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ACM announces a new Fall 2013 program in Jordan, focused on Middle East and Arabic language studies.
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May 3, 2012
"The three things that I really love are Spanish, writing, and being outdoors," said Clare Boerigter, a Grinnell College sophomore who spent last summer soaking in the great outdoors on an internship at the Kaibab National Forest in Arizona.
Clare Boerigter in the Kaibab National Forest.
Back on campus in the fall, Boerigter's three loves converged in a Craft of Fiction class when she wrote "Gusanos" – Spanish for "worms" – a story set on a mountain in South America and inspired in large part by her experiences in the southwest.
This spring, "Gusanos" was chosen by novelist Gina Frangello as the winning story in the 40th annual Nick Adams Short Story Contest, and Boerigter went to Chicago to receive the award, along with its $1,000 prize, and give a presentation about her story and the creative process that went into it. Read more
Keeping the Bigger Picture in Mind Leads to Award for Outstanding Research Apr 16, 2012
- Chloe Souza from Macalester College, along with two other finalists, are honored for their independent research on ACM off-campus programs in Costa Rica and at the Newberry Library.
"Never as Simple as it Seems" – Stories of Surprise, Challenge, and Enlightenment Apr 11, 2012
- Students will describe and reflect on their experiences around the world at the 4th annual ACM Student Symposium on Off-Campus Study in Chicago.
Advice in the Newberry Seminar to "Ask a Question, Start to Answer" Sparks an Intellectual Adventure Apr 3, 2012
- A single map set Scott Heerman on a scholarly path that has taken him to graduate school, searching through county courthouses in southern Illinois, and back to the Newberry on a research fellowship.
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