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“5 Ways the Workplace Must Adapt to the Coronavirus Era.”
Jianshun “Jensen” Zhang, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, was interviewed by Architectural Digest for the story “5 Ways the Workplace Must Adapt to the Coronavirus Era.” Zhang, an expert on air…
ICE Rescinds Directive Affecting International Students
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Earlier today, we received notice that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has rescinded its July 6 directive that international students who planned to enroll only in online classes would not be permitted to remain…
Hendricks Chapel Virtual Conversation Series Welcomes Harvard Educator, Former NAACP President
The Rev. Cornell William Brooks of Harvard University, former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will join Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol for a virtual conversation on Thursday, July 23, at 7…
Urban Video Project Installation ‘In Solidarity’ Closes, Will Be Part of Light Work Fall Exhibition Series
Light Work’s Urban Video Project (UVP) installation “In Solidarity” went dark on July 8 to make way for a long-awaited upgrade of UVP’s projection equipment. The culmination of years of fundraising and planning, the upgrade will make it possible for…
Updated Move-in Schedule for Incoming and Returning Students
Dear Students and Families: As part of our planning for the Fall 2020 semester, the University is adjusting the move-in schedule for our incoming and returning students and their families. To protect the health and safety of all our campus…
Graduate Student Updates for Fall 2020
Dear Graduate Students: Over the last few weeks, I hosted a series of listening sessions, first with graduate program directors, then with graduate students. In this email, which has also been shared with all faculty and University leadership, you will…
Impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Policy on International Students
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) provided guidance in advance of publication of a final rule that will affect the method of instruction our international students can engage in during the fall 2020…
“Black Audiences Want Hollywood to Expand Beyond Slavery, Civil Rights Film Narratives.”
J. Christopher Hamilton, assistant professor of television, radio, and film in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by Morning Consult for the story, “Black Audiences Want Hollywood to Expand Beyond Slavery, Civil Rights Film Narratives.” Hamilton, an expert on the film…
‘Avoid the Coronavirus Blame Game’
Rebecca Ortiz is an assistant professor of advertising in the Newhouse School. Her primary areas of expertise are health communication research and campaign development and evaluation. In many states across the United States recently, the coronavirus positivity rate for people…
‘Racism and the Fallacy of a Few Bad Apples’
Danielle Smith is a professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program. “We are witnesses of the monumental transition from the American narrative of individual racism, perpetrated…