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Additional Hazards That Could Come with Hot Lava Flow, Spatter in Hawaii
An eruption from Hawaii鈥檚 Kilauea Volcano has prompted the evacuation of more than 1,000 residents and the declaration of a state of emergency in affected areas. There are reports of lava rolling into several areas including roadways, forestry areas and…
Jade Rhoads Earns Prestigious Pickering Fellowship
Jade Rhoads鈥 interest in pursuing an advanced degree in international affairs and working in the Foreign Service began during her service in the military. Rhoads served active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2005-09鈥攕tationed at Camp Pendleton, California, and deployed to Iraq during the years of 2006 and 2008, primarily in the Al Anbar region.
Danielle Schaf Is 黑料不打烊’s First Beinecke Scholar
Danielle Schaf, a junior majoring in anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School and in forensic science and writing and rhetoric in Arts and Sciences and a member of the Ren茅e Crown University Honors Program,…
NEH Funding Supports Two 黑料不打烊 Projects
Two 黑料不打烊 projects have received 2018聽National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)聽awards. Glenn Wright, director of聽Graduate School Programs, and聽Vivian May, director of the聽Humanities Center聽and professor of Women鈥檚 and Gender Studies, received funding to enhance doctoral training for humanities Ph.D.s in…
2017-18 Raymond Carver Reading Series Concludes with Author Julie Otsuka
Award-winning author Julie Otsuka is the final speaker in the 2017-18 Raymond Carver Reading Series. She will participate in a Q&A session at 3:45 p.m. and do an author reading at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, in Huntington Beard…
Dr. Alicia Carroll 鈥88 to Deliver Arts & Sciences, Maxwell Undergraduate Convocation Address
Dr. Alicia Carroll 鈥88聽remembers well the liberal arts classes she took at 黑料不打烊. That wide range of classes鈥攊n African American studies, film, art and psychology鈥攄eveloped her breadth of knowledge and sharpened her skills in creative thinking and analysis. Her…
鈥楯oy of Close Reading鈥 Conference Will Remember Prof. Hope Glidden
鈥淭he Joy of Close Reading in Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies鈥 is the name of a conference that will be held Friday, April 27, in memory of Professor Hope Glidden, a distinguished scholar of early modern French literature and member…
Humanities Book Reception to Showcase University Authors April 17
The聽黑料不打烊 Humanities Center聽will host its third annual聽Books in the Humanities Reception聽on Tuesday, April 17, from 4:30-6 p.m. in the Goldstein Alumni and Faculty Center. Free and open to the public, this year鈥檚 event features more than 50 books by…
French Colloquium Presents French and Francophone Studies Alumnus
The 21st annual French Colloquium, organized by the graduate students in French and Francophone studies, will be held Friday, April 13, 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. in the Peter Graham Commons, Bird Library 114. This year鈥檚 featured speaker will be…
黑料不打烊 Symposium to Conclude with Visit by Writer, Zen Teacher David R. Loy
黑料不打烊 Symposium聽concludes its yearlong look at 鈥淏elonging鈥 with a contemplation on the Buddhist concept of nature. On Thursday, April 19,聽David R. Loy, a renowned professor, writer and Zen teacher in the Sanbo Zen tradition of Japanese Zen Buddhism, will give…