September 16, 2017 at 11:21 am
A Meditation on Enuma Elish and the Primordial History of Genesis Let us ask just one question about Genesis 1-11 in comparison with the Akkadian creation epic: how do human beings appear in these two stories? To ask this question, we do not need to decide in advance whether the authors of Genesis deliberately produced […]
September 11, 2017 at 11:30 am
Another postcard has flown to us from overseas. It comes from Core alum and current senior Gregory Kerr, who writes to us from Rome, Italy. He says: Hello Core, Greeting from Rome! I’m taking a vacation following my completion of a summer project I’d only have done because of my experience with Core. (If it […]
September 9, 2017 at 5:48 pm
Hello, scholars, old and new. We presume that, after this first week of classes, you are settling into your routine nicely. If not, we hope that the (relative) regularity of the Weekly Round-Up helps to set you at ease. We’ll always be here for you, Corelings. Or at least until the author graduates. Who knows […]
September 4, 2017 at 8:28 am
Welcome back to campus, scholars! We missed you so, so much. So much that we planned many events to spend some time with you. (More on that later.) For now, here are the (belated) weekly links. Plagued by pre-semester anxiety? Well, that’s nothing to be ashamed of. A gentle pug has some words of encouragement […]
September 1, 2017 at 10:51 am
Three (!!!) more postcards have arrived in the mail, this time from our friends studying abroad in the Summer Study in Greece program. All of them are addressed to our own Prof. Stephanie Nelson, whose contributions to the program have greatly impacted the trio of the students. Dear Prof. Nelson, Thank you so much for […]
August 30, 2017 at 9:56 am
We were thrilled to receive a postcard from Core alumna Suzyn-Elayne Soler this month! It comes to us all the way from Meadville, Pennsylvania. She writes: Dear Core, Greeetings from Meadville, PA! I recently began work in admissions and have been tapped to help with the new honors program. I hope to draw from Core […]
August 26, 2017 at 9:36 pm
Greetings, scholars! Nervous about the approaching semester? Never fear! Our Core authors will always stand beside you, forever creeping into your mind whenever you try to write papers and complete assignments for other classes. (On their behalf, we’re sorry.) This week in books: More millennials in the United States visited libraries last year than any […]
August 19, 2017 at 5:08 pm
Bon weekend, Corelings! We hope these last few weeks of summer break are treating you well. Now onto the links: ICYMI: The Core minor is now live. This is BIG, folks. A solar eclipse is scheduled for this Monday, August 21. If you are currently in Boston, the best time to witness the event (taking […]
