AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 12 (TNSres) -- Hampshire College issued the following news: Mystical Power and Politics on the Swahili Coast: Uchawi in Pemba (Boydell and Brewer/James Currey) traces changing visions of supernatural ability and authority on the island of Pemba, whose people's reputed resistance to outside rule has shaped the national narratives of both Zanzibar and Tanzania. Arnold Keonings is professor of anthropology, literary arts and African studies, as well as dean of Decolon  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The associate professor of civil and environmental engineering studies ancient materials while working to solve modern problems. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News As a teenager living in a small village in what was then Yugoslavia, Admir Masic witnessed the collapse of his home country and the outbreak of the Bosnian war. When his childhood home was destroyed by a tank, his fa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 12 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: Ropes & Gray represented New 2ND Capital in the close of its third GP-led secondaries program, valued at over $875 million including co-investment vehicles, exceeding the fundraising target. New 2ND Capital is a private equity firm investing in middle market companies in the US through GP-led secondaries transactions, including continuation funds, fund restructurings and spin outs. This team included asse  more