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With the Orphans
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With the Orphans

Lessons from an orphanage

by Stefan Norgaard

Joseph Frank, Renowned Dostoevsky Scholar, Dies at 94
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Joseph Frank, Renowned Dostoevsky Scholar, Dies at 94

Dostoevsky's epic biographer

by Cynthia Haven

New Law Clinic Handles Religious Liberty Cases
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New Law Clinic Handles Religious Liberty Cases

Putting faith in the law

by Sam Scott

News Briefs
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News Briefs

About Our Antagonisms
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About Our Antagonisms

Where conflict comes from

by Kara Platoni

Alice’s Wonder Lands
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Alice’s Wonder Lands

The journals of the late Travel/Study leader Alice Coogan brim with the artwork and descriptions of an observant wanderer who found in faraway places a contentment that sometimes eluded her in everyday life.

by Peter Steinhart

Great Stuff
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Great Stuff

Whether literally precious or boundlessly cherished, the objects that attract collectors reflect individual sensibilities. We found six alumni and faculty whose passions have occupied a lifetime of pursuit not to mention many rooms.

by Mike Antonucci

History Detected
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History Detected

Knowledge of history among high school kids in the United States is abysmal. Now there's a new way to learn: personal letters, official documents and other original source material that forces students to think like historians.

by Theresa Johnston

Alum Takes Pulitzer for Poetry
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Alum Takes Pulitzer for Poetry

by Sam Scott

Hoover Archives Shed Light on New Film
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Hoover Archives Shed Light on New Film

by Rachel Kolb