Eight graduates from the Carleton College Class of 2020 were the first to receive the new Hyme Loss Award for Global Engagement, recognizing commitment to language acquisition, cultural immersion, global perspective-taking, and cross-cultural learning. Granted by the Center for Global and Regional Studies (CGRS) and named after Carleton professor Hyme Loss who was fluent in French, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, Yiddish, Latin and Greek the award promotes courses, activities and experiences that connect Carleton students and faculty with communities beyond campus.
Professor Hyme Loss
The 2020 awardees are Lydia Elizabeth Field, Michael Elizabeth Gasior II, Laura Genevieve Kiernan, Christopher Whan Hee Lee, Brandon John Moy, Hannah Faye Parrott, Elizabeth Sachs and Cora Lynn Showers.