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Ethicist Weighs in on Tension Between Public Health and Private Liberty
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent stay at home orders have brought the tension between liberty and public health to the forefront. From the Reopen protesters to viral videos showing customers refusing to wear masks, near-daily clashes between proponents of personal freedom and advocates of collective responsibility illustrate a growing gulf in public opinion.
College Community Recognized for A Year Like No Other
President Carol Quillen and other campus leaders expressed their gratitude for the extraordinary work and dedication of the 51¹ÙÍø community – celebrating milestones and accomplishments via video.
51¹ÙÍø Celebrates the Class of 2020, Welcomes Graduates Into Alumni Family
They started college during the final days of America’s most polarizing presidential election in recent history. They ended in the midst of a world-wide pandemic.
Thank You for Being a Friend: Class of 2020 Besties Share Their Stories
He’s the friend who makes you laugh, sometimes uncontrollably, the one who believes that no conversation is too silly.
Chasing Orchids: Lydia Soifer ’20 Earns Smith Scholarship
Lydia Soifer’s favorite moments usually involve a forest.
From waking up to the cries of howler monkeys in the Amazon Rainforest, to hiking to the top of a mountain to get to a cloud forest in Australia, she feels joy in the midst of trees.
No Summer Internship? Junior Urges Students to Build Their Own
With the COVID-19 pandemic scuttling summer internships, junior Dan Murphy urged students to think like entrepreneurs and build their own in a piece he wrote for EdSurge, an outlet that focuses on how tech is transforming education.
Alumna's Homegrown Initiative Feeds Healthcare Heroes and Lifts Restaurants
Like millions of Americans, Jenna Brunner ’17 and her Wells Fargo colleagues quickly adjusted to working from home. But it wasn’t long before conversation during weekly work-at-home meetings turned to how they could make a difference in the community.
Students Share What Life Is Like on an Almost Empty Campus
Once familiar routines look very different right now for the students who remain on campus. Like everyone else, they must maintain social distance and rely on virtual connections for friendship and contact with the world outside of 51¹ÙÍø.
