Stories by Emily McConville
Meet new faculty: Katie Adkison and what the Bard tells us about the power of voice
Thursday, October 8, 2020 11:51 am
In early modern English literature, the spoken voice becomes a sensation with considerable power, says Adkison, a new assistant professor of English. Shakespeare shows how.
Meet new faculty: Yunkyoung Garrison and the impact of racism and classism on mental health
Thursday, October 1, 2020 3:40 pm
Garrison studies the impacts of racism and classism on mental health, including how the social concept of meritocracy contributes to stress.
Meet new faculty: Lisa Gilson and political words that fit the need
Friday, September 25, 2020 9:18 am
A political theorist, Gilson explains why activists need to use language that is "adapted to their specific situation" — even if the language is off-putting to voters.
Meet new faculty: Tyler Harper and science fiction that goes beyond just beach reading
Friday, September 18, 2020 9:13 am
Harper researches how science fiction depicts human extinction while asking, "Who gets to live in new worlds?"
Meet new ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ faculty: Nivedhitha Subramanian and what job-searching women in Pakistan seek
Thursday, September 10, 2020 10:39 am
A development and labor economist, Subramanian studies economic challenges in less-developed countries, especially for women/
Meet new ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ faculty: Mark Tizzoni and the connection between fifth-century Vandals and today’s white nationalists
Thursday, September 3, 2020 1:47 pm
A new tenure-track assistant professor of classical and medieval studies, Tizzoni explains how fifth-century ideas about national identity are now being used by white nationalists to "prop up their worldviews. And this needs to be countered."
Meet new ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ faculty: Seulgie Lim and gender equality in West Africa
Thursday, August 27, 2020 10:54 am
Born in South Korea and raised in Mauritania, Lim researches gender equity efforts in West African nations. At ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, she anticipates learning her students' "experiences and stories."
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ in the News: June 26, 2020
Friday, June 26, 2020 9:21 am
A ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ equity VP explores Juneteenth, an alumnus pens a new book on Bobby Orr and the Bruins, a student TikTok video goes viral, and a professor answers an NPR puzzle.
In the 2020 list of faculty and staff book reccs, some Good Reads for a trying time
Friday, June 19, 2020 9:10 am
Among the titles: When You Reach Me, Where the Crawdads Sing, Why We Sleep, and How to Be an Antiracist
‘Hang in there’: 2009 graduates offer words of wisdom for new alumni
Friday, June 12, 2020 9:42 am
The Class of 2020 isn't the only one to graduate into a recession. Here's what the Class of 2009 has to say.