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New study abroad course offerings available during summer session by Daniel Caron
Assistant News Editor
For the first time, Tufts will be offering two study abroad programs for students during the summer 2017 session. “Rome in Focus: Philosophy & Photography in the Eternal City” is a new course offered by the Department of Philosophy, while “Bridging Venice” is a course that was previously only offered at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA). Julie Graham, lecturer of painting at the SMFA and one of the instructors for “Bridging Venice,” explained that part of the focus of the course is to view art in context. “It’s a class for artists and people who are really interested in art … and we will be in Venice for a few weeks during the Venice Biennale, which is one of the foremost art venues in the world,” Graham said. “We will spend a lot of time at the Biennale and the outlying exhibitions.” According to Graham, the Venice Biennale is an opportunity to see a wide variety of contemporary art. “[It’s an] opportunity to see one of the major art exhibitions in the world that
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‘Rome in Focus’ is one of the summer study abroad programs Tufts will be offering. happens every other year in Venice. It’s one of the oldest biennales … in which artists from all over the world participate,” Graham said. “So it’s an incredible
opportunity to see what’s going on in the contemporary world around the globe.” Graham believes that this course would be less effective if held in a tradi-
tional classroom because of the benefits of seeing art in person. see STUDY ABROAD, page 2
Ming Chow wins award for outstanding teaching by Aneurin Canham-Clyne Assistant News Editor
Ming Chow, a senior lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, has won this year’s Lerman-Neubauer Prize for Outstanding Teaching and Advising. The award is given annually to a professor in the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering, according to an announcement by the School of Engineering. Dean of Arts and Sciences James Glaser said that the award is a major recognition of Chow’s commitment to his students as well as his excellence and creativity as a teacher. The prize, which was first awarded to Gerald Gill in 1998, is a premier teaching award intended to recognize faculty who make a difference for students, Glaser said. He added that all full-time faculty are eligible for the award, regardless of tenure eligibility. Spencer Perry, a sophomore working as a teaching assistant for Chow’s class COMP-20, noted that Chow genuinely cares about his students and goes well beyond the normal expectations for a professor.
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“I’ve emailed him at just heinous times or over the weekend and he’s always very prompt in his response. He also has more office hours than any other computer science teacher I know of,” Perry said. In addition, Perry emphasized that Chow’s connections to the technology industry meant that many students went to Chow for advice about internships. “He’s definitely the point person for anything related to a real world job in computer science,” Perry said. Perry said that Chow is skilled at informally connecting students with people in the industry and the academic field. Chow agreed that Tufts should emphasize connecting people with alumni. He added that he hopes to support students by sharing his experience. “I use war stories, experiences, that one luxury I do have compared to a lot of people here. I talk about failure, mistakes, what it was like to build systems in production,” Chow said. Chow is co-teaching a course with Professor of Political Science Jeffrey see MING CHOW, page 2
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Tufts Senior Lecturer and 2017 Lerman-Neubauer Prize Winner Ming Chow poses for a portrait.
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