Geography News and Updates

Kelsey Bonham ’22 and John Morgan ’22 were recipients of the Kevin Williams award during the spring of 2020.  Then came the first wave of COVID-19, and like many others, they had to re-evaluate their plans and goals.

Taking some time out from Reunion 2022, Dean Wise '76 talked with the Geography Department's  summer research students.  

The Geography Department ends the 2022 academic year with awards.

Geography department spring barbeque held in fine weather.

Refugee migration is an issue that requires a multi-disciplinary approach, says Interim Provost and Dean of the Faculty and William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies Ellen Percy Kraly.

What does a flawed story about socks have to do winning a war? A lot, according to George R. and Myra T. Cooley Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Professor of Geography Dan Monk. 

Keegan Kessler ’23 was chosen to participate in the spring 2022 semester of NASA DEVELOP, a branch of NASA Applied Sciences’ Capacity Building Program.

After a term of integrating concepts of consumption with the acts of consumption, Professor Peter Klepeis and students from the Sophomore Residential Seminar went to Colombia to delve deeper into production and the lives of producers.

Claire Bonzani ’22 volunteers to help digitally connect LGBTQ+ asylum seekers to a variety of resources.

Professor Maureen Hays-Mitchell had her last class in December 2021.