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Doug McAdam, a professor at Stanford University and pioneer in analyzing social movements, will visit Â鶹ÊÓƵ April 18-19 and give a public lecture. McAdam will speak on “The Long-term Civic Impact of Youth Activism: The Curious Contrast between Freedom Summer and Teach for America" at 7:30 p.m., April 18, in Whitley Auditorium.

Assistant professor Michael Matthews presented at the 58th annual Rocky Mountain Council of Latin American Studies in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Evan A. Gatti, an assistant professor in the Department of Art and Art History, presented "The Bishop's Two Bodies and the Image In-Between" at the Midwest Art History Society's annual conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan on April 15.

Four new majors will be offered to Â鶹ÊÓƵ students starting in the fall. Early childhood education is an addition to the School of Education’s programs; information science replaces the current computer information systems major in the Department of Computing Sciences; and public health studies, and arts administration, are both interdisciplinary majors within Â鶹ÊÓƵ College, the College of Arts and Sciences.

After a month-long search, CELEBRATE! organizers have unveiled a new logo for the weeklong celebration that highlights student achievements in academics and the arts.

Jacy Lance, an Â鶹ÊÓƵ College Social Sciences Fellow, presented her research at the annual conference of the Southeast Council for Latin American Studies (SECOLAS), which took place March 16-19 at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ 300 middle and high school students are expected to come to Â鶹ÊÓƵ Thursday, March 24 to participate in this year’s annual Envirothon competition.

In his celebrated career as a music producer, Elliot Mazer has created records for some of the most influential artists of the past four decades, and he now brings his knowledge to Â鶹ÊÓƵ as the Visiting Distinguished Scholar in Music Technology.