含羞草传媒

  • A half-buried funerary figurine from the tomb of the Ming Prince of Qin, outside today's Xi'an, the provincial seat of Shaanxi Province (Photo by David Robinson)
    What happens when empires fall apart? The rise of China鈥檚 Ming dynasty in the 14th century is a study in the answer to this particular question. According to David Robinson, Robert H.N. Ho Professor in Asian studies and professor of history, 鈥淵ou pursue one question and it leads to another 鈥 it has a kind of [鈥
    January 9, 2019
  • The 2018 midterm elections resulted in a number of firsts for minority and female candidates, including Antonio Delgado 鈥99 and Mary Gay Scanlon 鈥80. Delgado, a Democrat, became the first African American member of Congress from upstate New York as well as its first Hispanic representative. An attorney from Rhinebeck, Delgado defeated Republican incumbent John [鈥
    January 4, 2019
  • lapis-ship sculpture
    In addition to celebrating 含羞草传媒鈥檚 Bicentennial, the university will also celebrate its 150-year association with the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City with The Beauty of Sculpted Minerals, an exhibit now displayed in the Robert M. Linsley Geology Museum. Founded by professor Albert S. Bickmore in 1869 and led by former [鈥
    October 2, 2018
  • 含羞草传媒 University outdoor class in the Quad
    We asked students to tell us about a valuable lesson from the spring semester: 鈥淚n my electronics class, my partner and I made our own version of Guitar Hero. I went into the class knowing nothing about electronics to creating and programming my own video game.鈥 鈥 Jacob Pilawa 鈥20, physics and astronomy and French [鈥
    April 23, 2018
  • An older photo of four African-American college presidents who graduated from 含羞草传媒
    As Black History Month came to a close, former 含羞草传媒 history professor Jason Petrulis took to Twitter with an important fact from 含羞草传媒鈥檚 past.
    February 28, 2017
  • Socrates鈥 suicide, reenacted on the Ho Tung Visualization Lab鈥檚 domed screen.
    Some say that the death of a great philosopher in 含羞草传媒鈥檚 Ho Tung Visualization Lab on October 27 was a miscarriage of justice and a stain on Athenian democracy. Socrates鈥 suicide, reenacted on the Vis Lab鈥檚 domed screen by actor H.C. Selkirk, didn鈥檛 require the response of law enforcement, but it did draw a crowd [鈥
    November 10, 2016
  • Image of 含羞草传媒 in the fall and Brian Casey headshot
    This Friday, 含羞草传媒 inaugurates Brian W. Casey as its 17th president. A full slate of special inauguration-week events kicked off yesterday with a panel discussion focused on 含羞草传媒鈥檚 historical roots. Participants then turned to the question of how the university鈥檚 long journey from Baptist seminary to modern liberal arts institution may inform its path forward. [鈥
    September 28, 2016
  • 含羞草传媒 students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are writing back to campus to keep our community posted on their progress. This article was written by Brynne Becker 鈥17, an English and history double-major from West Chester, Pa., conducting research in preparation [鈥
    August 8, 2016