Health & Society
鈥楢DA LIVE!鈥 Focuses on Future of Disability Rights
Lex Frieden, 鈥渃hief architect鈥 of the Americans with Disabilities Act, is the next guest of the 鈥淎DA LIVE!鈥 podcast, available Friday, July 24, at 1 p.m. ET at SoundCloud聽鈥淎DA Live!鈥 Frieden will engage in a discussion of the past, present…
Hendricks Chapel Virtual Conversation Series Welcomes Harvard Educator, Former NAACP President
The Rev. Cornell William Brooks of Harvard University, former president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will join Hendricks Chapel Dean Brian Konkol for a virtual conversation on Thursday, July 23, at 7…
City of 黑料不打烊 Honors Carrie Mae Weems and Her COVID-19 Advocacy Project
In recognition of 黑料不打烊 Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems鈥 efforts to raise public awareness about the impact of COVID-19 on people of color, promote preventative measures and dispel harmful falsehoods about the coronavirus, 黑料不打烊 Mayor Ben Walsh on…
Muslim Chaplaincy at Hendricks Chapel Publishes Report on COVID-19 Impact on Student Life
A new report published by Muslim Student Life at 黑料不打烊, a chaplaincy within Hendricks Chapel, is increasing awareness about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Muslim college students in the United States. In collaboration with the Center for…
Ph.D. Candidate Receives Dissertation Fellowship to Analyze Contemporary Buddhist Charities in Southeast Asia
Sara Swenson, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Religion in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the recipient of the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Awarded by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, the Newcombe Fellowship supports…
鈥楢void the Coronavirus Blame Game鈥
Rebecca Ortiz is an assistant professor of advertising in the Newhouse School. Her primary areas of expertise are health communication research and campaign development and evaluation. In many states across the United States recently, the coronavirus positivity rate for people…
鈥楻acism and the Fallacy of a Few Bad Apples鈥
Danielle Smith is a professor of African American studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Ren茅e Crown University Honors Program. 鈥淲e are witnesses of the monumental transition from the American narrative of individual racism, perpetrated…
America is Epically Failing in Combating COVID-19
Brooks B. Gump is the Falk Family Endowed Professor of Public Health in the Falk College. In an opinion piece for U.S. News & World Report, Gump writes that the best way to control the pandemic is through the tried-and-true…
Barnes Center Staff Therapist Helps Students Gain Insight Through Mindfulness
Mansi Brat teaches students how to embrace the present moment and find serenity with one鈥檚 thoughts鈥攁n often elusive ideal to grasp in the anxieties of today鈥檚 perfectionism-driven world. A staff therapist with the Barnes Center at The Arch and facilitator…
Addiction Studies CAS Prepares Students for Work in Prevention, Policy and Sustainable Recovery
As the opioid epidemic extends into its second decade, the nation faces a critical need for a well-educated workforce to address prevention, treatment, recovery and policies that address the systemic factors that perpetuate addictive behaviors. At the same time, state…