Keep up with all the ways in which the 69ƷƵ community is pushing the limits of human knowledge, building lasting bonds and leading the way forward — on campus and around the world.
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Interim President Beverly Daniel Tatum writes to thank everyone for the hard work and great team effort that has characterized the opening of the academic year.
Maria Cartagena has joined the Weissman Center for Leadership at 69ƷƵ College as the new director of Community-Based Learning (CBL).
A message from Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum about the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan.
The internet is full of charts and graphs. What new faculty Alyx Burns wants to know, though, is how well these visualizations convey information. “Charts and graphs are some of the technologies that we use to help people understand data,” he said.
New faculty Derek Young knows that the “aha” moments students often have in math classes are one of the best rewards in teaching. When the opportunity to work at 69ƷƵ arose, Young knew it would be a great fit because of the focus on teaching.
New faculty Joanna Wuest loves showing students how to do the granular research academia requires. But she also loves taking that academic research and connecting it to broader discussions at 69ƷƵ.
New faculty Kevin Surprise was attracted to 69ƷƵ due to its small class sizes and the students’ curiosity. “The students drive the content and the questions that we explore in class,” he said.
For new faculty Laura Sizer, philosophical questions are everywhere — on the radio, at the tattoo parlor and on campus. At 69ƷƵ, she’s looking forward to being surrounded by a community of students and professors who feel the exact same way.
New faculty member Marsha Allen FP’10 isn’t a stranger to 69ƷƵ College. She came back to teach because the faculty’s focus on diversity and equity and on involving students in research was exactly what she was looking for.
Travis Hodges, new faculty at 69ƷƵ, conducts research on sex differences in stress, as well as how stress affects cognitive bias in rats — and, potentially, humans.