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Task Force Begins Work to Create EDAI Strategic Plan
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: We write to you today in our capacity as the leaders of the Equity, Diversity, Accessibility and Inclusion (EDAI) Strategic Planning Task Force. Our task force, composed of 31 members of our community, including students,…
‘Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms’ Faculty Development Series Announced
The Division of Faculty Affairs within the Office of Academic Affairs invites faculty to participate in a three-part workshop series designed to give faculty ways to intentionally develop culturally responsive instructional materials and practices. Faculty will also learn strategies to…
OrangeAbility Features Health and Wellness Activities for Everyone
All members of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ community are invited to participate in a mix of virtual and in-person activities at the annual OrangeAbility event starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 27. Register to participate in the virtual events. OrangeAbility provides…
Architecture Student’s Ceramics Chosen for Virtual Indigenous-led Exhibition in Honor of World Water Day
Alec Rovensky ’21, a senior in the School of Architecture and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Abroad program alum, is featured in The Chapter House’s premiere exhibition honoring World Water Day, March 22. Rovensky is currently enrolled in GEO300/NAT300, an entirely virtual Abroad@Home class…
Information-Encoded Quilt Created by iSchool Professor Wins Juried Competition
Rachel Ivy Clarke teaches library and information sciences in the School of Information Studies. She describes her research as focused on rethinking librarianship as a design profession. Her deep interest in design thinking has led to a major collaborative research…
University Lectures Continue March 17 With Arts and Culture Agent Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham
The University Lectures continue its 20th season with a presentation by Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham, an agent for arts and culture, on Wednesday, March 17. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s premier speaker series, the University Lectures bring to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ audience members and the larger…
Inaugural Lender Faculty Symposium Highlights Social Justice #Hashtag Project
The inaugural Lender Center for Social Justice Faculty Symposium was held on Thursday, March 4, in a Zoom format. The symposium is the culmination of a two-year research project by the first Lender Faculty Fellow, Casarae Abdul-Ghani. Abdul-Ghani, who is…
James Haywood Rolling Jr. Appointed Co-Director of Lender Center for Social Justice
James Haywood Rolling Jr. walked into the Museum of Modern Art in New York City wearing faded jeans, old sneakers and a backpack, just like the rest of his classmates from Cooper Union, a private college in the city. Rolling,…
‘ADA Live!’ Focuses on Protection and Advocacy Systems for People With Disabilities
The next “ADA Live!” podcast on Wednesday, March 3, will feature Curt Decker, founder and executive director of the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN). Decker will discuss the history of the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System, some important legislation they…
Hilda A. Frimpong Becomes the First Black Student to Lead ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Review
Second-year College of Law student Hilda A. Frimpong has been elected by her peers as the next editor in chief of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Law Review. When she assumes her duties for Volume 72 (2021-22), Frimpong will be the first Black student…