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Summer 2009
Financial Aid: Behind the Headlines
A front-page story in the New York Times prompts discussion about financial aid at Reed.
By Chris Lydgate
Centennial Campaign Gains Momentum
Reedies respond to New York Times article; parents pitch in; Paul Mockett ‘59 gives college tons of wheat; physics majors contribute more.
Moving On
Four iconic professors retire: Leila Falk in music, Pat Wong in dance, Bill Tudor ’65 in sociology, and David Griffiths in physics.
A Spiritual Odyssey
Friends warned Don Miller that hanging out at Reed would weaken his faith. Instead, his experience became the basis
of his bestseller, Blue Like Jazz.
By Romel Hernandez
Grains of Truth
Geneticist Pamela Ronald ’82 cooks up a new strain of rice—potentially benefitting millions of people.
By Bobbie Hasselbring
Possessed by the Magic of Flamenco
A physics major’s personal journey to flamenco and back.
By Steve Kahn ’66
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Spring 2009
Reed Launches Centennial Campaign
In the midst of the deepest recession since World
War II, the college launches the most ambitious campaign in its history. Madness? You be the judge.
By Chris Lydgate
Dancing Across Borders
Professor Minh Tran brings new rhythm to Reed’s dance department.
By Chris Lydgate ’90
The Way We Weren’t
Playwright Lee Blessing ’71 talks to an old classmate about social amnesia, the amorality of the eye, and his new play, A Body of Water.
By Martin Rosenberg ’71
Nine from ’09
Straight from the chambers of thesis hell—meet some of the most interesting members of the Class of 2009 as they ascend to the glorious rank of alumni.
By Chris Lydgate ’90
How the Humanities Saved Reed
The trustees’ appointment of president Norm Coleman in 1924 touched off a faculty revolt, ultimately resulting in the humanities curriculum that would become one of the college’s most important intellectual legacies.
By John P. Sheehy ’82
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