Class of the finest: Retiring faculty

Nine professors — in art, counseling, divinity, economics, history, religion, journalism, classical languages and East Asian languages — are retiring this year, after leaving an indelible mark on generations of students dating back to the 1970s.


Using creativity to heal the mind

A woman suffering from domestic violence acts out what is happening in her home. A man struggling with issues at work writes down what causes him stress. A child dealing with an unhappy home life draws a picture of sad stick people and then a […]


A new look at the five stages of grief

The five stages of grief — denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance — are a commonly accepted and comforting road map to overcoming grief. But the stages were never intended to be a uniform way of dealing with the death of a loved one, […]


Cindy Gendrich: Why do we laugh?

Professor of Theatre Cindy Gendrich is one of those people who can’t stop herself from laughing, sometimes too loudly and at inappropriate times. “I adore it when people tell funny stories at funerals, for instance, since it seems to me to be a way […]


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