For weeks, University faculty and staff members have been working on every aspect of the quarantine — even as they address the complex demands surrounding the remainder of the semester.
Chad Sparber, W. Bradford Wiley Chair in international economics at º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½, contributed support to the successful legal challenge against new ICE regulations for international students studying online.
º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University President Brian W. Casey conferred degrees on members of the Class of 2020 during a virtual ceremony, streamed live from Memorial Chapel on Sunday, May 17.
Esther Rosbrook, assistant director of º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University’s ALANA Cultural Center, will assume the director position on June 1. She is currently serving as the center’s assistant director.
The º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ University chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, the national collegiate honor society, has named Assistant Professor of Spanish Marta Perez-Carbonell as its Professor of the Year for 2020.
Harvey J. Sindima, professor of philosophy and religion, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching and Student Engagement.
Numerous parents of students from China have sent a substantial order of personal protective equipment (PPE) — masks, medical gowns, gloves, and more — from Beijing.