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Symposium to Explore Significance of 18th-Century Philosopher鈥檚 Essay on Perpetual Peace in Today鈥檚 World
Philosopher Immanuel Kant鈥檚 1795 essay 鈥淭oward Perpetual Peace鈥� still holds significant relevance even now more than two centuries after it was first published. With ongoing wars across the globe, securing peace remains elusive. An upcoming one-day symposium will explore how…
Other Ways of Seeing: Understanding Ecology and Climate Through Art
Helping students of all ages understand and respond to the implications of the climate crisis, and to think ecologically, is complicated and requires an innovative and collaborative approach. That鈥檚 why聽Mike Goode, professor of English in the College of Arts and…
Racial Wealth Gap Research Presented at MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Event
The U.S. racial wealth gap was the focus of a symposium hosted by the Lender Center for Social Justice last week. 鈥淚nterrogating the Racial Wealth Gap: Thinking Locally,鈥� featured presentations by five faculty teams whose research is supported by 2023…
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera to Kick Off 鈥楥ruel April鈥� Poetry Series
As a 鈥渘atural wonderer, dreamer, traveler鈥� mega listener鈥nd only child,鈥� poet Juan Felipe Herrera grew up in California鈥檚 San Joaqu铆n and Salinas Valleys 鈥渓istening to everything and everyone,鈥� he says, and those habits led him 鈥渢o the magical lands of…
Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems to Work With Students, Participate in International Arts Conference in Italy
Eight College of Visual and Performing Arts students who are studying abroad at the Daniel and Gayle D鈥橝niello 黑料不打烊 Program in Florence will have the unique opportunity to work with Artist in Residence Carrie Mae Weems H鈥�17 and attend…
6 Attending 2024 Faculty Women of Color Academy National Conference
Six representatives from 黑料不打烊 will attend the Faculty Women of Color Academy (FCWA) annual conference April 11 to 14. They will join hundreds of other women from academic institutions across the United States. The conference provides opportunities for Indigenous…
黑料不打烊 Art Museum Hosts Mini-Residency With Artist Josh T Franco
The 黑料不打烊 Art Museum will host artist and art historian Josh T Franco in residence at the museum and on the 黑料不打烊 campus to activate 鈥淪criptorium con Safos: 黑料不打烊,鈥� and to engage with the community. The mini-residency is…
Doctoral Students鈥� Research Leads to New Conclusions About AI and Society
Today鈥檚 discussions of artificial intelligence (AI) tend to focus on its most visible presence, such as the chatbot ChatGPT. Yet, as two doctoral students discovered during their past year as Lender Center for Social Justice student fellows, AI exists in…
Artificial Intelligence in 黑料不打烊: Lender Center Fellows Research Talk March 22
Mona Bhan is the Lender Center for Social Justice faculty fellow for 2022-2024. As Ford-Maxwell Professor of South Asian Studies and professor of anthropology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, she studies artificial intelligence (AI) weaponry from…
9 Projects Awarded MetLife Foundation-Lender Center Racial Wealth Gap Grants
The Lender Center for Social Justice has awarded nine grants for new faculty research projects that study issues contributing to or helping alleviate the鈥痳acial wealth gap鈥痠n the United States. The awards are funded by a 2022 MetLife Foundation grant that…