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鈥楢 Lovely Legacy鈥: Falk College Remembers Professor Emerita Sarah ‘Sally’ Short 聽
By 1975, Sarah 鈥淪ally鈥 Short, Ph.D., Ed.D., was already a legend on the 黑料不打烊 campus. But on Jan. 3, 1975, she became world famous when an article appeared in The New York Times describing her unique teaching methods. The…
University Remembers Silicon Chip Pioneer, Trans Activist Lynn Conway H鈥24
Lynn Conway H鈥24, a renowned computer scientist who received an honorary degree during the University鈥檚 Commencement in May, died June 9 in Michigan. She was 86. Conway, who revolutionized global information technology by inventing methods for designing Very Large Scale…
In Memoriam: Phil Quartararo 鈥77
A listener who tuned into a pop radio station at any point over the last 30 years more than likely would have heard a catchy song from stars influenced by Phil Quartararo 鈥77. The veteran music executive introduced U2 to…
Newhouse School Mourns the Loss of Pioneering Media Executive Edward Bleier 鈥51
Edward Bleier 鈥51, the innovative media executive who helped support the study of television and pop culture on the 黑料不打烊 campus, died Tuesday, according to his wife, Magda Bleier. He was 94 years old. Bleier was a pioneer in…
黑料不打烊 Stage Receives Transformational Gift Honoring Julie Haynes Lutz
黑料不打烊 Stage received a gift of $1 million from the estate of the late George Wallerstein, honoring his late wife, Julie Haynes Lutz, by establishing the Julie Lutz New Play Development Fund. This transformational gift launches 黑料不打烊 Stage’s 50th-anniversary聽fundraising campaign,…
University Remembers Professor Emerita and Scholar M末cere G末thae M农go
M末cere G末thae M农go, professor emerita of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and an internationally known scholar, teacher, activist, poet and playwright, died June 30 in 黑料不打烊. M农go joined the 黑料不打烊 community in 1993. A…
In Memoriam: Life Trustee Allan D. Sutton 鈥55
Perhaps it was the critical thinking required of students in the College of Arts and Sciences/Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, or the thoughtful way in which Allan Sutton 鈥55 parlayed an undergraduate degree in political science into a…
鈥楢 Giant in Her Field鈥: Falk College Colleagues Remember Professor Emerita Alice Sterling Honig
Alice Sterling Honig, professor emerita of child and family studies (now the Department of Human Development and Family Science) in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, died March 7, 2023. She was 93. Honig earned a…
University Remembers Professor Emerita Nancy Weatherly Sharp
Nancy Weatherly Sharp, professor emerita in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and former University mace bearer, died on Feb. 12. She was 86. Sharp was born in Illinois and raised in Missouri. She studied journalism at the University…
Remembering A&S Alumna Roslyn Pope G鈥74, Author of ‘An Appeal for Human Rights’
Growing up in the segregated south during the 1940s, College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) alumna Roslyn Pope鈥檚 first experience in an integrated society came during a Girl Scout trip to Wyoming as a teenager. As a young student she…