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!…
Black France, White Europe: Youth, Race, and Belonging in the Postwar Era illuminates the deeply entangled history of European integration and African decolonization. Dr. Emily Marker, Assistant Professor of History, maps the horizons of belonging in postwar France as leaders contemplated the inclusion of France’s old African empire in the new Europe-in-the-making. Marker examines these … Continue reading Dr. Emily Marker to Present “Black France, White Europe” on Feb. 16…
The Department of History will continue its Lees Seminar Series for the 2022-2023 academic year on Friday, November 18. The guest speaker is Miya Carey of Binghamton University. Dr. Carey will present, “They Have Had Several Dates Since the Dance: Sex, Dating, and the Black Family.” The comment will be given by Dr. Susan Miller, Associate … Continue reading The Lees Seminar Series Continues on Nov. 18…
Join us Thursday, September 22, for a special edition of the Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Education (CURCA), featuring the twenty undergraduate students who received Summer Undergraduate Research Grants. You will learn about the research these students conducted over the summer, from projects ranging from a study of nostalgia to the mathematical modeling of cancer. … Continue reading Join us Sept. 22 for the Summer Undergraduate Research Grant Edition of CURCA…
2022-2023 FASC New Full-Time Faculty Valerie N. Adams-Bass Title/Rank: Assistant Professor Department: Childhood Studies Dr. Valerie Adams-Bass joins us from the University of Virginia, School of Education of Education and Human Development, where she served as an Assistant Professor of Youth and Social Innovation since 2016. Dr. Adams-Bass earned her doctorate in interdisciplinary studies … Continue reading Welcome to our New Faculty Members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences–Camden!…
The Writers House will continue its Spring 2022 Writers in Camden Series on Wednesday, February 16, with a reading by bestselling YA and children’s author Ibi Zoboi. This free virtual event runs from 7 – 8:30 PM EST and registration is required. About Ibi Zoboi Ibi Zoboi is the author of National Book Award-finalist American Street, My Life … Continue reading Writers in Camden Welcomes Ibi Zoboi on Feb. 16…
Childhood studies doctoral student Heather Reel has earned a dissertation fellowship from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) for the 2021-2022 academic year. Founded in 1881, AAUW is one of the world’s largest sources of funding for graduate women, due to the generosity and legacy of generations of AAUW members. These prestigious awards are … Continue reading Congratulations to Childhood Studies Doctoral Student Heather Reel for Receiving an AAUW Fellowship!…
