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…
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…
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”…
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 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…
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…
Congratulations to the 2023 Chancellor’s Awards for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity, which recognize and honor faculty excellence in research and teaching! TENURED AWARDEES Daniel Thomas Cook, distinguished professor, FASC-childhood studies Angélica L. González, associate professor, FASC-biology NON-TENURED AWARDEES Kendra D. Boyd, assistant professor, FASC-history Wei Jiao, assistant professor, RSBC-finance Mary Wunnenberg, clinical assistant professor, … Continue reading Congratulations to the Recipients of the Chancellor’s Awards for Teaching Excellence…
Congratulations to the doctoral students who received the Chancellor’s Dissertation Completion Award: Vedangi Hambardikar (Computational Biology and Integrative Biology) Advised by Dr. Maria Solesio: Role of mitochondrial inorganic polyphosphate in maintaining mitochondrial physiology in Huntington’s Disease Anna Perry (Childhood Studies) Advised by Dr. Lauren Silver: The problem with being accommodated: disabled students’ experience navigating accommodations … Continue reading Congratulations to Student Recipients of Chancellor’s Grants!…
