Back and Forth

Today, we engage in conversation with one of the architects of the program — professor Ani Adhikari. Currently the chair of the Undergraduate Program Committee in the department of statistics, Adhikari has been at the forefront of both designing and popularizing the data science division and major.

But regardless of time, Franti’s work is almost always rooted where music and politics intersect, where the arts become activism, and where activism inspires action. Franti’s geographic coordinates are ever-changing as he travels the world with his guitar on a quest to spread optimism through music.

Crispell’s energy is contagious. As Danielle Johnson, group exercise coordinator at the RSF put it in an email, “I love having Mitch on my team because his passion for dancing and teaching dance is like no other. His ability to teach any and all genres of dance is amazing.”

Vegosen framed conversation at this event with the modern interpretation of the Hebrew words “taharah” and “tumah.” These words, Vegosen explained, are commonly thought to translate to “pure” and “impure.” They are more often used to distinguish people who do and do not menstruate; nonmenstruators being pure and menstruators being impure.

With two other colleagues, Harding gathered data from roughly 11,000 former state prisoners in Michigan who were released in 2003, 22 of whom they continuously followed up on for three years. They wanted to make readers aware of the various plights prisoners face in their process of rejoining society.