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Educator and Activist
José Vilson ’04 is on his way to the U.S. Department of Education to meet with Secretary of Education John King and participate in a national summit on teacher diversity. The middle school math teacher has a lot to say…
Biophysics Student Earns Top Honors at Statewide Research Conference
Kassidy Lundy ’16, a physics major in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), was recently awarded first prize for her poster presentation at the 24th Annual Collegiate Science & Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) Statewide Student Conference, held in Lake…
David Crane Testifies at House Subcommittee Hearing on ISIS Genocide Declaration
On May 26, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) faculty member David M. Crane testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations at the Rayburn…
Sydney Hutchinson Named Judith Greenberg Seinfeld Distinguished Fellow
Sydney Hutchinson, assistant professor of music history and cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2016 Judith Seinfeld Distinguished Fellow. Endowed by alumna and University Trustee Judith Greenberg Seinfeld ’56, the fellowship recognizes faculty members…
iSchool Students Select Renee Hill, Jeff Rubin for Professor of the Year Honors
It’s often many years after graduating before college students recognize the impact their favorite professors have had in their lives. At the School of Information Studies (iSchool), however, graduates each year use convocation to honor the teachers who have been…
Two Newhouse Students Will Participate in Carnegie-Knight News21 Voting Rights Investigation
Newhouse School students Alex Amico and Roman Knertser are among this year’s News21 Fellows. They and top journalism students from 17 other universities will lead an investigation into voting rights as part of the 2016 Carnegie-Knight News21 national multimedia investigative…
Schools, Colleges Announce Speakers for 2016 Convocations
From men and women who have achieved outstanding careers in their fields to prominent faculty members to some of the most accomplished students, all of the University’s schools and colleges have named speakers for their convocation ceremonies. The convocations will…
Renée Crown University Honors Program Seniors to Present Capstone Projects
One hundred and thirty seniors in the Renée Crown University Honors Program will present their Capstone projects on Wednesday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hall of Languages. The presentation panels will run concurrently in 11…
Bill Brings CCJI One Step Closer to Having Emmett Till Act Extended
This week both houses of the U.S. Congress introduced a bill to reauthorize the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Act, which expires in 2017, in a bipartisan effort to continue the work begun by the Department of Justice (DOJ)…
Newhouse Alumna ‘Follows Her Gut’ All the Way to Oscar-Winning Screenplay
Newhouse School alumna Meg LeFauve ’87 has made several contributions to the film industry in the past year. In addition to co-writing the Oscar-winning film “Inside Out,” she wrote “The Good Dinosaur” and is working on a screenplay for “Captain…