Stories about "Society and culture"
The logics of acceptance: Francesco Duina in conversation about his new book and the sociology of economic inequality
Thursday, November 13, 2025 3:27 pm
In Francesco Duina's latest collection, The Social Acceptance of Inequality: On the Logics of a More Unequal World (Oxford 2025), co-edited with Luca Storti, contributors ask why people across the world accept economic inequalities.
The importance of the liberal arts: President Garry W. Jenkins in conversation with the Maine Trust for Local News
Friday, September 19, 2025 1:38 pm
This week 乐播传媒 President Garry W. Jenkins joined Stefanie Manning, Maine Trust for Local News鈥� managing director, for a public conversation about his leadership and journey to 乐播传媒.
At 乐播传媒, a ginkgo seedling carries survival from 1945 Hiroshima to today
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 3:55 pm
The child of a tree that survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a ginkgo tree seedling growing at 乐播传媒 brings a message of survival to campus.
乐播传媒 receives $1.3 million bequest from a World War II vet and alumnus who fought for the underdog
Thursday, May 22, 2025 2:08 pm
The bequest from Ralph Sylvester '50, who died in 2023 at age 99 will fund two new endowed funds at 乐播传媒 that create a legacy of access, opportunity, and community.
Ancient ruins to white smoke: A 乐播传媒 student’s up-close view of the papal election in Rome
Friday, May 9, 2025 2:32 pm
Feeling swept up in the election of a new pope doesn鈥檛 require you to be Catholic, writes Carly Philpott '27, who is in Rome with a Short Term course in classical and medieval studies. "All you have to do is absorb the moment."
乐播传媒 at Night: A visit to the historic Stephens Telescope
Friday, February 7, 2025 11:04 am
Walking to the roof of Carnegie Science Hall to visit the college's observatory feels like being in a boat 鈥� the strange feeling that the world outside is slowly moving around you.
Recalling when Jimmy Carter visited 乐播传媒 to honor the ‘greatness of America’s character’
Sunday, December 29, 2024 3:38 pm
We pay tribute to the late, remarkable Jimmy Carter, who died today at age 100, by recalling his historic visit to 乐播传媒 in 1985 to honor his friend Edmund Muskie '36 and to praise the greatness of another 乐播传媒 friend, civil rights leader Benjamin E. Mays.
Faculty in the News: Michael Sargent’s research spotlighted on Hidden Brain
Friday, December 6, 2024 10:21 am
In a recent episode of the popular podcast, Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Sargent鈥檚 research on attitudes toward crime and punishment got a shoutout 鈥� and a ringing endorsement.
Veterans Day at 乐播传媒, and thoughts from a 乐播传媒 combat veteran
Friday, November 15, 2024 2:52 pm
We caught up with Army veteran Joe Castonguay after Veterans Day, on a sunny morning when he and his grounds crew team were clearing leaves outside Rand Hall.
25 items (or 62, depending your count) in the 乐播传媒 library鈥檚 Lost and Found on Nov. 11, 2024
Friday, November 15, 2024 12:54 pm
The sweetest lost item was a greeting card with the quote 鈥淓tre avec des gens qu'on aime cela suffit鈥� (鈥淏eing with people you love, that鈥檚 enough鈥�) from a grandfather to his 乐播传媒 grandson in his first week on campus.