In this piece, Lauren Frances Moore '11 discovers her calling as an artist.

The newspaper ad asked for people with a spirit of adventure. Mary Desjeans wasn’t so sure she had that. But she did know that she could analyze information well. The CIA, the young Notre Dame professor with a Ph.D. in Russian history figured, could use people like that. She applied. She was accepted. She said

Everyone deserves art. Poor people. Rich people. Country people. City people. Art is for everyone, believes Scott Shanklin-Peterson, director of the arts management program. For more than 30 years, Shanklin-Peterson has promoted the power of art and helped cultivate careers in the arts through her service as deputy chairman of the National Endowment for the

Jen Wright, who joined the College in 2008, is quickly becoming one of those “must-take” professors in the psychology department. Professor Wright broke away from her teaching and research lab for a few moments to share her thoughts on her love of psychology, a child’s moral development and the key to happiness. What drew you

Professor Chris Starr '83 is innovating the way computer science is taught at the College and beyond.

He’s from the mountains of North Carolina, she’s from the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. They met in the College’s Craig Cafeteria in the fall of 1999. Less than two years later, they were dating – and, five years after that, Josh Hays ’03 and Sarah Permenter ’03 tied the knot. If they could

Nothing beats the thrill of reeling in The Big One. And, even though the hefty Greville Haslam Sporting Book Collection didn’t put up a fight when it was brought into Special Collections at the Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library last fall, the College was nonetheless delighted with the catch. Donated by Mary and Howard Phipps

Karen Foley ’94 is describing a tasting day at the office, and it sounds more like happy hour than a corporate powwow. But don’t get her wrong: She may be comparing 10 different tequilas in one afternoon, but she’s going home sober. “It’s not like we’re drinking all day,” laughs Foley, the founding editor of

Laura MacQueen Saunders '01 knows how to run a music festival. But in her case, it's miles out on the ocean.

In the early 1990s, Jeff Wickline ’92 was dreaming of a life as a movie star. Like thousands before and after him, he dreamed of going to Hollywood, using his talent and savvy to become a renowned actor. But what’s a Hollywood script without a few unexpected turns – and maybe a surprise ending? In