Common phrases such as “don’t rock the boat” and “keep a civil tongue in your head” do nothing to help society better itself.
Philosophy professor Alison Reiheld makes that argument in the paper she presented last month at the Feminist Ethics and Social Theory (FEAST) Conference, which had a theme of pluralism.
Under pluralism, a person can […]
A painting that has been in SIUE’s possession for nearly 50 years recently drew the interest of the Midwest Paint Group, causing its members to create visual responses to it. They unveiled those responses last week.
The group visited the campus over the summer to view the painting, “Le Grand Luxembourg,” by French artist Jean Helion […]
Palestinian scholar Anaheed Al-Hardan visited SIUE last week to discuss the impact the war in Syria has had on Palestinians.
Anaheed Al-Hardan speaks to students and faculty Thursday afternoon at her lecture, "The Palestinians in Syria and the Syrian War." Photo by Kari Williams
Al-Hardan, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Cultural Inquiry in Berlin, Germany, […]
Junior applied mathematics major Tom Teague dreams of working for NASA one day, and his experiences at SIUE, including being a recipient of the College of Arts and Sciences STELLAR Student Award, could help him reach that goal.
Photo courtesy of Tom Teague
Though he does not have a “specific career path” in mind, Teague said he […]
The philosophy department’s eighth annual student-led Undergraduate Philosophy Conference begins this week.
Senior philosophy major Robert Budron, also president of the philosophy undergraduate honor society Phi Sigma Tau, spearheaded organization of the event that takes place Thursday and Friday in the Morris University Center. Budron said he attended the conference as a sophomore and “liked the […]
They handed out blankets to the homeless. They raised money for suicide prevention. And they collected donations for the Glen Carbon Food Pantry and the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center.
For these reasons (and others), the Student Social Work Association (SSWA) was selected as the Kimmel Leadership Center’s 2013 Student Organization of the Year.
Catherine Dye, Master in Social […]
SIUE alumna Brandi Hudson spent time in the health education field, but her love for students and SIUE brought her back to her alma mater roughly four years ago as an academic adviser for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Photo courtesy of Brandi Hudson
“I’m from this area. I actually graduated from SIUE, of course, I […]
A major bridge collapsed in Minnesota six years ago causing 13 people to lose their lives. Three people were hospitalized after a bridge collapsed in Washington State earlier this year. A section of a bridge in Green Bay, Wis., dropped roughly three feet within the past two weeks, causing the entire bridge to close. And […]
The Middle East has made national headlines in recent years, but what is not being covered will be part of the discussion in history professor Steve Tamari’s lecture series that begins this week.
Photos courtesy of Kahled Hamid (left) and Ramah Kudaimi.
Tamari will bring in two speakers for his “Syria, Egypt and Us” series. Ramah Kudaimi, […]
The distance physicians create between patients and themselves due to regulations intended to protect patient rights lessens their character, and the competitive nature of medical school and residencies doesn’t help either. That is, according to the paper philosophy professor Saba Fatima recently presented at a medical conference.
Photo courtesy of Saba Fatima
Fatima makes that argument in […]
