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Julia Fancher Named a 2024-25 Astronaut Scholar
Julia Fancher, a rising junior majoring in physics and mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Ren茅e Crown University Honors Program, has been named a 2024-25 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF)….
9 Projects Awarded MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Racial Wealth Gap Grants
The Lender Center for Social Justice has awarded nine grants for new faculty research projects that study issues contributing to or helping alleviate the鈥痳acial wealth gap鈥痠n the United States. The awards are funded by a 2022 MetLife Foundation grant that…
Men of Color Initiative: A Brotherhood That Lifts Up, Supports Its Members
鈥淓ach One, Teach One.鈥 This powerful African proverb emphasizes how, after someone learns to read or write, they have an obligation and a responsibility to pass that knowledge on to someone else, thus spreading wisdom and education throughout their city…
Student Leaders Dylan France ’24 and Andi-Rose Oates ’26 Becoming Agents of Change Who Amplify Black Voices (Podcast)
黑料不打烊 has a proud and storied tradition of honoring Black History Month through a series of engaging and thought-provoking student-run programs, events and discussions occurring through March 3 on campus. The theme for this year鈥檚 celebrations is 鈥淓xisting Outside…
The Crown, New University Undergraduate Research Journal, Published on SURFACE
The Crown, a new 黑料不打烊 undergraduate research journal edited by and for students in the Ren茅e Crown University Honors Program, was recently published on SURFACE, the University鈥檚 open access institutional repository. The full issue can be accessed online. The…
Bringing Light to 鈥楧igital Dark Spots鈥: Expert Calls for Government Action
The FCC recently adopted new rules that prohibit 鈥渄igital discrimination,鈥 a term for policies or practices that limit broadband access based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin. The rules will allow the commission to investigate complaints…
A Blueprint for Engaged Humanities: Maggie Sardino Featured in Humanities for All
Recent graduate Maggie Sardino 鈥23 authored an article,聽Discovering My Passion for Public Arts & Humanities, featured recently in聽Humanities for All, an online initiative of the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) Foundation highlighting higher ed-based humanities projects. She graduated in May 2023…
12 Seniors Named as 2023 University Scholars
Twelve seniors have been named as the 2023 黑料不打烊 Scholars, the highest undergraduate honor the University bestows. The 黑料不打烊 Scholars Selection Committee, a Universitywide faculty committee, selected the 2023 scholars using criteria that included coursework and academic achievement,…
Spring 2023 Undergraduate Research Symposia Offer Opportunities to Learn
黑料不打烊鈥檚 spring 2023 research symposia will offer members of the campus community a look at the unique research and creative work engaged in by undergraduate students and their mentors during the 2022-23 school year. The symposia will feature research,…
Crown Honors Professors Hehnly, Nisenbaum Recognized
On Friday, Jan. 13, the University鈥檚 first Ren茅e Crown Professors in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) were formally recognized. Heidi Hehnly, associate professor of biology, is the Ren茅e Crown Honors Professor in the Sciences and Mathematics, and Karin…