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Easy Things We Can Do to Cope With Traumatic Loss

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Juliana and Chancellor

Apr 26, 2024

College of Humanities and Social Sciences Wins Awards for Inclusion Efforts

Juliana Nfah-Abbenyi, distinguished professor of English and associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion received a DEI Professional Award, and VOLAR was recognized in the Outstanding Student Organization category.
Meg Day

Apr 24, 2024

MFA Faculty Member Named Guggenheim Museum’s 2024 Poet-in-Residence

Assistant Professor of English Meg Day has been named the Guggenheim Museum’s poet-in-residence for 2024.
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Apr 3, 2024

Are Universities Connected to Local Sustainability? A New Study Suggests Yes…and No.

Universities scoring strongly on measures of sustainability are associated with innovation and economic growth – but not environmental sustainability – in their home communities.
Art United

Apr 3, 2024

Coping with Climate Anxiety Through Poetry, Visual Arts

The interdisciplinary Art United workshop offers a creative outlet to deal with concerns about our planet’s future.

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Mar 28, 2024

What are the Risks and Rewards of Autonomous Vehicles?

Four faculty scholars offer insights on the economic, moral and social consequences autonomous vehicles pose.
Stephen Puryear

Mar 25, 2024

Stephen Puryear Named Department Head of Philosophy and Religious Studies

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences has named Stephen Puryear head of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, effective July 1.
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Mar 4, 2024

3 CHASS Students, 1 Faculty Member Receive Fulbright Awards

Three students and one faculty member from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences are the recipients of prestigious Fulbright awards.

Feb 20, 2024

Digitizing Dickens’s Working Notes 

The project, co-directed by English professor Anna Gibson, offers insight into the 19th-century author’s creative mind and writing practices and makes his novels more accessible to today’s readers.

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Feb 13, 2024

Studying the Impact of U.S. Penal System ‘Pay-to-Stay’ Policies

Until now, little research has been done on the impact these policies have on incarcerated people, their families, and their communities. Associate Professor of Sociology April Fernandes is co-leading a team that will analyze the policies.
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Feb 9, 2024

Easy Things We Can Do to Cope With Traumatic Loss

A new study co-authored by P.h.D. student Caitlin Reynolds and professor of psychology Shevaun Neupert finds there are simple activities that help people improve their mood and emotional well-being after the traumatic loss of a loved one.