We explore questions of the moment—the liberal arts are truly the front page of the newspaper—and enduring questions that help us to understand the present and the past and to anticipate the future.
Nils Hasselmo first joined the university in 1965 as a professor of Scandinavian languages and literature, later becoming the thirteenth president of the University of…
On January 14, 1969, a group of about 70 African American students—along with community activists—occupied administrative offices on the first floor of Morrill Hall with a…
The TV show "Black-ish" recently took on the issue of colorism in the African American community. Keith Mayes, professor of African American studies, explains what colorism is…
The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that, for the first time, guns are killing more Americans than motor vehicles. "...cars are getting…
16 top historians predict how future generations will remember the politics of the year 2018. One of these historians is Professor William P. Jones of the history department…
David Perry, senior academic adviser to the Department of History, writes about the restraint-and-seclusion policies in schools that continue to traumatize and endanger…
Josephine Lee, professor of English and Asian American Studies, has been awarded a 2019 National Endowment for the Humanities for “Blackface and Yellowface: American Theater…
Talvin Wilks, assistant professor in the Department of Theatre Arts & Dance, talks about his theatrical career as a director, dramaturge, playwright, professor, historian…
This fall, the Performing Arts Archives welcomed the archives of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento, professor emeritus of the music department.
PhD student in philosophy Grace Joy Cebrero talks about her experience transitioning into the philosophy graduate program and her philosophical work on disability.