The sovereignty of joy
In a new book, Miguel Valerio uncovers the history of Afro-Mexican festival performances in colonial Mexico.
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Political scientists to study populist rhetoric as a threat to democracy
Arts & Sciences to create new Department of Statistics and Data Science
The new department will provide a foundation for ambitious and innovative digital transformation across a range of disciplinary areas.
Twelve Arts & Sciences alumni earn Fulbright awards
Back to Black Colleges?
On Juneteenth
Publisher's Weekly Highlights 'Dorothy: A Publishing Project'
Each fall, Dorothy, a Publishing Project, the feminist independent press run by Danielle Dutton and Martin Riker and headquartered in St. Louis, publishes two books only. They are mostly slim volumes, predominantly experimental, many translated, and all (save one, published under a heteronym) by women. This year is unique, as they are doubling their output to four books.
Reducing the fear of deportation and its consequences
"In Service to a Greater Good:" An Interview with Truman Scholar Ranen Miao
Truman Scholar, Ranen Miao, discusses his journey to Sociology, advice for others applying to the Truman Scholarship, and what self-care looks like to him.
Carrying the banner: Meet the 2022 student marshals
Research, revise, repeat: Training the academy’s next scholars
A conversation with Kling and Mellon Mays fellowship directors Jean Allman and Jonathan Fenderson