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Professor of Economics Frank Howland paid tribute to fellow econ professor Bert Barreto during a reception yesterday in Baxter Hall marking Barreto’s final days as one of the College’s most effective teachers. more >>> 2008 Division III Student Honors, Awards, and Prizes Division III (The Social Sciences) has announced the following awards given at a recent Student Honors, Awards, and Prizes Chapel held at the College. more >>> Liberal Arts Inspires "Entrepreneurial Spirit" Twenty Wabash entrepreneurs who believe that their liberal arts education was the best preparation for the work they love are interviewed in the new issue of Wabash Magazine. more >>> Immersion, Mission Trips are Life Changing Over 150 Wabash students who traveled the world over Spring Break have returned to campus. Some traveled with class Immersion Learning trips, others did student-driven missionary work in Botswana and New Orleans, and some "spread the fame of her honored name" singing in San Francisco and hitting baseballs in Texas. more >>> Women’s Rights in Ancient Sparta will the topic of Andrew Hanssen’s talk Wabash College will host F. Andrew Hanssen who will give a talk on “Rulers Ruled by Women: An Economic Analysis of the Rise and Fall of Women’s Rights in Ancient Sparta” at 8 p.m. Thursday, January 31, in Room 101 (Lovell Lecture Room) in Baxter Hall. more >>> Wabash Grads Bring Geist-Fishers Debate to Campus Two alumni involved in a contentious public debate about city annexation brought Wabash students into the process Thursday night. Brad Johnson ’71 and Mike Shaver ’73 led a discussion on Democracy, Public Policy, and Involuntary Municipal Annexation in Indiana more >>> Rogge Lecturer: Democracy A Tough Sell Michael Mandelbaum, a leading authority on international affairs believes Russia, China and the Arab world are areas where democracy could grow. But the Director of the American Foreign Policy Program at Johns Hopkins University thinks the Arab world and Iraq present the biggest challenges. more >>> Mandelbaum to Give Rogge Lecture Tonight One of America’s leading authorities on international affairs, Michael Mandelbaum, will present the 2007 Benjamin A. Rogge Memorial Lecture at Wabash College. Mandelbaum’s lecture will be presented Friday. more >>> Summer Business Immersion to Look at Local Tourism One of Wabash College’s most successful business experiences continues to grow and impress employers and alumni alike. The Summer Business Immersion Experience got underway this week with 12 students participating. more >>> Computer Lab Hours - Final Exams and Week Prior Wabash computer labs will have special hours for final exams and the week prior, April 22nd-May 3rd. more >>> Immerson Blog: European Union Focus of Trip Professors Peter Mikek and Stephen Dyson are leading a group of Wabash students to Brussels, Belgium, and Frankfurt, Germany, to study the European Union. The students met up with a 1987 Wabash alum Wednesday night. more >>> Hamilton '89, Benedict '98 Discuss Healthcare Economics Politicians, healthcare providers, and anyone looking at a doctor's bill may often debate health care's economics. more >>> Economist Friedman Cited Wabash Lectures in Famous Text more >>> Nobel Prize Winner Lectures on Economic Reform Worldwide economic reform fails in large measure because developing countries attempt to implement institutions and systems that exist in the United States. The lack of understanding of individual cultures and societies has been the fundamental failing of many reform efforts, according to Nobel Laureate Douglass C. North, who gave the 2006 Benjamin A. Rogge Memorial Lecture at Wabash. more >>> Nobel Laureate Douglass North to Give Rogge Lecture Wabash College invites you to hear Nobel Laureate Douglass C. North present the 2006 Benjamin A. Rogge Memorial Lecture. Dr. North’s lecture, “The Natural State or Why Effective Economic Reform is so Difficult to Achieve,” will be presented on Friday, October 6 at 5:00 p.m. in Salter Hall in the Fine Arts Center. more >>> Burnette: Debunking Myths of Women's Wages, Employment Economist Joyce Burnette can't go online to conduct her personal research. Very little, if any, research on her subject has been published. So when Professor Burnette needs to gather more information, she travels to small country towns across England, where she can be found in the town's archives. more >>> Social Science Department Names Honorees at Awards Chapel Division III (The Social Sciences) has announced the following awards given at a recent Student Honors, Awards, and Prizes Chapel held at the College. more >>> Mackintosh Fellows Named at Awards Chapel The George Lewes Macktintosh Fellows were named at a recent Student Honors, Awards, and Prizes Chapel held at the College. more >>> Professors Barreto, Howland Publish Hi-Tech Textbook A decade’s worth of self-penned economics lessons edified through modern technology is now available in a convenient college textbook. Bert Barreto and Frank Howland, professor and associate professor of economics at Wabash College, respectively, started team-teaching econometrics (statistical analysis for economists) 10 years ago. more >>> Immersion Learning Trips Enhance Wabash Education New York’s city culture and its writers, the politics of national security in Washington D.C., and the intricacies of marketing strategies in Indiana, will highlight this year’s Spring Break Immersion learning experiences. Read the Immersion blogs on our homepage. more >>> |
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