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An Update to the Update
On May 7, 2015
We Admit It! We have an update to our update on the freshman waitlist (we also admit that’s a lot of updates). On Friday,
Freshman Waitlist Update
On May 4, 2015
We Admit It! May 1, the sun around which the admission world rotates, has come and gone. And of course the first question we
Decisions, Decisions — Fall 2015 Transfer Edition
On April 23, 2015
Admit It! You have been anxiously awaiting this moment since you clicked submit. And now, we Admit It! The time has come. Transfer decisions
Over the Hills and Far Away: The Earth Structure & Dynamics Field Trip 2015
On April 23, 2015
The Earth Structure & Dynamics class field trip is a springtime ritual; last weekend we headed over the hills and far away. At our
Overheard in Transfer Committee – The Academic Turn Around
On April 16, 2015
We Admit It! It’s time to turn our attention to transfers. We know you’ve been patiently waiting, and the time has finally arrived. We
Progress in Chaguite?
On April 10, 2015
Chaguite, Nicaragua, March 8, 2015. Today is the opening community meeting for this year’s project trip. The meeting is scheduled for 2pm. Dr. Kenneth
An ode
On April 10, 2015
Cuje is a mystery: her treasures are few and oddly concentrated; resource-brokers played favorites, inequalities reinforced by good intentions are sustaining injustice, sustaining need; years
Mystery at Midway Mills (Part 2)
On April 9, 2015
In the last post I described how an old stone mill in the central Virginia Piedmont had disappeared. I discovered Midway Mills’ disappearance on
Decisions, Decisions – 2015 Regular Decisions Released
On March 24, 2015
We Admit It! The time has arrived. Decisions have been made and emails have been launched. Decisions for those who applied Regular Decision for