From the University Calendar and Newsroom: “The 2020 Alpha Chi Distinguished Lecture will host Dr. Dwonna Goldstone, director of the African American Studies Minor and associate professor of history. Through discussion and conversation, she will address the challenge of speaking
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The Work of Cyrus Cassells: Black History Month in the Liberal Arts
Cyrus Cassells is an award-award winning writer. He has won the National Poetry Series competition, the William Carlos William Award, two Pushcart Prizes, the Peter I.B. Lavan Younger Poet Award, a Lambda Literary Award, and the Lannan Literary Award. In
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Human Inquiry Podcast Interviews Dr. Casey Nichols: Black History Month in the Liberal Arts
In this episode of Human Inquiry, the podcast, we interview Dr. Casey Nichols for Black History Month. Dr. Nichols is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Texas State University. As a historian, she specializes in the areas
Revising the History of Pierre Toussaint: Black History Month in the Liberal Arts
Pierre Toussaint was an enslaved ma from Haiti who, in 1787, was brought to New York City, where he eventually gained his freedom and became a successful businessman and philanthropist. Pope John Paul II declared him “venerable” in 1996, which
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Research on How Literacy Tests Suppressed the Black Vote Wins Technical Communication Award: Black History Month in the Liberal Arts
Voting interference and voter suppression is nothing new. Learning the history of tactics used to suppress the vote can help motivate us to exercise and protect our right to vote now. Dr. Miriam Williams, professor in the Department of English,
Advice for the Trump Administration on Conservative Internationalism
Are nationalism and globalism at polar opposite political stances? Political discourse in the news lately might lead you to believe that you can’t put your country first and simultaneously have international benefit in mind. Ionut Popescu, Assistant Professor of Political
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Turning Points As Interpretive Acts
A turning point is a moment of decision and change of situation in life. In history and in fiction, events are considered turning points when they mark the moment when things begin to change. It is no wonder, then, that
When Empathy Goes Wrong
It has been argued that fixating on the big picture–such as tracking numbers–can obscure the lived experience of homelessness. Knowing, for example, that, according to the latest national estimate, Texas experienced a 1.8 percent increase in homelessness in 2017 may not help
Cutting-Edge Writers Share About Writing Fiction
The fiction writing process is an artistic one. But it also involves cultural, political, and philosophical dimensions. How do successful fiction writers do it? Autobiographies and biographies of past greats can give us insight. So can Divergent Trajectories: Interviews with
Karen Russell’s “Orange World” Published in the New Yorker
Karen Russell, University Endowed Chair in Creative Writing from 2017 to 2019, recently published a new short story, “Orange World,” in the New Yorker. Russell reads the short story for the magazine’s podcast, The Writer’s Voice. The magazine also featured
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