Congratulations to Cheryl Wall Fellowship Recipients

Congratulations to the following faculty, who were named 2025-2026 recipients of the Cheryl Wall Faculty Fellowship: Dr. Angélica González, Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Lauren Silver, Associate Professor of Childhood Studies Dr. Youwen (Warren) Zhang, Assistant Professor of Chemistry These fellowships, in the form of a course release, recognize full-time faculty committed to addressing issues … Continue reading Congratulations to Cheryl Wall Fellowship Recipients

Faculty Tenure Announcement

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Marilisa Jiménez García, Associate Professor of Childhood Studies, whose tenure was recently approved by the Board of Governors.  Dr. Marilisa Jiménez García is an Associate Professor of Childhood Studies teaching courses in Children’s and Young Adult Literary Cultures. She is a specialist in Puerto Rican, Caribbean and Latinx Studies. … Continue reading Faculty Tenure Announcement

Registration Open for the Centering Black Childhoods Series on Oct. 22

The Department of Childhood Studies invites you to the Centering Black Childhoods Series: Collecting and Archiving Visions of Black Childhoods, on Tuesday, October 22. The panel discussion will feature Destiny Crockett, inaugural Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow in Childhood Studies and Racial Justice; Vashti DuBois, an artist and the Founder and Director of Philadelphia’s The Colored … Continue reading Registration Open for the Centering Black Childhoods Series on Oct. 22

Join CURE on Dec. 5 for the Seminar “Young, Gifted, and Diverse”

The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will conclude its Fall 2023 seminar series on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 with a presentation by Dr. Camille Z. Charles, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Charles will present “Young, Gifted, and Diverse.”  This free event will … Continue reading Join CURE on Dec. 5 for the Seminar “Young, Gifted, and Diverse”

Registration Open for Childhood Studies Conference “Centering Black Childhoods”

The Department of Childhood Studies will host the conference “Centering Black Childhoods: Engaging Voices and Collaborative Conversations,” on Wednesday, October 4, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. Registration is required for this event.  This two-part event is organized by the Department of Childhood Studies with support from the Mellon Foundation … Continue reading Registration Open for Childhood Studies Conference “Centering Black Childhoods”

Join the Dept. of Childhood Studies for “Exporting Sesame Street to the World” on Sept. 19

Join the Department of Childhood Studies on September 19, 2023, beginning at 12:45 p.m.  in the conference room at 329 Cooper Street for a talk by Helle Strandgaard Jensen titled, “As culture free as TV can be.” Exporting Sesame Street to the World. Sesame Street “contains universally acceptable material, much of it already tested on audiences … Continue reading Join the Dept. of Childhood Studies for “Exporting Sesame Street to the World” on Sept. 19

Arts and Humanities Internships funded by the Mellon Foundation

The Department of Childhood Studies is pleased to announce the inaugural award of undergraduate internships funded by the Mellon Foundation. The department’s grant, Rethinking Race and Justice Through Childhood Studies sponsors five undergraduate student internships per semester. About the internships: Students will be expected to work 10 hours a week for 12 weeks during the fall term, with … Continue reading Arts and Humanities Internships funded by the Mellon Foundation