February 2019

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Tips for Transfer Students

Published by on February 13, 2019 | 7 Responses
Tips for Transfer Students

by Rachel Parker Congratulations future Seawolf! While transferring to a new university can be daunting, you’re not alone in either nerves or excitement. When I transferred to Stony Brook University, I was incredibly anxious. I was pursuing a new course of study, becoming a commuting student for the first time, and transferring over 100 credits […]

Pecha Kucha : The Art of Chit Chat

Published by on February 4, 2019 | 1 Response
Pecha Kucha : The Art of Chit Chat

“Tell all the truth but tell it slant.” Emily Dickinson’s circumlocutory anthem  for poetic truth haunted my English course last semester. Using Dickinson’s verse as a frame along with a contemporary reading of Herman Melville’s Bartleby–perhaps best illustrated in this short film by directors Laura Naylor and Kristen Kee–we consistently asked how truth becomes socially constructed […]

Background Image: From John Milton's "Of Education" (1644).
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