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Making an Impact for Children’s Education
Aysha A. Seedat ’16 has always been interested in public policy and politics but it was the required first-year writing course that decided her future.
Smullen Book Is Basis for ‘Charting Your Professional Path’ Seminar
Establishing goals for professional success is important, and few are more knowledgeable than William Smullen, director of National Security Studies at the Maxwell School and former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. Smullen is releasing a…
Maxwell School Names Prominent Public Policy Scholar to Moynihan Chair
Amy Ellen Schwartz, an internationally renowned scholar of education policy, public finance and urban economics, will join the Maxwell School this fall as Daniel Patrick Moynihan Chair in Public Affairs. Schwartz, a professor of public policy, education, and economics at…
Languages, Literatures, Linguistics Spring Schedule Announced
The Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics (LLL) in The College of Arts and Sciences announced its spring schedule of events. The events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. For more information, call 315-443-2175. “This lineup…
Michael ’72 and Susan Thonis Establish Endowed Professorship of Earth Sciences
Professor Suzanne L. Baldwin, a renowned geologist and thermochronologist, has been named the inaugural Michael G. and Susan T. Thonis Professor of Earth Sciences in The College of Arts and Sciences. Through the generosity of Michael Thonis ’72 and his…
Actress Brings One-Woman Monologue to Campus March 25
Playwright and actress Anna Deavere Smith will explore issues of community, character and diversity in America, in her monologue, “Snapshots: Portraits of a World in Transition.”
Saunders Wins More Hardware, Prepares to Launch ‘Kindness’ Book
This spring is shaping up to be another busy one for George Saunders G’88, acclaimed author and professor of English in The College of Arts and Sciences. This past weekend, the Oneonta, N.Y., resident traveled to London to receive the…
Student Artist Exhibits “The Dark Sides”
Ozan Atalan, a first-year graduate student in sculpture in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ Department of Art, is presenting the exhibition “The Dark Sides” through Friday, March 14, in the Michael Sickler Gallery on the fourth floor of…
Diane Ravitch to Give University Lecture April 1; Advance Registration Requested
Education advocate Diane Ravitch will speak on “The Death and Life of the Great American School System” on Tuesday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel as part of the University Lectures series. This lecture is expected to attract…
Student’s Company Offers Strategies for Social Television
Melanie Witkower ’14 was interning at a television production company last spring when she noticed a better way to connect a show’s production with fans online. Witkower now has a company that links the small screen with its life in social media and the fans that make it a hit.