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Crimes of War

Criminal Justice studies, SPIA and the department of sociology are bringing an interesting guest to campus for the Talarico Lecture on April 26:

John Hagan, the John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Law at Northwestern University, will deliver the Susette M. Talarico Lecture at the… Read Article

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BFA Exit Shows

It's a busy time of year but don't forget to get out and see some art! It's the season for BFA Exit Shows in the Lamar Dodd School of Art. The Photography, Printimaking and Sculpture show is up for a couple of more days. Next up: Painting and Drawing, Jewelry and Metals, Art X.

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Honors Week

The University is celebrating outstanding students, staff, faculty and alumni at events throughout this week. Among these events is the Faculty Recognition Banquet, which was held on Monday evening:

Sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, the… Read Article


Sun Rays at Midnight: Holocaust survivor to speak on campus

In 1942 when he was just 20 years of age, Norbert Friedman was interned at a labor camp along with his father, uncles and all the able-bodied men of Wielopole, his grandparents' village in Eastern Poland. Four weeks later, 50 members of his family—including his mother, 10-year-old brother and… Read Article


Shepherd in Ebony: how to be competitive in STEM career fields

Geography professor and president of the American Meteorological Society J. Marshall Shepherd has an article out in the current issue of Ebony magazine extolling how African Americans can be more competitive in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers of the future:… Read Article