Learn from the Spring 2025 Mellon Interns on Dec. 11

Join the Department of Childhood Studies on Thursday, December 11, as they host five undergraduate students who served as Mellon Interns over the course of the Spring 2025 semester. The students will share their experiences and answer questions from the audience. All are welcome to this free event, which begins at 12:30 p.m. at the … Continue reading Learn from the Spring 2025 Mellon Interns on Dec. 11

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