Six new faculty members, three of whom are from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences–Camden, will present their research on Monday, October 30th, at the Chancellor’s New Faculty Research Symposium. All are welcome to attend this free event, which will take place from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Multi-Purpose Room. Lunch … Continue reading Join us for the Chancellor’s New Faculty Research Symposium on 10/30…
Tag: Childhood Studies
Dr. Janet Golden will present “Babies Made Us Modern” on 10/31
Dr. Janet Golden, Professor of History and the second recipient of the Annual Faculty of Arts and Sciences–Camden Faculty Research Fellowship, will present a lecture as she concludes her year-long fellowship. Dr. Golden, specializes in the history of health, women, children, and American social history. The lecture, “Babies Made Us Modern: How Infants Brought Americans into … Continue reading Dr. Janet Golden will present “Babies Made Us Modern” on 10/31…
Register Now for “Statewide Symposium on Charter Schools”
The Community Leadership Center (CLC) will host “Statewide Symposium on Charter Schools: Celebrating 20 Years of College Readiness,” on Tuesday, September 19th, from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. This event will feature Ronald C. Rice Jr., JD, Senior Director of Government Relations at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. The event location is the … Continue reading Register Now for “Statewide Symposium on Charter Schools”…
Register Now for the Diverse Unfreedoms and their Ghosts Conference on 3/31
Registration is now open for the one-day conference, “Diverse Unfreedoms and their Ghosts”, scheduled for Friday, March 31st. The conference will examine relationships between diverse unfreedoms (such as slavery, imprisonment, captivity, serfdom, domestic service, caste, etc.) as people understand and negotiate them, in autobiographic narratives, fiction, course cases, disputes, etc.; transitions between social institutions and … Continue reading Register Now for the Diverse Unfreedoms and their Ghosts Conference on 3/31…
The Fifth Annual Lecture in Childhood Studies to be Held 2/23
The Department of Childhood Studies will present its fifth annual lecture on Thursday, February 23rd. Dr. Mary Celeste Kearney, Associate Professor of Film, Television, and Theater at the University of Notre Dame, is the guest speaker. Dr. Kearney’s lecture is titled, “Always Extras? Black Girlhood, U.S. Media, and Girls’ Studies.” This lecture begins at 4 … Continue reading The Fifth Annual Lecture in Childhood Studies to be Held 2/23…
Discussion of African American Children’s Literature Scheduled for 2/20
Continuing with Black History Month’s theme of “Picturing Black Childhood: African American Images in Children’s Literature,” Dr. Nyeema Watson, Associate Chancellor of Civic Engagement, will lead a discussion called, “From Topsy to Tiana: Black Children’s Literature in Theory and Practice” on Monday, February 20th, from 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., at the Writers House. Dr. … Continue reading Discussion of African American Children’s Literature Scheduled for 2/20…
Meet the New Faculty!
4th Annual Lecture in Childhood Studies Scheduled for 3/8
The Department of Childhood Studies will host its fourth annual lecture on Tuesday, March 8th, from 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. Dr. Susan J. Terrio, Professor of Anthropology and French Studies at Georgetown University, will present, “Dispelling the Myths: Unaccompanied, Undocumented Children in U.S. Immigration Custody.” This lecture is free and open to the public. … Continue reading 4th Annual Lecture in Childhood Studies Scheduled for 3/8…
CURE Seminar Series Continues 4/3
The Center for Urban Research and Education (CURE) will hold a seminar on Friday, April 3rd, with special guest and CURE affiliated scholar, Dr. Lauren Silver, Assistant Professor of Childhood Studies. Dr. Silver will discuss her newly released book, System Kids: Adolescent Mothers and the Politics of Regulation. Dr. Silver will sign copies of her book … Continue reading CURE Seminar Series Continues 4/3…
First Annual Global Public Health Lecture Scheduled for 4/7
On Tuesday, April 7th, join us for the first annual Global Public Health Lecture, featuring Dr. Jody Heymann, Dean of the Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health at the University of California-Los Angeles. Dr. Heymann will present “Increasing Equal Opportunity to For Children Around the World: Can We Measure and Hold Countries Accountable … Continue reading First Annual Global Public Health Lecture Scheduled for 4/7…