O Humanities, Where art Thou?
A Classics professor considers the humanities throughout the ages, and invites former students to weigh in on these fields in today’s world.
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Following in the Footsteps of Roy Chapman Andrews
Kiernyn Orne-Adams ’16 channeled her inner Indiana Jones to embark on a new adventure with an unexpected Beloit connection.
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Beloit alumna co-founds community archaeology project
A community and university archaeology project is elevating histories that were buried when a neighborhood met its tragic, bulldozed end. Heritage West was highlighted in The Pennsylvania Gazette where Megan Kassabaum ’05 expressed her excitement at uncovering pieces of daily life, and the impact on everyone involved in the project.
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The world through Roy Chapman Andrews’ eyes
Liberal arts education took Roy Chapman Andrews to the ends of the earth, and 100 years later Professor Shannon Fie followed in his footsteps as part of the Roy Chapman Andrews Legacy Expedition. They honored Roy Chapman Andrews’ original 1925 Gobi Desert expedition by collecting artifacts and data from sites that are well known, but not well documented.…
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The 1974 Peru Seminar’s Continuing Connections
Fifty years on from the 1974 Peru Seminar, participants look back and consider how that adventure in South America forged lasting connections and shaped their lives.
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Bringing an ancient Swiss tradition home to Wisconsin
Greg Long’s passion for preserving world cultures and music leads him to bring the ancient Swiss tradition of Silvesterchlausen to New Glarus, Wisconsin.
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Native Truths
A permanent exhibit at Chicago’s Field Museum breaks new ground in how Native American stories are told and who tells them. Three Beloiters played key roles in creating it.
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