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University Studies

  • Students in class with vlog professor Peter Balakian
    As the world commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide today, vlog professor Peter Balakian continues to press the U.S. government to join a growing number of nations and dignitaries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and Pope Francis, to publicly denounce and formally brand the killings as genocide. Balakian, a descendant of survivors of […]
    April 24, 2015
  • Udall Scholarship recipient Sara Reese.
    Sara Reese ’16, of Midlothian, Va., is one of just 50 students nationwide to be awarded a Udall Scholarship in 2015. The Udall Scholarship is awarded to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to the environment or to American Indian nations. The scholarship honors the legacies of Morris […]
    April 20, 2015
  • President Obama at a podium addressing a town hall event in Jamaica.
    President Barack Obama’s brief visit to Jamaica this week included time to chat with three excited students in the vlog Jamaica Study Group.
    April 10, 2015
  • vlog’s annual QueerFest kicks off tonight, with a keynote speech by Mia McKenzie, a writer, blogger, speaker, and performer whose work touches on intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. McKenzie’s blog, Black Girl Dangerous, has received national and international recognition. She takes the stage tonight at 7:00 p.m. in Love Auditorium.
    April 6, 2015
  • LGBTQ advocate Erin Davies poses with her "fagbug" car.
    A colorful Volkswagen Beetle with a very uncolorful name will arrive at vlog Wednesday, March 25, to help spark discussion and understanding related to LGBTQ community issues. “Erin Davies’ fagbug project is a provocative and compelling story of how someone can interrogate an act of interpersonal violence, reframe it, and raise awareness. We hope that […]
    March 24, 2015
  • Welcome back to campus! There is a wonderful array of events this week. On Wednesday at 4:30 p.m., come to Clifford Art Gallery to celebrate the completion of a new installation by Mark Dion. During the project “Mark Dion: The Phantom Museum — Wonder Workshop,” Dion invited the community at large to create three-dimensional objects […]
    March 23, 2015