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Every teenager experiences it. Most act on it. But adolescent peer influence isn’t what Hollywood makes it out to be, a conclusion drawn by �鶹��Ƶ associate professor Jean Schwind, whose examination of “peer pressure” as portrayed in movies and books is the focus of a recent article in the Journal of Popular Culture.

Nancy Mairs, a contemporary nonfiction writer whose works have received national acclaim, visits �鶹��Ƶ on March 17 for a 7:30 p.m. lecture in Whitley Auditorium sponsored by the Liberal Arts Forum. Mairs will also spend part of her visit to �鶹��Ƶ working with students in a creative writing/nonfiction class.

Crystal Anderson, an associate professor of English, presented at an invited panel at the "Evolutionary Momentum in African American Studies: Legacy and Future Directions" conference at Clark University, held Feb. 27-28, 2009.

She started with a 2001 trip to help Habitat for Humanity. Eight years later, Lynn Twitchell runs a nonprofit organization that helps people in Zambia, from installing village wells to building schools. The mother of an �鶹��Ƶ alum visited campus this week and shared with students advice for serving others.

Twenty-nine students who spent Winter Term in South Africa collected money this fall to purchase gym uniforms, supplies and books for more than 155 children at a primary school that has worked with �鶹��Ƶ since last year through the Global Links Library and Literacy Campaign.