Author: Derek Matus
On April 17, 137 students presented their independent research projects at Middlebury's third annual and largest ever Spring Student Symposium. Representing all 4 classes and almost three-quarters of the College's academic departments and programs, the student-lead, faculty sponsored projects covered a diverse range of topics, from the sub-bottom topography of Vermont's own Lake Champlain to the factors and repercussions of Islamic finance. The collaboration between students and faculty that helped make the symposium a success highlighted the role of independent research in a liberal arts education.
Spanish major Ria Shroff '09, who presented her thesis "Cuerpo femenino, arte, y memoria: Artistic and Literary Representations and Reinterpretations of Eva Per
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