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03/23/2021
Strippel Series Tackles Inequities in Pandemic Response
As more information became available on COVID-19’s disproportionately negative impact on poor, elderly, disabled, and communities of color, it became obvious to the Strippel Fund committee that they needed to use their platform to provide social justice leadership perspectives on ensuring equitable access to healthcare and other resources in communities hardest hit by COVID-19.
03/16/2021
Critical Language Scholarship Finalists and Alternate Named
Three Miami students were named as Critical Language Scholarship Semi-Finalists in January. Mackenzie Holtz and Nancy Pellegrino have been offered the CLS, with Navkiran Chima as alternate.
03/15/2021
Global Faculty Research Profile: Stephen Norris
Dr. Stephen Norris discusses research focusing on Modern Russian visual culture and propaganda since the 19th Century
03/15/2021
Freedom Rider Betty Daniels Rosemond shares her story with Miami students
Betty Daniels Rosemond, a Freedom Rider who fought for racial justice, spoke with Miami students in instructor of social justice Mark Curnutte's class on Thursday, March 4 to share her experiences as a member of The Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in 1961.
03/11/2021
MUDEC Field Trips: A Photo Essay
MUDEC sprint course field trips continued last week with visits to museums and a youth hostel.
03/11/2021
GIC Career Day offers insight into the job world from an interdisciplinary perspective
On March 3, over 140 students, faculty, and alumni participated in GIC Career Day, hosted by the Department of Global and Intercultural Studies (GIC). The three-part event featured a resume workshop, a LinkedIn and Alumni Connect workshop, and the highlight of the event, an alumni panel and discussion.
03/11/2021
Ohio officials to share insight on the pandemic's impact on health equity and social justice
The Center for American and World Cultures, through its Robert E. Strippel Memorial Fund, has organized an online panel series beginning on Tuesday, March 16 to discuss the disproportionate impacts of Covid-19 in underrepresented communities.
03/10/2021
Call for papers is open for National Civil Rights Conference
Miami University will host the 10th Annual National Civil Rights Conference in summer of 2021. The conference was originally scheduled for 2020, but was postponed due to the pandemic.
03/10/2021
Where in the World is Miami Wednesday: Uruguay
Pranshu and his broomball team after winning the championship game.Meet Anna, a junior International Studies and Political Studies major, who is studying Spanish in Montevideo, Uruguay this semester.