Languages

Languages are universes and ways of thinking.

Because words, ideas, and stories shape the world, when you learn a foreign language, you realize that different language perspectives make you look at the world differently. Because language is above all a means of communication, students benefitted by seeing the applicability of language not only in the academic world, but also in engaging with people. Therefore, language students were encouraged to travel abroad.

Faculty

Headshot of “Pottery is both very tangible and abstract,” Michael says. “It also relates to basic human needs and experiences. Like any serious craft, studying pottery brings you up against yourself and provides opportunities to see and to grow.” Whether a student was aiming toward a career in ceramics, incorporating ceramics into a broader Plan, or taking a single course, Michael approached his discipline in a consistent way. “The fundamental knowledge of materials, techniques, and form was established in small introductory classes. Ongoing development in the visual arts is a personal process; therefore further instruction becomes increasingly specialized and individualized, while still maintaining the benefits of group interaction.” Michael Boylen Education A.B., Yale University, 1958 M.S. University of Wisconsin, 1963 M.F.A., University of Wisconsin, 1966 At Marlboro since 1980 Email mboylen@marlboro.edu Edit my profile Teaching Philosophy Michael’s first concern was that his students “understand visual form and the process of ceramics, both as personal experience and in relation to the history of culture and technology.” Scholarly Activities Michael has worked, lectured, and given workshops in Canada, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, and Scandinavia. A contributing editor of Studio Potter magazine, he has written for American Craft and Ceramics Monthly magazines as well. He has served as president of the Vermont Council on the Arts.

Veronica Brelsford

Languages, Literature

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Rosario de Swanson

Languages, Literature, Gender Studies

Plans

Paintings of nude brown women, bright colors, and animals

Paradise, para quién?: How small communities (re)claim space in the Costa Rican tourism industry

Alicia Lowden, 2019

Graph of Taux de risque de pauvreté au travail en France et en Allemagne (2005-2017)

Chômage, immigration, et réforme: Evaluating unemployment in Emmanuel Macron’s France

Jonathan Bork, 2019

A map of “correctness” of English language usage in the US from the perception of English speakers in Michigan.

Neoliberalism and the benefits of cultural fluency through language education

Charlotte Nicholson, 2018

row of white houses during sunset

Le vent souffle où il veut: Examinations of grace and despair in the works of Robert Bresson and Simone Weil

Eve Moeykens-Arballo, 2017

Chart

A series of investigative efforts into the syntax, semantics, and morphology of Mandarin Chinese directional constructions

Matthew Czuba, 2016

Geometry Shape

Convergence and Divergence: Finding a framework for a more equitable society

Clair Maleney, 2015

A map of mining operations on the Chile-Argentina border.

El oro y la plata no se pueden comer: Mining impacts, policy, and resistance in Latin America

Chrissy Raudonis, 2011

Family standing in front of a wall

Plan Colombia: From language teaching to the ironies of progress

Antonio Iaccarino, 2010