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Connecticut College panel to examine psychological impact of economic crisis

November 24, 2008

NEW LONDON, Conn. - Connecticut College´s Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy will host a panel discussion, "The Psychological Impact of the Current Economic Crisis: Strategies for Coping," on Monday, Dec. 1, at 4:30 p.m. in the 1941 Room, College Center at Crozier-Williams.

The panelists will include Connecticut College psychology professors Ruth Grahn, Jefferson Singer and Stuart Vyse, as well as Janet Spoltore, director of Counseling Services at Connecticut College.

The discussion, which is free and open to the public, is part of the Holleran Center´s "Challenges of Our Times" lecture series.

Situated on the coast of southern New England, Connecticut College is a highly selective private liberal arts college with 1900 students from all across the country and throughout the world. On the college´s 750-acre arboretum campus overlooking Long Island Sound, students and faculty create a vibrant social, cultural and intellectual community enriched by diverse perspectives. The college, founded in 1911, is known for its unique combination of interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

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For more information contact: Amy Martin (860) 439-2526; a.martin@conncoll.edu