February 21, 2003

A Course That Ends in a Siberian Odyssey

By THOMAS BARTLETT

At the end of the Wellesley College course "Lake Baikal: The Soul of Siberia," the students are sent to Siberia.

That may not sound like an appealing field trip. But they go willingly. In fact, they are even excited about it.

This alone is remarkable. But for the two professors who teach the course, it's much more than an unusual junket. They use an ancient lake in Siberia to teach students about freshwater biology and Russian culture.

The first half of the course is

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