Movement Rhizome: International Conference on Dance Studies was held in February at the University of Peradeniya. ... READ MORE >>

Suzanne Bessenger, professor of comparative philosophy, attended the conference in Atlanta, Georgia, with Kai Miller ’24 and Jordyn Shumpert ’25.... READ MORE >>

Crystal Howell, Beth Gafford, and Taryn Robertson attended in preparation for launching the fully online Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Education programs. ... READ MORE >>

She wrote “Rhythm & Rhyme: Supporting Young Children and Families with Musical Play” with Vanderbilt University’s Miriam Lense. ... READ MORE >>

Erin Heller, assistant professor of biology, presented the paper “Abundance and Origin of Blue Mussels (Mytilus edulis) on Virginia’s Peat Banks with Implications for the Conservation of the Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa) and Other Shorebirds” at the Waterbird Society Annual Meeting in Fort Lauderdale. The Waterbird Society is an international scientific, not-for-profit organization whose... READ MORE >>

“Boys and Their Toys: Status Inconsistency in Non-democratic Regimes and the Import of Major Weapon Systems”... READ MORE >>

“The Greatest Story: Commercial Radio and Religion in the American Century” was part of a panel at the 2024 conference in Rhode Island. ... READ MORE >>

Gauthier presented new research examining transnational girlhood as depicted in films by women filmmakers from the Global South.... READ MORE >>

Selda Altan, assistant professor of history, spoke at the University of Pittsburgh as part of its Asian Studies Center Modern China Lecture Series this winter. She discussed a chapter from her forthcoming book, Chinese Workers of the World: Colonialism, Chinese Labor, and the Yunnan-Indochina Railway.      ... READ MORE >>

He presented three papers at the Hawaii University conference. ... READ MORE >>