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Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in Tarrytown for members of their order before opening to women in 1961, Mercy College has always striven to positively impact the lives of its students and the members of its community. In 1969, the college became coeducational and nonsectarian. The main campus in Dobbs Ferry expanded throughout the New York metropolitan area, operating several branch campuses in New York City and Westchester County. The missio...

During his lifetime, the biracial French writer Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), grandson of a Caribbean slave, faced forms of racial prejudice in France. He constantly strove to find a place where he could belong, an isolated figure in search for an identity within a larger collectivity. For him, "Monte Cristo" seemed to symbolize this quest.

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This collection of essays is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Lewis Kamm, Chancellor Professor Emeritus of French Literature at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. During his long and successful academic career, Dr. Kamm directed eight National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) summer seminars. He was particularly proud of this achievement and enjoyed these engaging interactions with "some of the finest educators from across the country...

The entire Italian American experience-from America's earliest days through the present-is now available in a single volume.This wide-ranging work relates the entire saga of the Italian-American experience from immigration through assimilation to achievement. The book highlights the enormous contributions that Italian Americans-the fourth largest European ethnic group in the United States-have made to the professions, politics, academy, arts, ...

Blacks have played a significant part in European civilization since ancient times. This encyclopedia illuminates blacks in European history, literature, and popular culture. It emphasizes the considerable scope of black influence in and contributions to European culture.