Mount Holyoke College - Llamarada Yearbook (South Hadley, MA)

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i i it ? it , , www-mama ,gs-ct. Q a contributions of women but also within reexamine human experience and from a feminist viewpoint. The provides a coherent iplinary perspective on women's issues. Geography and Geology department students enroll in the Twelve College consists of a diverse faculty with exchange program. Independent study various fields of interest. Specialties and field research are highly among geography professors include recommended. the social geography of India, food Women's Studies reaffirms the shortages and environmental crisis in college's commitment to the higher Sub-Saharan Africa and rural education of women. The course settlements in Spain. Interests among offerings not only focus on the lives and faculty in geology include glacial geography, geochemistry of volcanic rocks, and the pre-Cambrian boundary. The study of geology contributes to the understanding of the physical make-up of the earth and its historical evolution. Studying geography aids in an understanding of the social organization of society, land use, and economic activities both here and abroad.

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Top left: Philosophy -- R. Robin, L. Bowie M Colbert, J. Ward, A. Reath, E. Valai Sociology and Anthropology - M right: Geography and Geology - P.T. Davis, G. Kebbede, M. McMenamin, M. Godchaux, P, En- gass, missing: M. Jacob. Bottom left: Religion - J. Crosthwaite, W. Rollins, R. Berkey, T. Y shita, J. Grayson, seated: A.M. Dion. Bottom right: Religion - Mr. Grayson. Top Al hilasophy provides a basic history of contemporary philosophical thought, spurs understanding of important philosophical themes and develops a desire to pursue philosophical speculations. The backgrounds of the faculty are diverseg ' their specialties and interests derive from various fields to include American, ancient, feminist, social, and political philosophies. A new requirement for majors, beginning with this year's graduating class, is a senior proseminar in which seniors must make weekly presentations of their work, The .,.-,-...,.,h-. new Philosophy Club has also been helpful in bringing majors and other interested students together to discuss their special concerns and interests. Religion is not a discipline but a field of study. The department tries to have the faculty address multicultural issues, symbolic world views, and informs the student about the different perceptions of the world environment. The ideal orientation of this department is liberal arts. It highlights the pleuralistic nature of the worldf, states Religion Professor John Grayson. Department Chairman, Professor Tadanori Yamashita added that the department sponsors special lectures and brings guest speakers on campus to further enhance the program. Sociology and Anthropology department offers courses which deal with the growing complexities of contemporary life. Population growth, urban problems, bureaucracies and ideologies are only some of the sociological concerns which are addressed. Anthropology concentrates on the social and the ideological aspects of culture. As a cross-cultural discipline, it combines an interest in

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olitics allows students to acquire the concepts and skills necessary to analyze, understand, explain, and judge a wide range of political concepts. Courses of study include American, international, European and Non- Western politics, as well as Marxism, anarchism, ancient, medieval, modern and feminist political philosophy. The department is dedicated to the education of students and was a pioneer in internship programs which place students in Washington and other U.S. cities and also abroad in Geneva, Paris, Rome, London and many other international locations. There is a good deal of faculty-student cooperation and student representatives regularly attend department faculty meetings. International Relations includes courses in politics, economics, history, and geography. Aside from four basic courses, students design a major that reflects their specific interestsg they may also include classes in religion, anthropology, sociology, or psychology. The fastest growing major on campus prepares graduates for careers in academics, international business, diplomacy, and public service. Economics gives students the opportunity to study a variety of current economic issues as well as to become proficient in statistics, theory, and research techniques. These courses can be applied to further study in the field. Courses often stress theory in the classroom and the application of that theory in individual projects and papers. Providing students with an intense understanding of economic theory is the goal of the department which regularly sponsors lectures where economists from other colleges or