News & Events News & Events Catch up with our latest news, upcoming events, and faculty and student accomplishments. On This Page: Recent News Movement You Might Not Expect: How Cindy García is Redefining Ethnography Earlier this year, Cindy García was named the 2026 Melvin and Gertrude Waldfogel Scholar of the College. Here’s a look at how her work is helping shape the collaborative arts. Women's History Month 2026 Celebrating how women have shaped and strengthened the College of Liberal Arts community, and highlighting how we engage with women's history. Preparing global citizens: The interdisciplinary power of a gender, women and sexuality studies degree Assistant Professor Kari Smalkoski and Emily Bruce (PhD '15, history) are featured. The Lesser-Known Freedom Rides Sarah Snyder researches the legacy of the Black Panther Party’s free bus rides to visit prisoners. Shipikisha as Method: Exploring Endurance, Survival and Meaning Making in Zambian Women’s Experiences RIDGS GRPP Fellow Mubanga Kalimamukwento uses interdisciplinary methods to study Zambian cultural practices. Upcoming Events Hybrid Event, October 19, 2026 Beautiful Mystery: Join professor Erin L. Durban and author Danilyn Rutherford for a conversation and reading about Danilyn's book Beautiful Mystery
Movement You Might Not Expect: How Cindy García is Redefining Ethnography Earlier this year, Cindy García was named the 2026 Melvin and Gertrude Waldfogel Scholar of the College. Here’s a look at how her work is helping shape the collaborative arts.
Women's History Month 2026 Celebrating how women have shaped and strengthened the College of Liberal Arts community, and highlighting how we engage with women's history.
Preparing global citizens: The interdisciplinary power of a gender, women and sexuality studies degree Assistant Professor Kari Smalkoski and Emily Bruce (PhD '15, history) are featured.
The Lesser-Known Freedom Rides Sarah Snyder researches the legacy of the Black Panther Party’s free bus rides to visit prisoners.
Shipikisha as Method: Exploring Endurance, Survival and Meaning Making in Zambian Women’s Experiences RIDGS GRPP Fellow Mubanga Kalimamukwento uses interdisciplinary methods to study Zambian cultural practices.
Hybrid Event, October 19, 2026 Beautiful Mystery: Join professor Erin L. Durban and author Danilyn Rutherford for a conversation and reading about Danilyn's book Beautiful Mystery
