Academics

Professor Mónica López Lerma Calls “Action!” for 91��ݮ��Ƶ’s New Film & Media Studies Major

As the committee chair of the program, López Lerma is building a curriculum that is as interdisciplinary as it is international.

By Bennett Campbell Ferguson

Auteure d’une Inversion Politique

Inside LIT 302 with Professor Catherine Witt.

By Catherine Witt, professor of French/film and media studies

Desert Dreams

Professor Juniper Harrower and her students want to save Joshua trees from extinction. Will the world join them?

By Bennett Campbell Ferguson | Photos by Elizabeth Weinberg

The Library Is the Beating Heart of 91��ݮ��Ƶ

President Bilger and 91��ݮ��Ƶ library leaders discuss the impact of the campus hub.

By Sheena McFarland

March 10, 2025

Nina Simone’s Gum

Religion 363 students seek to answer: How does a thing like, say, a piece of gum, transform into a religious artifact?

March 12, 2025

Finding the Words

In 2024, Aidan Mokalla ’25 traveled to Tajikistan to study Persian as part of the Critical Language Scholarship program.

March 11, 2025

Living Laboratory

Fall snapshots from 91��ݮ��Ƶ’s Environmental Humanities initiative where community, place, and scholarship converge to solve pressing issues of our time.

March 7, 2025

Water's Hand

Inside Art 350, where studying art history reveals insights about our changing climate.

December 4, 2024

Find the Synchronicity

In Chinese 311, Yijing hexagraphs are analyzed to explore Chinese text and tradition.

October 11, 2024

What Is a 91��ݮ��Ƶie, Anyway?

Meet twelve graduates from the class of ’24.

October 11, 2024

Remembering to Forget

Ancient Mediterranean Studies 382 explores the often-overlooked diversity of the Roman Empire, and the ruthlessness of Roman emperors.

June 21, 2024

Vote of Confidence

In an age of misinformation and voter mistrust, Prof. Paul Gronke is delivering the data.

May 29, 2024

History-Literature Major Wins Lankford Award for Thesis Work

The award recognizes outstanding students with accomplishments in the history and literature disciplines.

May 20, 2024