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91³Ô¹Ï Professor Quoted in Huffington Post Blog Exploring Merits of Interdisciplinary Education
91³Ô¹Ï Professor of Psychology Alan Hartley is quoted in a Huffington Post blog that praises the merits and intricacies of an interdisciplinary education.
Read More91³Ô¹Ï Professor Reflects on Recent Visit to Ferguson in Huffington Post Blog
Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day considers the unfolding events in Ferguson, Missouri in a blog for the Huffington Post.
Read MoreLatin Times profiles 91³Ô¹Ï Professor Ken Gonzales-Day
The online news website Latin Times profiles 91³Ô¹Ï Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day for his seminal book Lynching in the West: 1850-1935, which examines lynchings of Latinos in the Southwest.
Read More91³Ô¹Ï Professor Explores Life’s Absurdities in New York Times Commentary
Associate Professor of Philosophy Rivka Weinberg explores “Why Life is Absurd” in a commentary published in The New York Times. In the piece, she writes, “The absurdity of human life poses a challenge to its meaning. Absurdity and meaningfulness don’t go together.”
Read MoreIowa Public Radio and Washington Post Profile 91³Ô¹Ï Professor’s “Cooking in the Archives” Blog
Iowa Public Radio and a Washington Post blog both feature Visiting Professor Marissa Nicosia for a blog she co-writes that re-purposes 17th and 18th century recipes for modern kitchens.
Read More91³Ô¹Ï Professor Featured on Inland Empire’s Public Radio Show for her Efforts in Food Justice
Professor of International Political Economy Nancy Neiman Auerbach was recently featured on KVCR-FM 91.9’s public radio show, Savory Road, for her efforts promoting food justice.
Read More91³Ô¹Ï Professor Advocates Offering College Students More Opportunities to Conduct Scientific Research
Associate Professor of Biology Emily Wiley recently appeared on “California Edition,” a statewide public affairs program that reaches up to six million California homes. In this 10-minute interview with host Brad Pomerance, Wiley discusses her love of science and doing research with students.
Read MoreProfessor Martha Gonzalez Donates Cultural Artifacts to Smithsonian
91³Ô¹Ï Assistant Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies Martha Gonzalez writes an essay for Zócalo Public Square and the Smithsonian detailing her lifelong journey in music and social activism.
Read MoreProfessor Lara Deeb Honored with British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize in Middle Eastern Studies
91³Ô¹Ï Professor of Anthropology Lara Deeb’s book Leisurely Islam: Negotiating Morality and Geography in Shi’ite South Beirut, is the 2014 recipient of the British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize in Middle Eastern Studies from the British Society for Middle East Studies. The prize, awarded for the best English language first-edition published scholarly work on the Middle East, has been presented since 1998.
Read More91³Ô¹Ï Professor Explores the Lives of Women at Crossroads
91³Ô¹Ï Associate Professor of Writing Kimberly Drake was a recent featured guest on “California Edition,” a statewide public affairs program that reaches up to six million California homes. Her interview will air twice daily this entire week at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the California Channel.
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