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Life in Bangor, Wales: Community Spirit
I spent the 2023-24 school year working toward a master’s degree in Arthurian studies—and there’s only one place in the world where you can do that: Bangor, Wales. Bangor is a terrific community and a place I was proud to call home. Like anywhere else in the world, it comes with its highs and lows.…
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Helen Bass Williams: Purdue’s one-woman civil rights movement
Reflecting on a lifetime of service The below article was written for Purdue University’s School of Languages and Cultures’ summer 2023 graduate student newsletter. I want to express my gratitude to the staff of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections for their generosity in helping me navigate their resources. I am also deeply appreciative…
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Lake Superior Circle Tour, 2022: Pukaskwa National Park
In the spring of 2022, I ticked an item off my bucket list: taking a circle tour around Lake Superior—the wildest, most remote of the Great Lakes. I started my trip in Houghton, Michigan, and drove westward in a clockwise circle. A little more than halfway through my two-week journey, I left Thunder Bay, and…
