Jennifer Baker, assistant professor of philosophy, is one of those teachers who will make you think – and think in ways you’re not accustomed to and perhaps on subjects you might not ever consider to have philosophical implications. We asked her to ponder a few questions for us – and, in the process, learned about
In high school, she was fast. so fast she was named one of Alabama’s all-state cross-country runners her junior year. So fast she earned that honor again her senior year. Still, no matter how quick her pace, Dena O’Brien could not quite run a mile in less than five minutes. At the College, that albatross
They came to represent. As student-athletes. As performers. As competitors. But also as ambassadors of the College’s equestrian team. And – as soon as they arrived at the Kentucky Horse Park for the 2011 IHSA National Championship last May – it was clear they were champions for their team. “It’s an honor to be able
Although rarely recognized as such, Charleston is a college town. The College of Charleston, along with the Charleston area’s three other public colleges and universities – the Medical University of South Carolina, The Citadel and Trident Technical College – account for a total of nearly 50,000 students, faculty and staff. That’s the equivalent of a
For more than 200 years, life at the College has been centered at its Cistern Yard. Here, in a sacred spot both at the heart of campus and downtown Charleston, magnificent buildings surround an incredible urban garden of live oaks and a large lawn. This is where generations of students have come to sit, paint,
Most of us want to save the world, but not many of us actively try to do it. Well, one alumna certainly is, and she’s found her career’s calling as an advocate for environmental policy. by Jennifer "Gigi" Kellett '00 When I graduated from the College, I thought that I would take a couple of
For a month last summer, 15 creative writing students made their home in the small hillside town of Spoleto, Italy, with English professors Bret Lott and Emily Rosko. There, they worked on crafting poetry, writing travel memoirs and discovering a new world. by Lauren Krouse After two weeks in Spoleto, I had become disenchanted with
Susan Ray ’91 stared in disbelief at the piece of paper in her hand. “No name. No Seat. Free,” was printed on the ticket from Turkish Airlines. Then, it was time to go. Gathering her three children, Sue turned to her husband, Lt. Col. William “Bill” Ray ’94, and said goodbye. They were leaving Egypt,
Call it a reverse oasis. At the western tip of the Florida Keys, surrounded by pristine blue waters, lies Fort Jefferson, the largest masonry structure in the Western Hemisphere. The crown jewel of Dry Tortugas National Park, the 165-year-old U.S. naval fortress – built to protect the country’s commerce interests in the Gulf of Mexico
Padgett Powell ’74 is a literary maverick – a genre-bending writer who defies easy classification.
