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Mariko Silver

Mariko Silver is the president of Bennington College in Vermont.

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Bennington College college alumni Ujwal Thapa returned after graduation to his home country of Nepal to work as a political activist and entrepreneur. Pictured here, Nepalese children in Katmandu.
Posted inHigher Education, Opinion

Dissatisfaction guaranteed — that’s how the liberal arts work

Avatar photo by Mariko Silver September 1, 2015April 8, 2021

Frustrated by political deadlock in his home country, Nepal, a former Bennington College student runs as a protest candidate in an important national election. Two years later, when his country is hit by a devastating earthquake, the political party that has grown out of Ujwal Thapa’s bid is already equipped with a strategic response plan […]

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