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Chancellor Calls for Nominations for New Faculty Athletic Representative
Chancellor Kent Syverud is accepting nominations from faculty interested in serving as the faculty athletic representative (FAR) beginning July 1, 2022. The FAR plays a critical role in upholding the University’s commitment to academic excellence, graduation success and the overall…
‘Seeing Possibility For Myself’: SUSTAIN Program Continues to Cultivate, Support STEM Talent
In 2017, John Tillotson, associate professor and department chair of the Department of Science Teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), set out to improve upon the country’s retention rate of college science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors among underrepresented…
Professor Silvio Torres-Saillant Helps Advance Latino History and Culture in the United States
Silvio Torres-Saillant, professor of English and Dean’s Professor of the Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences, is one of 18 members selected for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL) Scholarly Advisory Committee. The committee, which…
Wade Davis to Speak on ‘The Mask of Masculinity’ Thursday
“The Mask of Masculinity: An Evening with Wade Davis,” will be held Thursday, March 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event is free and open to the public. American Sign Language (ASL) and Communication Access Realtime…
Faculty, Staff and Graduate Students Invited to Learn More About First-Year Seminar
The Office of Academic Affairs invites faculty, staff and graduate students to participate in information sessions regarding the First-Year Seminar (FYS 101) course for the fall 2022 semester. An overview of course goals and objectives will be shared, as well…
New Book Edited by School of Education Faculty Explores Live-Actor Simulations as Effective Training for Real-World Educational Challenges
The School of Education is a pioneer and international leader in the use of experiential, immersive methods of professional development for educators and other professionals, especially the use of live-actor simulations, otherwise known as clinical simulations. A new book, published…
Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Seeks Input on Faculty Needs
The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) develops and supports University faculty through collaboration. It promotes effective, inclusive, innovative teaching through a range of professional development, coaching and consulting services that are grounded in evidence-based practices. To fulfill its…
Arts and Sciences Faculty, Students and Alumni Take Fresh Look at Key Curricular Requirements
Think how much life has changed in the past few decades. Technology alone has evolved exponentially—flip phones and Myspace, anyone? To ensure the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) curriculum is reflecting and responding to this social and cultural transformation,…
New Mathematics Scholarship Honors Legacy of Longtime Faculty Member Philip Throop Church
It’s common for a certain noise, taste or smell to bring about memories of the past. For Susan Church Andersson, she remembers the distinctive squeak her father’s chair would make as he worked late into the night in the kitchen…
(Dis)Courses Dialogue Series Highlights Activist-Scholars in Intersectional Disability Cultural Work
The conversation series (Dis)courses: Interdisciplinary Disability Dialogues returns this semester with four luminaries who are engaged with many forms of innovative and intersectional disability cultural work. Hosted by the Office of Interdisciplinary Programs and Outreach at the Burton Blatt Institute and Wordgathering: A…