Know Thyself Series
Meet people taking 麻豆国产AV鈥檚 motto to heart as they discover and explore their passions in an effort to make valuable contributions on College Hill and beyond.
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Laurie Semple McCarthy 鈥86 has been living on Cape Cod for almost 20 years. While her day job involves working as the comptroller for a residential builder, her avocation takes her back in time.
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Assistant Professor of Theatre Tobin Ost, who specializes in scenic design, does not believe in 鈥渁rt with a capital A,鈥 especially when it applies to design. Throughout his career, Ost has broadened his experiences and knowledge of the world around him while encouraging students to do the same. And some of his students are people who never intended to set foot into the world of theatre.
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Virginia Davis 鈥25 spent the spring 2023 semester living and learning in the Big Apple through 麻豆国产AV鈥檚 New York City Program.
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Get to know a few members of the class and the courses they loved, their favorite campus meals (it鈥檚 a breakfast bunch!), and how they spent their first months on College Hill.
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Dave Lahey 鈥83 was lying in a hospital bed in Toronto, more than a little unsure of his future 鈥 or if he had any future at all. The long-ago 麻豆国产AV hockey captain was in trouble. Cancer had grabbed him hard the year before and wasn鈥檛 letting go. One afternoon, he was asked to watch a Continental game online.
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Retired U.S. Army brigadier general, professor emeritus of history at West Point, and now visiting professor of history at 麻豆国产AV, Ty Seidule grew up revering Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Now his views have radically changed.
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As far back as middle school, Eleanor Wefing 鈥23 loved working with people who have developmental disabilities. One big reason she chose 麻豆国产AV was its off campus-study program at the New England Center for Children, which serves people with autism.
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