Faculty Archive

Elly R. Truitt, Associate Professor of History and Sociology of Science, discusses the history of robots and automata in medieval Latin culture, the impulses that drove their creation, and shared characteristics with modern-day robots.

How Structured, Active, In-class Learning is changing the calculus on teaching.

Julia Youngman, C’24, and Eric Tao, C’25, had the opportunity to work in neuroethologist Marc Schmidt’s lab studying the neural basis of courtship behaviors in songbirds.

The event featured various presentations, workshops, and panels designed to prepare students for success in graduate school.

Daniel Hopkins, Professor of Political Science, talks about why this year’s midterms were so different than historical trends, and what the next two years might look like in American political life.

Alums who volunteered their time as mentors and for events were invited to a special breakfast, followed by a Lightbulb Café on “Feeling Is Believing.”

In his new book, Jared Farmer, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History, examines what trees can teach us about the climate crisis and our relationship with time.

A sampling of some of our spookiest stories.

We speak with Harold Cole, James Joo-Jin Kim Professor of Economics, to learn more about the Fed’s structure, objectives, and capabilities—and why it is especially relevant in times of financial crisis.

Young scholars from Latin America discuss their experience at a three-week workshop on "Dispossessions in the Americas."

Professors and leaders from across the University united in a series of lectures to sound the alarm about the climate emergency.

Three College students worked with James Ker, Professor of Classical Studies, to research new approaches to teaching Latin.

Marci Hamilton, Professor of Practice in Political Science and Fox Family Pavilion Senior Fellow in the Program for Research on Religion, is working on behalf of religious leaders who argue that strict anti-abortion measures are violating their First Amendment rights.

This year, the fall 60-Second Lectures took place on one day with six faculty experts presenting on topics ranging from exploration of the universe's origins to the study of indigenous politics.

Mary Channen Caldwell, Assistant Professor of Music, brings together over 400 devotional Latin refrain songs from the Middle Ages in her new book, the first to explore the medieval refrain in song outside of vernacular contexts.

Discover the stories behind the Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of History and Africana Studies’ office items—in her own words.

What the Roy F. and Jeannette P. Nichols Professor of American History is looking forward to reading this summer.

Amna Nawaz, C’01, Chief Correspondent and Primary Substitute Anchor for PBS NewsHour, spoke at the graduation ceremony for the College of Arts & Sciences, held on May 15, 2022.

In his new book, Donovan Schaefer, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, argues that there is no thinking without feeling.

Michael Platt, James S. Riepe University Professor, studies how biology fuels social behavior.