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Congratulations to all celebrated at 2nd annual Faculty Book Fest

Dedman College News Originally Posted: May 17, 2018 Congratulations to all the faculty celebrated at the Dedman College & Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute’s 2nd Annual Faculty Book Fest on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. See below for a list of Dedman College faculty books When the World Seemed New: George H.W. Bush and the End of the Cold War Jeffrey Engel, Department of History Partners with God: Critical and Theological Readings of the Bible in Honor of Marvin A. Sweeney Serge Frolov, Department of Religious Studies with Shelly L. Birdsong No Resting Place: Holocaust Poland Rick Halperin, Department of History Booker T. Washington in American Memory Kenneth M. Hamilton, Department of History The Culturalist Challenge to Liberal Republicanism Michael Lusztig, Department of Political Science Statistical Modeling for Degradation Data [...]

By Katherine Nickles| 2018-05-17T09:55:27+00:00 May 17th, 2018|DCII, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Dedman College Research, Events, Faculty News, History, Physics, Political Science, Religious Studies, Statistical Science|Comments Off

Event: May 8, Faculty Book Fest 2018

Event Date: Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Location: Dallas Hall Rotunda Time: 5:00 PM Take a break on reading day and join us for the second annual faculty book fest! Featuring books from faculty across campus, the book fest is a celebration of all books published by SMU faculty in 2017. Enjoy refreshments and raffle prizes and hear from the authors themselves!

By Katherine Nickles| 2018-05-02T11:01:37+00:00 May 2nd, 2018|DCII, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Dedman College Research, Events, Faculty News|Comments Off

Event: May 8, Faculty Book Fest

By Katherine Nickles| 2018-05-02T11:04:44+00:00 April 18th, 2018|Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, DCII, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Dedman College Research, Earth Sciences, Economics, English, Events, Faculty News, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Sociology (Faculty), Statistical Science, World Languages and Literatures|Comments Off

SMU Research Day 2018

SMU YouTube Originally Posted: April 15, 2018 https://youtu.be/xok6MaHgFGY

By Katherine Nickles| 2018-04-17T09:20:02+00:00 April 17th, 2018|Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, DCII, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Dedman College Research, Earth Sciences, Economics, English, Events, Faculty News, Graduate News, History, Institute for the Study of Earth and Man, Jewish Studies Program, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Statistical Science, Tower Center, Undergraduate News, World Languages and Literatures|Comments Off

Event: April 27, Eugenics in the Garden: Transatlantic Architecture and the Crafting of Modernity

Event Date: April 27, 2018 Location: McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall Time: 5:30 PM Through a transnational and interdisciplinary lens, Eugenics in the Garden reveals how eugenics, fueled by a fear of social regeneration in France, spread from the realms of medical science to architecture and urban planning, becoming a critical instrument in the crafting of modernity in the new Latin world. Featuring Fabiola Lopez-Duran. For more information: https://www.smu.edu/Dedman/DCII/Events

By Katherine Nickles| 2018-04-16T10:36:16+00:00 April 16th, 2018|DCII, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Events|Comments Off

Event: April 30, Resistance to Resilience: Protecting Sacred Places During Turbulent Times

Event Date: April 30. 2018 Location: McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall Time: 5:00 pm Focusing on Chaco Canyon NP which Pueblo communities, including Acoma, have fought to protect, and how this movement has brought forth both collaborative efforts to protect archaeological resources and traditional landscapes. For more information: https://www.smu.edu/Dedman/DCII/Events

By Katherine Nickles| 2018-04-16T10:33:37+00:00 April 16th, 2018|DCII, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Events|Comments Off

Event: April 5, Religion, Law, and Reproductive Justice

Event Date: April 5, 2018 Location: Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Hall, Perkins School of Theology Time: 3:30 PM Join us for the fourth event in the Excavate, Energize, Equalize: Propelling American Women in Thought and Deed series, a conversation on Religion, Law, and Reproductive Justice, with Professor Rebecca Todd Peters of Elon University and Professor Elizabeth Sepper of Washington University Law. Come, bring your friends. Let people know. For more information: https://smureproductivejustice.eventbrite.com

By Katherine Nickles| 2018-03-28T18:59:00+00:00 March 28th, 2018|DCII, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Events|Comments Off

Event: April 14, Brave. Brilliant. Beautiful. The Stories of Women of Color Spring Symposium

Event Date: April 14, 2018 Location: McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall Time: 1PM Join us for our second symposium highlighting the journeys of women of color with Angela Ards, Professor, Author, and Journalist, and Shay Youngblood, Author, Professor, and Speaker. Sponsored by the DCII Research Cluster, "Telling Our Stories: Women of Color and the Power of Narratives." Link for more information: womenofcolorsymposium.eventbrite.com

By Katherine Nickles| 2018-03-22T11:31:59+00:00 March 22nd, 2018|DCII, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Events|Comments Off

Event: March 27, An Author Event with Serinity Young

Event Date: March 27 Location: McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall Time: 5:30 p.m. Reception and 6:00 p.m. Lecture The DCII series, New Feminist Discourses and Social Change, along with the SMU Medieval Studies and SMU Women's and Gender Studies programs, asks you to join us for a lecture and book signing by Professor Serinity Young, author of Women Who Fly: Goddesses, Witches, Mystics, and other Airborne Females. Link for more information: https://womenwhofly.eventbrite.com

By Katherine Nickles| 2018-03-21T10:54:59+00:00 March 21st, 2018|DCII, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Events|Comments Off

DCII Request for Scott Hawkins Proposals

The DCII welcomes proposals for support from the Scott-Hawkins lecture fund. The DCII is particularly interested in proposals for speakers or events that can appeal to a broad interdisciplinary audience of students and faculty. As in the past we expect that applicants will seek other sources of funding to match the amount requested from the Scott Hawkins fund. The deadline for proposals for the next academic year is April 20, 2018. See website link below for application and more details. For more information: https://www.smu.edu/Dedman/DCII/Programs/Scott-Hawkins-Lecture-Fund

By Katherine Nickles| 2018-03-07T10:38:49+00:00 March 7th, 2018|DCII, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences|Comments Off