The author
Professor Richard P. Farkas
Treading lightly on history.
Over the course of his career, Professor Farkas has taught thousands of students from the United States and around the world. Many have gone on to rewarding careers in law, science, business, the arts and even sports.
He has also traveled widely and seen firsthand the true diversity of the world’s peoples. Wherever he goes, he watches how young people meet the challenges of their time, and those experiences shaped Making Way.
Sand from far shores
More than 200 jars of sand
Wherever he travels, as long as there’s a beach, he collects a small sample of sand. Some of the places are well-known destinations, but many are remote and rarely visited.
How many of these places can you find on a map?
- Cuttyhunk Island
- Thursday Island
- Stewart Island (Oban)
- Manaus
- Gallipoli
- Lake Ladoga
- Sevastopol
- Kherson
- Khortytsia Island
- Brijuni Islands
- Vis Island
- Canary Islands
- Réunion
- Ushuaia
- Falkland Islands
- St. Helena Island
- Komodo Island
- Robben Island
- Devil’s Island
- Christmas Island
- Mauritius
- Kefalonia
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Five decades of teaching
He is a professor of political science at DePaul University and a Fulbright Senior Specialist, and he has taught everywhere from Budapest to Semester at Sea.
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