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Saint Mary’s theatre department to adapt ‘Alice in Wonderland’ for an outdoor, interactive stage

Libbey Detcher | Friday, October 2, 2020

The Saint Mary’s theater department will be showing performances of “Alice in Wonderland” Thursday through Sunday. The adaptation of the popular tale was originally supposed to be shown last spring, but was rescheduled due to COVID-19. “The story we are telling is drawn directly from Lewis Carroll’s original text,” director Mark Abram-Copenhaver said. “Almost all

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College announces plans for study abroad in spring 2021

Libbey Detcher | Friday, September 4, 2020

Though fall study abroad programs were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Saint Mary’s will plan to move forward with spring study abroad programs, Alice Siqin Yang, the associate director of international education, said. The Center for Women’s Intercultural Leadership (CWIL), which is in charge of study abroad, has been monitoring the CDC’s global health

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Saint Mary’s BAVO, Title IX coordinator discuss new Title IX policies

Libbey Detcher | Thursday, August 20, 2020

In May, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released new provisions to Title IX which hold educational institutions responsible for upholding anti-discrimination practices on the basis of gender. On Tuesday, Saint Mary’s Belles Against Violence Office (BAVO) hosted a virtual discussion panel “What is Title IX and How Does it Affect Me?” in an effort