Feb. 4, 1999 Vol. 7, No. 10

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Alumnae Launch Mentoring Effort

MASTERPIECE - Guests at a Jan. 30 black-tie reception view Caravaggio's "The Taking of Christ" in the McMullen Museum of Art. The 1602 painting, thought lost for two centuries until its discovery in a Jesuit dining room in Dublin a few years ago, is making its first appearance in North America during the current McMullen exhibition. It and other Baroque works will be on display through May 24. (Photo by Lee Pellegrini)

NEWS Delta Eyes Human Resources Services Anglo-Irish Literature Collection Now Online Boston Pastor to Address M.L.K. Banquet Hammond Receives Diversity Fellowship Responding to Rising Demand, Chaplaincy Expands Retreats Hesse-Biber Named to Newton Panel Student Development Staff Participate in Newton Service Project Prof. Emeritus Miller Dies Lowry Donates his Books to Library Program Promotes Spirituality in Residence Halls Devine Honored for Use of 'Green' Light

FEATURES Photo: Irish Ties Gaelic Guardian--Burns Scholar Ni Dhomhnaill, a Leading Irish-Language Poet, Helps Sort Collection Better Chemistry Through Computing--Billo applies Excel program to science Underground Map--Geologists cull through 20th century records to create database detailing Massachusetts' subsurface features What's A 'Fair Share?'--Sociologist Williamson's book presents range of views on the current Social Security debate Welcome Additions--Introductions of new, tenure-track faculty Postings Calendar People Return to Chronicle Home Page