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The Trouble With Niceness: Dialogues on Race Equip Faculty to Challenge Bias in the Classroom
As waves of civil unrest across the country continue, faculty and staff are prepared to address issues of institutional racism, unconscious bias, and police brutality, in and out of the classroom with tools and resources they acquired in dialogues over the summer.
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Recent Alumna Awarded Fulbright to Study Environmental Degradation in Paraguay
Lucy Hochschartner '20 says her professors at St. Lawrence fostered her interest in environmental justice through social science research. Her recent Fulbright Award will allow her to study the effects of deforestation in Paraguay's Gran Chaco forest and pursue her passion for climate activism.
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Student Advocates for Racial Justice in the Classroom in Op-Ed for “Education Post”
Grace Harkins ‘21 recently wrote an op-ed published in Education Post about the urgent need to normalize difficult conversations about race and incorporate anti-racist curricula into K-12 classrooms...
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The First-Year Program: Adventurous Learning with Real-World Impact
After months of planning and preparing for a semester at St. Lawrence unlike any other in recent memory, Associate Dean of the First Year Sarah Barber feels inspired. She knows that this year’s First...
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Living Wisely With Uncertainty: Changing Norms in a COVID-19 World
COVID-19 may have forced Grace Harkins '21 to change her plans to be on campus for her summer research fellowship, but it hasn't prevented her from producing work that enriches our understanding of systemic norms in a rapidly changing world.
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Laurentians Inspire: Conor McDermott '12
Conor McDermott '12 and his team at Kind Senior Care help seniors live independently and thrive. The pandemic has made their services even more essential.
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Laurentians Inspire: Emily Cafarella '21
A day in the life of a St. Lawrence student looks different these days. That’s especially the case for Emily Cafarella '21, who is balancing her academic obligations with her role as a first responder and officer with the Massena Rescue Squad. That puts her on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic, working with her crew to keep her hometown safe.
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First Person: What's It Like to Live in Commons College?
Nicole Greene '21St. Lawrence is unique in many ways. Not only are we home to the only revolving door in the North Country and have the largest squirrel population known to mankind, but we also offer students the...
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Laurentians Inspire: Alex Petizian '10
Alex Petizian ’10 has been making big saves his whole life—even now during a global crisis.
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Laurentians Inspire: Chris Wiles '12
There’s a shortage of personal protective equipment for those on the front lines of the global COVID-19 pandemic, but Chris Wiles ’12 has created a solution that will help–and he has provided blueprints that have inspired countless others to do the same.
