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Political Studies Professor Omar Encarnación writes that Pope Francis is changing the Catholic church with a focus on social issues that stems from his time working in Latin America.

Arthur Holland Michel, Bard graduate and cofounder of the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard, reports on the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International convention.

Ian Buruma explores the films of Kenji Mizoguchi, whose work is showing in a retrospective at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City through June 8.

Professor Baruah takes a look at last week's ethnically targeted killings in the Indian state of Assam, where Muslims of East Bengali descent were attacked for the way they voted.

Professor Mendelsohn writes that the skills required of an excellent critic are often impediments to writing strong fiction.

Professor Romm examines the actions of Martin Heidegger, Paul de Man, Seneca, and Socrates in response to oppressive governments and considers the moral responsibilities writers and thinkers have to align their words and their deeds.

Roger Berkowitz and colleagues discuss the recent publication of Martin Heidegger’s Black Notebooks, which contain anti-Semitic passages. This article includes links to videos of conversations between Professor Berkowitz, Black Notebooks editor Peter Trawny, and Fordham University Professor Babette Babich.

Until recently Bard alumnus Dan Cline was teaching English language classes to young people in Haisyn, Ukraine, working on community projects, and even ending up in the local press for his efforts. That changed over the winter as political unrest in the country grew into a revolution and the Peace Corps evacuated all its volunteers from the country.