News & Events
Plus Club Film Screening: “Taare Zameen Par” on 11/11 @ 3:30pm
The Plus Club and members of the South Asian Student Association are hosting a screening of the Bollywood education accessibility film “Taare Zameen Par” at 3:30PM on Saturday, November 11th in Bronfman Auditorium (with catering from Spice Root following the screening). For context, the film “Taare Zameen Par” touches upon dis/ability, social and academic… Continue reading »
Prof. David Edwards awarded honorary degree from AUAF
Congratulations to Prof. David Edwards on being awarded an honorary degree from the American University of Afghanistan; a well-deserved accolade for his dedication to supporting higher education for students in Afghanistan. Continue reading »
Congratulations to Prof. Phi Hong Su, winner of this year’s International Migration Review Book Review Award
WURJ publishes article by Peyton Beeli ’23
Congratulations to Peyton Beeli ’23 on the publication of her article, “Green Gold and Silver Cities: Gregory Mason, 20th Century Maya Archaeology, and United States Imperialism in Central America,” in the Williams Undergraduate Research Journal, Vol. III , Spring 2023 (see page 47). Continue reading »
Prof. James Nolan interviewed by Nippon TV for Japanese story on Oppenheimer movie
Congratulations to Professor Olga Shevchenko!
Congratulations to Professor Olga Shevchenko, Paul H. Hunn `55 Professor in Social Studies, on the publication of her latest book, In Visible Presence. Please click here to learn more about the book or place a pre-order. Continue reading »
Honorable Mention to Phi Hong Su, 2023 Thomas & Znaniecki Best Book Award
Congratulations to Professor Phi Hong Su for receiving honorable mention for the 2023 Thomas & Znaniecki Best Book Award (ASA International Migration Section) for her book, The Border Within: Vietnamese Migrants Transforming Ethnic Nationalism in Berlin, published in 2022 by Stanford University Press. Continue reading »
2023 Departmental Prize Winners
The following awards were presented at the annual ANSO end-of-year dinner on May 15th: The James Orton Prize in Anthropology was awarded to Desel Dorji. The Robert Friedrichs Award in Sociology was presented to Sarah Dean. Congratulations, Desel and Sarah! Desel Dorji with chair Antonia Foias Sarah Dean… Continue reading »
Kudos to Lea Obermüller & Mihr Mehrzad
Congratulations to Lea Obermüller on her acceptance into the ASA Honors Program, and to Mihr Mehrzad on his acceptance into the Cornell Migration Summer Pathways Program. Well done, Lea and Mihr!… Continue reading »