Summer 2010

Deep blue dream come true

If you happen to stumble upon photographer Susannah H. Snowden '95 on assignment, look down. "In my pursuit of the unique angle, I find myself on the ground constantly," she says. "It's not uncommon for me to be lying in the middle of the street for a photojournalism assignment. When I'm looking through that lens, nothing else intrudes..." (More)

Pathways to success

In the past decade, Wheaton students have won more than 121 highly competitive national scholarships and fellowships, including Marshalls, the Rhodes, Watsons and Fulbrights. In fact, The Chronicle of Higher Education ranks us in the top 10 of Fulbright winners among baccalaureate colleges, with six awards, for 2009. (We've won 52 total Fulbrights since 1998.) The natural questions that arise are: Why is Wheaton winning so many national scholarship awards, and what do these achievements mean for our students and alums? (More)

A change of course

In Deborah Dluhy's corner office at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, nearly every inch of her desk is covered in work. Papers, reports and binders line the floor-to-ceiling shelves--evidence of work in progress and work past. She will address each one of them in the meticulous that she has done for many years as dean of the school. And then she will leave and tackle even more work as chair of Wheaton's Board of Trustees. But all of that is about to change. (More)