51·çÁ÷

Academics

  • Wondering what’s happening in the classroom at 51·çÁ÷? Here’s a real-time glimpse into academic life on campus — a syllabus from a course underway this semester.
    May 1, 2019
  • Professor Ellen Percy Kraly teaches a class
    Ellen Percy Kraly, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of geography and environmental studies, has taken up the 2019 Willy Brandt Guest Professorship in International Migration and Ethnic Relations (IMER) at Sweden’s Malmö University. The professorship brings senior migration scholars like Kraly to Malmö to contribute research in IMER, offer public lectures and seminars, and guide graduate students.
    March 13, 2019
  • Dolphin seen leaping out of water
    During winter break, January 1–19, 2019, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Ann Jane Tierney led a team of students from BIOL 341 or NEUR 385 on an extended study trip to the Dolphin Research Center on Grassy Key, Fla. The group participated in ongoing cognitive and behavioral research, focusing on current theories and methods in studies […]
    February 27, 2019
  • Bedroom in Arles, circa 1888, by Vincent van Gogh, recreated via computer by Hayley Jackson ’22
    Assistant Professor of Computer Science Elodie Fourquet teaches an unusual art course. First-year students in FSEM 131 don’t come with paintbrushes or chisels; they come with graph paper, pencils, and computers.
    February 22, 2019