Maria Krenz (MSpanLit'77) lived in crowded basements and a laundry basket to escape notice from Nazi soldiers. But hiding her heritage in post-World War II Hungary presented other problems.
When JoKatherine Holliman Page began her freshman year at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä in 1956, the country was still reeling from the murder of Emmett Till, the Mississippi boy whose brutal beating served as a catalyst for the civil rights movement.
Ask Laurie Mathews how many teeth have been cleaned or filled in her one-room dental clinic on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, and she’ll pull up a spreadsheet and fire off a precise answer — down to the last molar.
Forget Oprah’s Book Club or The New York Times bestseller list. If you’re looking for diversity — both in subject matter and artistic form — here's your summer reading list.