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Obituary for Thalia Pandiri

Thalia Pandiri, who taught classics at Smith College for 56 years, died in a fire at her home in Northampton on December 17. She was a former faculty member at the CANE Summer Institute and was active in the CARE program in recent years. She was a wonderful person and an excellent teacher.

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