Townhouses on Georgia Avenue. Photos by Sambhav Bansal (C’23). By Sambhav BansalExecutive Staff Amidst life at Sewanee during a pandemic, there are a couple new
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For some students, Sewanee is still all online
By Amelia LeaphartExecutive Staff By July 8, 2020, students had to decide whether they would return to campus for the Advent semester or continue remote
Why it’s so hard to be an international student during a pandemic
By Anna PüsökExecutive Staff When the pandemic started in March, nobody thought it would last longer than the end of the 2019-2020 academic year. Most
The last day of class could be any day now…
What the Sewanee community can learn from coronavirus outbreaks on other college campuses around the country: By Bella FrancoisExecutive Staff We could be sent home
Camila Hwang-Carlos explores the intersection between History and Women’s and Gender Studies
Photo courtesy of Camila Hwang-Carlos (C’22). By Bella FrancoisExecutive Staff For Camila Hwang-Carlos (C’22), majoring in history at Sewanee was not her original plan. Still,
Who killed George Floyd?: The smoke of racism
Photo courtesy of Dr. Donaldson. Anthony M. Donaldson, Jr, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of History at Sewanee: The University of the South. His work
Fifty Years of Firsts: Reflections from the College’s first African-American graduate, Nathaniel Owens
Nathaniel Owens and Lynetta Owens at their home in 1993. By Klarke StricklenStaff Writer The story of Nathaniel Owens—the college’s first African-American graduate—is one of
Old habits, new contexts: Eating, walking, and texting in my sleep
Cartoon by Max Saltman (C’21). By Luke GairExecutive Staff I found myself standing before the microwave a few nights back. It purred, barely lighting my
Wilder McCoy named Sewanee’s 49th Thomas J. Watson Fellow
Pictured: Wilder McCocy (C’20). Photo courtesy of McCoy. By Luke Gair Executive Staff While most Americans regard oil, coal, labor, and related resources as characteristics of
Bookmaking workshop lets community members write their own history
Lynda Duncan prepares to scan family photos for her book. Photo by Claire Smith (C’22). By Claire SmithExecutive Editor In one of many projects hosted