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“Theater is about what it means to be human in a broken world,” said Debra Freeberg, Calvin communication arts and sciences professor. “It disarms our prejudice; we feel empathy for the characters. It ...

In 1915, Patrick Geddes wrote Cities in Transition. In that book, he advanced the notion that to affect change on a large scale, one should begin acting on a local level. That notion morphed into the ...

difference, especially when it comes to the jobs they do. When workers are aware that their work makes a difference to others—even in small ways—their job satisfaction rises. So does their ...