Seeing today’s politics through an ancient lens

Professor of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Jeffrey Beneker shares excerpts from his book How To Be A Leader: An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership.

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A Building Narrative

Art history professor Anna Andrzejewski mines cultural insights from an unlikely source.

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A trio of 2020 Dean's Prize winners

Students from math, economics and political science take home one of the College of Letters & Science’s highest scholastic honors.

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Liberal arts study opens paths to future

Liberal Arts Essay Competition winners reflect (and project) on what they’ve learned and where it will take them.

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Coveted Berlin Prize awarded to humanities faculty Pandey, Amine

Professors will travel to Germany to confer with scholars and artists.

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True North

Scandinavian studies professor Tom DuBois collaborated with Disney to make Frozen II an authentic representation of indigenous Nordic cultures.

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Russian Flagship Program marks ten years with a $1.3 million grant renewal

The program allows undergraduate students of any major to achieve professional-level proficiency in Russian, a language designated by the Department of Defense as critical to U.S. national security and economic competitiveness.

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Katrina Daly Thompson wins National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend

African Cultural Studies professor will study the formation of inclusive communities through the language used in progressive Muslim groups.

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Understanding Oppression

Dr. Sami Schalk Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies shares about her research on race, disability and gender in contemporary American literature and culture.

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