but I have to say the clear briefcases with shoulder straps are pretty nice! beats the British Library plastic bags with logos and the Bodleian's clear plastic bags. then again, a lot farther to walk to the reading rooms so the shoulder strap is essential

Same thought-- where do journalists think all those planes flying into the hub airports come from?

Already is in many places.

I am going to this one: calendar.pitt.edu/event/gender...

I'll also say that some of your programs/department/centers are really bad at the updating of your websites!

Classics + following the pre-med curriculum= applicant for med school; Biology + following the pre-med curriculum= applicant for med school.

"to provide skills"--in the American liberal arts model, major + general ed requirements is what provides skills like critical reading, writing, quantitative analysis etc. Skills for a specific profession happens in grad/professional school or in an undergrad school like engineering or nursing.

Looking forward-- would be interesting to take this and compare it to say, Oxford Handbook for Jewish Studies (2002) and see how the field is discussed now--what's different since the beginning of the century and what had stayed the same.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/d...
"...babkas laced with pink candied almonds and orange flower water or gooey chunks of chocolate and roasted hazelnuts..."

I think it's a reference back to another article in the NYT about non-traditional babka variations becoming hip in Paris right now. I think it's an internal editing problem.