were abandoned during the Holocaust, when Jewish communities were decimated. Many people were …→

A student asks Quinn Norton a question after her presentation in the Nott Memorial.

From Beirut to Schenectady: Journalist Quinn Norton visits the U

One of the purposes of good journalism is to help the audience understand its world better. That purpose was admirably served last Wednesday, Oct. 17, when Union welcomed investigative journalist Quinn Norton. Norton’s main expertise is on the subjects of …→

3. Take the clocks down.

The campus is currently pockmarked by non-functioning clocks (including those in various classrooms and the pillar in front of Reamer, which never has the right time). Because these clocks are “single-function devices” that don’t even live up to their single …→