Academic Affairs News

Mary Toale Appointed as New Provost

Mary C. Toale, Ed.D., has been selected to serve as ʹڲַ’s new provost and vice president for academic affairs and will assume the role on March 28.
 

Academic Affairs in the News

The news items below are sorted by date published (newest at the top). 

Instight Lander on Mars
ʹڲַ Geologist Helps Discover Marsquakes

The InSight mission to Mars has completed its first Earth year of observations. The results were published as a set…

students in classroom
ʹڲַ Adds Sociomedical Sciences Major

The Department of Anthropology at ʹڲַ is introducing a new major for undergraduate students interested in…

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Dance Ensemble Performs Dancing to Defy Limits

ʹڲַ’s Department of Theatre and Dance Studies presents the ʹڲַ Dance Ensemble in Dancing to Defy Limits…

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A Q&A with Jason Ozubko: 'I Study Human Memory'

Assistant Professor Jason Ozubko runs the Human Cognition and Memory Lab at ʹڲַ. Ozubko, a faculty member…

Irene Belyakov-Goodman, Andrea Klein, Melanie Medeiros
Academic Affairs Honors Five with Annual Awards

The Division of Academic Affairs honored five employees on October 21 with its Awards for Outstanding Commitment to…

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Online and Study Abroad Intersession Courses Expanded for 2020

ʹڲַ’s successful enhanced intersession term is expanded this year with additional offerings of online and study…

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ʹڲַ a Forbes Best Value College

ʹڲַ has been named to Forbes’ 2019 “America’s Best Value Colleges” list, ranking 115th on the comprehensive…

Janine Rossi '18 and Kelsey Kwandrans '19
Janine Rossi ’18 and Kelsey Kwandrans ’19 Earn Fulbright Awards

ʹڲַ alumna Janine Rossi ’18 and Kelsey Kwandrans ’19 have won 2019–20 U.S. Student Fulbright awards to Uruguay…

Tshering Sherpa ’21
Tshering Sherpa ’21 Named Fund for Education Abroad Scholar

Tshering Sherpa ’21 has been named a Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) Scholar for 2019–20. She will travel to Cadiz,…

Catherine Shields
Catherine Shields ’19 Earns State Dept. Critical Language Scholarship

Catherine Shields '19 has won a U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarship. The Grandview Heights, NY,…

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Documentary Highlights Professor’s Longtime Research on Indigenous Land Rights in Ecuador

ʹڲַ’s Department of Political Science and International Relations will present a special screening of the…

Ethan Smith '20, Ariana Walczyk '19 and Sara Feinland '19 show their art projects for the course.
Students Explore Sustainability Issues Through Art

Students in a spring honors course, “The Politics of Sustainability Through Art,” are exploring environmental…