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Arts and Humanities

  • Author Colson Whitehead, who visited campus Thursday as part of the Living Writers course, shared thoughtful insights and lots of laughs with audience members who filled Persson Auditorium and with about 60 others who watched him through a live webcast.
    September 16, 2011
  • A new component of the university’s signature Living Writers course has created amazing opportunities for alumni and parents to connect with ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø and with each other.
    September 14, 2011
  • As a haunting soundtrack from one of his films played in the background, Professor John Knecht gave what might be his last gallery talk at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø in Clifford Gallery on Wednesday night. The Russell ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Distinguished University Professor of art & art history and film & media studies will retire at the end of this […]
    September 8, 2011
  • Attending the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar means being open to a different kind of film festival.  Don’t, for example, ask for a list of films to be screened, because you won’t get one. Do, however, be open to in-depth discussion, and lots of it.
    June 28, 2011
  • The 16th annual ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Writers’ Conference, featuring a week of intensive workshops in the writing of fiction, non-fiction prose, and poetry, will take place June 19-25. A number of well-known writers will serve as faculty for the event, which draws both published and aspiring writers to discuss their writing, work on pieces, and attend readings.
    June 14, 2011
  • Two groups of students studying foreign languages were able to immerse themselves in different cultures recently through the Beyond ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø program. Twelve students spent a day at La Maison amérindienne, a museum and interpretive center east of Montreal, Quebec.
    April 23, 2010
  • Interested in learning a new language? If so, you may want to choose a teacher who talks with their hands. A study conducted by ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Associate Professor of Psychology Spencer Kelly and two ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø undergraduate researchers, Tara McDevitt ’06 and Megan Esch ’07, reveals that people understand and remember foreign words better when a […]
    February 16, 2009
  • Growing up in the South, George Hudson often visited the Smoky Mountains, where he developed a passion for hiking. The English professor’s passion has not ebbed. In fact, it has dovetailed with his keen interest in the effect of landscape on literature and has been of great service as he incorporates walking and hiking excursions […]
    September 12, 2008