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  • Portrait of poet and author Dan Chiasson standing with his arms crossed in his office at Wellesley College, surrounded by Bernie Sanders memorabilia.

    Vermont’s independent newspaper Seven Days reviews Dan Chiasson’s “Bernie for Burlington”

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    Seven Days calls English professor Dan Chiasson’s new book, “Bernie for Burlington: The Rise of the People’s Politician,” “the definitive origin story of a unique political career.”

  • Black and white photo of a young Bernie Sanders with his arms raised in victory.

    In “Bernie for Burlington,” Vermont native Dan Chiasson charts Bernie Sanders’ political rise

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    Vermont’s independent newspaper calls Dan Chiasson’s unauthorized biography “Bernie for Burlington” part origin story, part author’s memoir about the mayor who transformed his hometown.

  • Black and white drawing of a young Bernie Sanders on a red background.

    Dan Chiasson’s new book “Bernie for Burlington” was named a “book of note” by New England Literary News

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    “Bernie for Burlington: The Rise of the People’s Politician” by English professor Dan Chiasson was listed as a “book of note” by New England Literary News.

  • A person dressed in all black wearing a face mask and goggles waves the Puerto Rican flag.

    Rolling Stone reviews American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau’s new book on Bad Bunny

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    In “P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance,” American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau and co-author Vanessa Díaz trace the star’s music and activism.

  • Bernie Sanders raises his arms in victory after defeating Republican Peter Smith in the race for Vermont’s lone seat in the US House of Representatives, on November 6, 1990

    English professor Dan Chiasson writes for the Globe Magazine about Bernie Sanders

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    English professor Dan Chiasson writes the Globe Magazine cover story about Bernie Sanders: “As a teen growing up in Burlington, Vt., I witnessed one of the unlikeliest rises in politics.”

  • Photograph of the back of the Tower Court dorm, taken from the courtyard

    Wellesley president Paula Johnson defended the role of liberal arts colleges in the Globe

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    Many alum business leaders majored in economics, but Paula Johnson says just as many majored in political science, art history, Africana studies, East Asian languages, or women’s and gender studies.

  • Illustration of Donald Trump wearing a crown, riding the Earth like a horse.

    Political science professor Stacie Goddard calls Trump’s foreign policy “baffling” in the New York Times

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    In a “New York Times” opinion piece, Stacie Goddard, political science professor, and Abraham Newman, professor of international affairs at Georgetown, write about Trump’s “baffling foreign policy.”

  • Bad Bunny performing in a concert overlaid with the cover of Petra Rivera-Rideau’s book P FKN R.

    American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau’s new book “P FKN R” is featured in Colombia’s leading newspaper

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    The leading Colombian newspaper, “El Colombiano,” writes about American studies professor Petra Rivera-Rideau’s new book, “P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance.”

  • Illustration of Donald Trump as a dragon attacking an ivory tower.

    Economist Phillip Levine weighs in on whether college finances can handle another year of Trump

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    Phillip Levine, professor of economics, writes in the “Chronicle of Higher Education” about the effects of another year of Trump on college finances.