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To be or not to be: A different take on "Hamlet" in new spring production
10+ hour, 6+ min ago (577+ words) The personal and political collide in a queer, feminist reimagining of Shakespeare's famous tragedy, "Hamlet," in the Department of Theater and Dance's spring production. Adapted and directed by Jasmine Roth '14, visiting assistant professor of theater and dance, performances will be…...
Ukrainian children affected by war focus of Projects for Peace winner Elsie Paxton "27
3+ week, 1+ day ago (532+ words) As a first-year student, Elsie Paxton '27 joined a project led by Kristin A. Bidoshi, professor of Russian, to teach English to Ukrainian children affected by the ongoing war with Russia. Since then, the mechanical engineering major has taught (via Zoom) more…...
President Elizabeth Kiss part of regional panel on the evolving state of higher education
3+ week, 6+ day ago (168+ words) President Elizabeth Kiss was among three newly appointed college presidents invited to share their thoughts on how they are redefining leadership at a time of rapid change and financial pressure for a panel, "New Leaders, New Lens: Inside the Evolving…...
New project by Professor Jillmarie Murphy examines the history of women during a critical period
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (185+ words) Published by Routledge, the collection will be available April 30. Jillmarie Murphy, the William D. Williams Professor of English and director of Interdisciplinary Studies How did you become involved in this project? In her initial email to me, Rachel Douglas, editor of…...
New microcredentials to offer expanded career opportunities for Union students
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (435+ words) Starting this fall, Union will begin offering microcredentials, which are designed to help students acquire specific in-demand skills and competencies to make them more desirable to prospective employers. Complementing Union's traditional liberal arts curriculum, the pilot microcredential program will focus…...
Founders Day a chance to celebrate Union's distinctive history and continued excellence in higher education
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (17+ words) Union College...
New political science lecture series to focus on contemporary politics
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (352+ words) A new speaker series by the Department of Political Science kicks off next month with a talk focused on the tumultuous times in U. S. politics. James Druckman, the Martin Brewer Anderson Professor of Political Science at the University of Rochester, will…...
Professor Carl George, beloved fixture on campus for decades, dies at 95
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (928+ words) Carl George, professor emeritus of biological sciences whose wide-ranging curiosity forged connections across natural history, culture, art, architecture, classics and the ancient world, died Dec. 18 at the Schenectady Center following a brief illness. He was 95. George joined Union in 1967 and…...
Professor Lori Marso's "Feminist Thinkers" gets a second edition
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (263+ words) A second edition of Lori Marso's influential book, "Feminist Thinkers and the Demands of Femininity: The Lives and Work of Intellectual Women," has been published by Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. First released in 2006, the book examines the lives and work…...