ἄνδρα μοι ἔννεπε, μοῦσα, πολύτροπον, ὃς μάλα πολλὰ
By ian fisher ’07, senior assistant dean of admission Can’t read this? Well, we wouldn’t expect you to…. yet. Reed begins its educational experience with Greek, and so we thought it fitting to begin...
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By ian fisher ’07, senior assistant dean of admission To read a book, of course. In all the years that I’ve done information sessions for Reed, I’ve introduced the Honor Principle with a reference to...
View ArticleAristotle, will you be my Valentine?
By ian fisher ’07, senior assistant dean What’s Valentine’s Day but another Monday? It’s the beginning to a new week, which means another slew of Hum 110 lectures. This week’s reading: Aristotle’s...
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Found this note scribbled on the sidewalk on my approach to the blue bridge, this February 14th.
View ArticleRAD approaches, nostalgia ensues
By Nora Jones, ’12 April is so soon! SO SOON! Among the things we have to look forward to are flowers on the trees, warmer un-rainy weather, and the promise of a Renn Fayre close enough to seem real...
View ArticleOrientation
By ian brook fisher ’07, senior assistant dean Well, the summer is over. We postponed the fall for as long as we could, but it’s here and with it? A whole new class of freshmen. They’ll be arriving on...
View ArticleWhy Reed?
Reed’s application supplement is an essay that asks you to answer one simple question: Why Reed? As Reed’s admission deadlines approach, we’re launching a series of blog posts from current freshmen...
View ArticleHomer and An Odyssey
Darci corresponds for this blog from Jerusalem, where she is currently studying abroad. “Sing to me of the man, Muse, the man of twists and turns…” That is the first line of Homer’s Odyssey, which my...
View ArticleHumplay MMXIV
Humanities 110 (fondly referred to simply as “Hum” by much of the student body) is simultaneously Reed’s only required class and one of our most well-loved traditions. All non-transfer students (and...
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