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Monday, November 27, 2023

Legacies of Revenge: Dress as your Favorite Avenger Day

 A belated post with photos of Professors Alice Dailey and Chelsea Phillips in their Legacies of Revenge class on Dress as your Favorite Avenger Day.




Photos from the Nature Writing Workshop

Photos from Cathy Staples's Nature Writing Workshop visiting Rushton Farm's saw-whet owl banding station. The primary objective of owl banding is to provide data to answer questions about Saw-whet Owl health, migration, and habitat. All the Rushton Farm banders are federally licensed to handle the owls and collect data. 










This Wednesday: A Life of Writing: A Reading and Q&A with Thomas Swick and Ariel Delgado Dixon

 Join us for an exciting reading and conversation with two phenomenal authors! Thomas Swick is a veteran travel writer, newspaper editor, and Villanova alum celebrating the publication of his new memoir, Falling into Place. Ariel Delgado Dixon is the author of Don't Say We Didn't Warn You, and Sourland, forthcoming from Random House. Swick and Delgado Dixon will share their paths to becoming writers, as well as their varied and interesting experiences, from Swick’s life behind the Iron Curtain to Delgado Dixon’s work as a farmer. This event is a good fit for anyone interested in travel writing, becoming a novelist, journalism, and editing (for starters). Refreshments provided! 



Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Teach-in on Palestine: Solidarity, Mon. Nov. 6

There will be a second teach-in on Palestine focused on Solidarity taking place on Monday, November 6 in the Driscoll Auditorium. The event will take place from 4:00-6:00 pm and will be followed by a student-led strategizing session from 6:00-7:00 pm. Come with questions. There will be pizza!