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Hope Edelman

Author of "Motherless Daughters" to Speak at Hood March 2

Hope Edelman, the acclaimed author of Motherless Daughters and Motherless Mothers, will be the guest lecturer for this year’s Dana G. Cable Memorial Thanatology Lecture Series at Hood College. Ms…

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Barack Obama

Obama's SOTU: Careers for Tomorrow

"The best scientists in the world are all telling us that our activities are changing the climate, and if we don’t act forcefully, we’ll continue to see rising oceans, longer…

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Carroll Creek

Frederick, Md.–A mini-D.C.

Many of us here on campus have experienced the awesomeness of downtown Frederick. But for Hood students or for the locals it wasn't always the go-to place to hang out…

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  • Traditions
Diwali Celebration

Happy Diwali at Hood

Candlelight, vibrantly colored attire and even dancing transformed Hood’s Multicultural suite on October 29 as students, staff and faculty celebrated Diwali. The purpose of Hood’s inaugural Diwali was to share…

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Panelists

Recent Alumni Provide Career Advice to Students

On Oct. 6, recent Hood alumni provided students and guests with valuable advice on internships, their job experiences and shared the importance of their Hood education. Panelists included Graduate School…

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Afghan IT Students

Afghan IT Students at Hood Make the News

"For Aria Kazim and Maryam Faiz, Hood College’s information technology program offers what they rarely had as undergraduates at Kabul University: real hardware, actual software." Read more here.

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Kiln

New Kiln Gets Fired Up

On September 15, graduate students Jenna Gianna and Marcus Davis along with undergrad Janet Greer unloaded work they fired over the weekend in one of the Ceramics program’s newly constructed…

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Welcome Reception

Welcome Receptions: U.S. and Nine Other Nations Represented

Graduate School faculty and staff welcomed new students at two receptions on August 20. The International Students Orientation was attended by students from nine nations: Saudi Arabia, Ghana, China, Nepal…

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  • Languages & International Studies
Afghan Women

Afghan Women Sponsored at Hood

The Allemall Foundation, along with Hood trustee Susan Whaley ’74, established the Afghan Women Scholarship fund for graduate study at Hood College in 2012. Foundation leaders Ed and Cathy Scott…

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Nikke Moberly

Death Cafe Enlightens Thanatology Student

Nikki Moberly is an executive with Cisco, a hospice volunteer and bereavement team member. In her spare time she serves on the board of contributors for the Frederick News-Post and…

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