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English professor explores culture of reprinting through book

English professor explores culture of reprinting through book

English professor Jessica DeSpain is set to release her book, “Nineteenth-Century Transatlantic Reprinting and the Embodied Book,” September 25th through Ashgate Publishing. Photo courtesy of Howard Ash.
With no copyright law between Britain and the U.S., reprints were multiplicitous and even promiscuous during the period of 1840-1891.
At least according to English professor Jessica DeSpain in her […]

Xfest to feature artist workshops, talk back sessions and world premiere in theater and dance

Xfest to feature artist workshops, talk back sessions and world premiere in theater and dance

Nuns in Seattle during the 1960s. Cinema puppets interacting with humans. Antarctica adventures fused with an insurance company. And a world premiere by a dance and theater company.

These comprise productions coming to SIUE this week for Xfest: an Alternative Theater and Dance Festival.
Theater professor, Chuck Harper, also Xfest artistic director, said the weeklong festival features […]

Schreiber attends social work conference, publishes article on virtue ethics

Schreiber attends social work conference, publishes article on virtue ethics

In 2010, Calvin College hosted a conference on the role of virtue ethics in social work. The ideas which began there have been developed, and this fall, the “Journal of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work” published a special in which SIUE professor of social work Jill Schreiber co-authored one of the […]

SIUE schools, center receive $1 million NSF Grant

SIUE schools, center receive $1 million NSF Grant

A $1 million grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be used to enhance the educational experiences of aspiring math teachers at SIUE.
The NSF grant funds a second Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program for the university, this time in mathematics. A previous grant by the agency funds SIUE students in their path to […]

Ackad awarded AFOSR grant for physics research

Ackad awarded AFOSR grant for physics research

Physics professor Edward Ackad received a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) through the Young Investigator Research Program (YIP). HIs proposal is titled Understanding Laser-Cluster Interactions in the X-ray Regime. Photo by Theresa San Luis.

Physics professor Edward Ackad received a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) […]

Arts & Issues continues 30-year tradition with 'eclectic series'

Arts & Issues continues 30-year tradition with ‘eclectic series’

Arts & Issues celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and the season’s roster includes Grammy artists, best-selling authors and a Pulitzer Prize winner.
Arts & Issues director Grant Andree said he is excited about this year’s events.
“We’ve got a great season coming in,” Andree said. “This [season] kind of lays out the foundation of what it’s […]

 Vision cast, accomplishments highlighted at 2014 CAS Fall Meeting

Vision cast, accomplishments highlighted at 2014 CAS Fall Meeting

Academic leaders shared their vision, highlighted accomplishments and announced new faculty and staff members at the 2014 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) fall meeting.
Dean of the College or Arts and Sciences Aldemaro Romero addresses faculty and staff during the 2014 fall meeting. Photo courtesy of Cathey.
The meeting, held Friday at the Morris University Center, […]

Rocha represents SIUE in England as Fulbright Fellow

Rocha represents SIUE in England as Fulbright Fellow

Foreign languages professor Carolina Rocha has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in Liverpool, England, to write about Argentine cinema.
Foreign languages professor Carolina Rocha stands outside her office at the University of Liverpool in England where she is researching Argentine cinema as a Fulbright Fellow. Photo courtesy of Rocha
Rocha said she is “very excited” about spending […]

‘From the Inside Out’ exhibit to feature international artwork at the Gallery

‘From the Inside Out’ exhibit to feature international artwork at the Gallery

Five artists through an international collaboration will display handmade paper, textured felt, rust printed silk hangings and embroidered eco-printed silks at the Art and Design West Gallery this week.
This week, the Art and Design West Gallery features textile works of five artists. It is co-curated by SIUE alumni Elizabeth Adams-Marks and Pat Vivod. Photo courtesy […]

English professor publishes book on non-traditional patriarchal roles

English professor publishes book on non-traditional patriarchal roles

English professor Helena Gurfinkel released her book “Outlaw Fathers in Victorian and Modern British Literature: Queering Patriarchy” in the spring.
English professor Helena Gurfinkel published her first book with Fairleigh Dickinson University Press in the spring. “Outlaw Fathers in Victorian and Modern British Literature: Queering Patriarchy” is based on her research. Photo credit: Denise MacDonald
Her first […]

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