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56�Թ��� honors the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during a campuswide celebration, Jan. 20–30, 2020. Social activist, human rights advocate, and writer Opal Tometi will be the keynote speaker on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m.

Two related exhibitions open at the Picker Art Gallery on January 30.

Wondering what’s happening in the classroom at 56�Թ���? Here’s a real-time glimpse into academic life on campus — a syllabus from a course underway this semester.

During the course of 12 weeks last summer, I was introduced to software engineering in Amazon’s fast-paced, dynamic work environment.

Psychology major Keara Greene ’20, from Halifax, Mass. describes her summer research combining environmental studies and art.

This summer, Alique Fisher ’22 is growing her startup company, øats, in Boston, Mass.

Computer science major Caio Rodrigues Faria Brighenti ’20, from São Paulo, Brazil, is conducting research on fake news, or intentionally misleading information.

Inside Higher Education writes, “Nationwide, many members of the Class of 2023 are thinking about their college arrivals. Educators hope these new students will find commonality in books assigned to freshmen to read over the summer.”

56�Թ���’s 2019 Alumni of Color scholar in residence, Dianne Stewart ’90, associate professor of religion and African American studies at Emory University, visited classrooms and delivered two public lectures as part of her two-week residency on campus last semester.

The BBC writes, “Some forests are more than 1,000 years old ... Paradoxically, humans have both protected them yet pose the biggest threat to their future.”