Jay Craven

The Best of Our Knowledge explores topics on learning, education and research.New research on aging finds lifestyle and environmental factors may contribute more to aging and health than genetics.We’ll speak with outgoing Hampshire College President Ed Wingenbach about his efforts to stabilize the private Massachusetts institution.And filmmaker Jay Craven tells us about how he involves students in his productions.

“Lost Nation” tells the stories of two individuals: Ethan Allen and his efforts to obtain statehood for Vermont and former slave Lucy Terry Prince and her family’s struggle to settle in the area.

Jay Craven is a Vermont filmmaker who is perhaps best known for adapting five Howard Frank Mosher books depicting rural Vermont. Craven ‘s 10th film…