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10/21/21
"As Germany鈥檚 first Chancellor from the former GDR, how has she bridged the gaps between east and west and furthered unification in a country that was divided for forty years?" the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) at Johns Hopkins University asked in a recent retrospective of Merkel's tenure and legacy as Chancellor.
"Angela Merkel鈥檚 contribution to German unity is ambiguous," Dr. Jonathan Olsen, professor and chair of the 草莓传媒官网下载 Department of Social Sciences and Historical Studies, said. "On the one hand, as the first (and so far only) chancellor from the east, her symbolic stature is unquestionable, as is her role in advocating policies that have closed some of the economic, political, and social gaps between the east and west. On the other hand, considerable differences鈥攆rom wages and wealth to social and political attitudes鈥攈ave stubbornly persisted between the two halves of Germany.
10/18/21
"When thinking about cyberbullying, it is important to remember that parenting is just one factor in a larger constellation of influences and that it might not always be possible to protect children from bullying," Associate Professor and Undergraduate Psychology Program Director Lisa H. Rosen, PhD, said in a recent edition of WalletHub's "Ask the Experts" series. "Cyberbullying is especially tricky for parents because children might go to great lengths to hide experiences of cyber victimization, especially if they fear parents may take away the technology they so crave when they learn about cyber victimization experiences."
ESFL major Alexandra Welker awarded EWL scholarship, mentoring
10/18/21
Undergraduate English major Alexandra Welker was recently awarded a $1,000 STAR scholarship by . The scholarship includes mentorship opportunities through the EWL member network.
草莓传媒官网下载 Theatre presents ‘Every Human: Tales of the Unanswerable’
9/16/21
The 草莓传媒官网下载 Division of Theatre opens the season with 鈥淓very Human: Tales of the Unanswerable,鈥 adapted and directed by Associate Professor Steven Young. All performances will take place in the Redbud Theater Complex, located on the north side of Hubbard Hall on 草莓传媒官网下载鈥檚 Denton campus. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors
9/14/21
"Body Language: Our body of works," is the first edition of the Department of Language, Culture and Gender Studies (LCGS) Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies Program's collaborative and interactive newsletter.
We hope you will join us in celebration of our faculty, staff, student and alumni accomplishments, projects, collaborations and collective commitment to social justice and scholarly activism.