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Partners with the the college’s study abroad program in China have decided to suspend the spring semester due to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) epidemic. The college is among a number of other institutions, including Smith College, Mount Holyoke College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst that will not offer

Lauren J. Leydon-Hardy is an assistant professor of philosophy. Her research concerns social epistemology. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Calgary, a master’s degree from Brandeis University and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Q: How did you begin studying philosophy and what made you

The college implemented a new standardized course evaluation system for the past fall semester. The evaluation system, which was approved in a faculty-wide vote last May, aims to more fairly assess tenure-track faculty members and to receive teaching assessments from students without implicit biases. The initiative comes in part through

The college recently approved an alternate pathway to work authorization for international students, a move that comes after many lost jobs and internships due to delays in the previous process. The federal program, called Curricular Practical Training (CPT), serves as a form of employment authorization for international students on F-1

The Five College Consortium announced on Jan. 14 that it received a $2.5 million grant dedicated to enhancing scholarship in its Native American and Indigenous studies (NAIS) program. The grant, which was awarded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is among the largest ever received by the consortium. The

Billy Jang is a computer science and mathematics double major writing a computer science thesis on security in machine learning systems. His advisor is Assistant Professor of Computer Science Scott Alfeld. Q: Could you tell me about your thesis?A: At a high-level, my thesis is taking a look at