<p>Fed</a> false logic, campus eats up a hoax and revolts - Boston.com</p>
<p>I love this (and Smith)!!</p>
<p>This is awesome! When my boyfriend took philosophy and logic at UConn, the course was self-paced, meaning that the professor was too lazy to teach the course. These logic professors (and Smith) sound wonderful! I’ve always been against setting a dream school for myself so that I keep myself open, but it’s hard when reading about everything going on at Smith! : )</p>
<p>Haha, awesome idea.</p>
<p>I remember the firing male professors project, that one definitely got some attention. It certainly keeps students on their toes. Every time you hear something crazy, you have to ask: outrage? Or logic assignment?</p>
<p>Since we’re discussing the infamous Jay Garfield, this J-term program is well worth consideration.</p>
<p>[Philosophy</a> @ Smith](<a href=“http://www.smith.edu/philosophy/tibet.html]Philosophy”>http://www.smith.edu/philosophy/tibet.html)</p>
<p>What an amazing experience! I noticed the deadline is already past, but it sure is an eye-opener about what is available at Smith. I wonder if anyone is going? It’s not an insignificant chunk of change.</p>
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<p>I know. I posted for the benefit of prospective students.</p>
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<p>Far more apply than are accepted. The trip always has maximum participation.</p>
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<p>Yeah, well, not an insignificant chunk of change is relative. The good news is that Smith students receiving financial aid automatically receive aid for the program.</p>
<p>The Tibetan studies J-term program is awesome. It’s directly because of that program and the connections that Prof. Garfield made that Smith and Hampshire were able to bring the Dalai Lama to speak on campus, which was an amazing experience. </p>
<p>$2200, while that is a lot of money, it’s not a lot of money considering it includes airfare, housing, food, coursework, etc. You could easily spend close to $2000 just flying to Asia and back from the US, and that would not include a pilgrimage to hear the teachings of the Dalai Lama. This si one of those things that I really wish I had been able to do when I was at Smith, but not being a philosophy or a religious studies major, I think I was probably already disqualified :-)</p>
<p>CrewDad, I knew you posted the info for the benefit of prospies. ;)</p>
<p>S&P, you are absolutely right; $2200 for that kind of experience in toto is very reasonable. That’s fabulous that students with fin aid have their aid extended to allow a once-in-a-lifetime experience.</p>
<p>How are fin aid students able to get aid extended? It doesn’t make sense. You get a package and that’s that as far as I know. Do you reapply for aid if you apply for this program early in the fall term? Fin aid is set way back in the spring.</p>
<p>I’m assuming that they have financial aid available specifically for this J-term program, it’s probably through an endowed departmental grant or an agreement between the college and the department that they’ll provide some financial aid on an as needed basis to students chosen to go on the Tibetan studies program. </p>
<p>So it would be outside of the normal financial aid process that covers your overall tuition.
There are a number of small grants and endowed funding streams tucked away in different departments at Smith to help students in financial need with extra costs like books, travel for studies or to conferences, sudden serious emergency need, etc. I think there’s a list of some of these on the Dean’s web page and some on the departmental web pages if they are departmental funding streams.</p>
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<p>Nice post. </p>
<p>One addition:If a department deems that a conference relates to the students’ academic pursuits and will be beneficial, Smith will also finance the trip for full-pays.</p>
<p>Yes, that’s a good point. Some of the funding streams are need based, but not all of them. These usually seen large pots of money either, but small funds tucked here and there to help students out.</p>
<p>I’m in the class that did this!</p>