Jessica Kohn
Number of articles: 3First article: November 20, 2009
Latest article: February 26, 2010
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NECASL study probes beyond grades
A student's college experience is determined by a seemingly infinite number of variables. However, demanding academics and loaded extracurricular schedules often overshadow other essential components. In an effort to ascertain the key factors that impact their students' experiences, seven liberal arts colleges are participating in the New England Consortium on Assessment and Student Learning (NECASL). Funded by the Teagle Foundation, NECASL began as a collaborative project at Bates College. In the program's first year, Lee Cuba, a sociology professor at Wellesley College, led a group of investigators to design a qualitative panel study focused on the learning and decision making processes of students throughout their college careers.
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Students drink in alumna’s wine presentation
Never mind ornate labels and attractively tapered bottles—the art of winemaking goes far beyond consumer-oriented design, according to winemakers Julie Johnson '76 and Robert "Rory" Williams. Johnson and Williams, co-owners of the Tres Sabores Vineyard in St. Helena, California visited the Bowdoin campus on Tuesday and Wednesday to give presentations on the various facets of the winemaking process.
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Students trek to Thorne to feast on traditional turkey dinner
Before students even had a chance to form the lines that ran out of the Thorne and Moulton lobbies yesterday, Bowdoin Dining Service was hard at work ensuring a smooth operation for our traditional Thanksgiving dinner. This year, workers were greeted early Thursday morning with a broken dishwasher, while elsewhere an elevator holding roughly 800 pounds of food to be prepared for the dinner was stuck between floors.