This installment of Ascend welcomes our new director of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program and professor of English, René Steinke, an award-winning writer who will lead our exciting relaunch of the low-residency MFA program. The faculty feature is Hanna Kim, PhD, professor and chair of the anthropology department, an expert on religion in India who has just returned from her sabbatical fieldwork. We share with you the successful high school human rights conference with wide student and faculty participation. We continue the “What Can You Do With a Degree in ___” with philosophy. We invite you to share your news with us and follow us on Instagram and Facebook.
Vincent Wei-cheng Wang, PhD
Dean
A Yearlong Sabbatical Refuels Department Chair’s Passion as an Anthropologist and Professor
Hanna Kim, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology, has returned from a year away, studying and educating others about the Hindu community and religious group she has been researching for decades. Now she’s ready to complete a book on her work—and fuel her students’ passion for scholarship.
What Can You Do With a Degree in Philosophy? These Alumni Are Putting Thought Into Action—and Career
Success
A degree in philosophy goes beyond thinking big thoughts. These alumni say the study of "the love of wisdom" gave them the skills to be thought leaders in a variety of careers, ranging from humanitarian work to justice protection to elder law. READ MORE>
Adelphi Hosts High School Students for Annual Human Rights Awareness Conference
For the first time since the pandemic, high school students gathered at Adelphi to learn how to advocate for their rights and those of people of all races, cultures, religions and genders.
New Director of MFA in Creative Writing Brings Literary, Academic Experience to Launch
Innovative Low-Residency Program at Adelphi
René Steinke, an accomplished author and educator, is charged with transitioning the program to a low-residency format, with a relaunch scheduled for this August.
Fundamental Lessons Learned Through More Than 30 Years of Research and Teaching April 9, 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Amir Hoveyda, PhD, Vanderslice Millennium Professor of Chemistry at Boston College and Adelphi's Jerry March Memorial Lecturer, will tell the story of the webs that his students have, often unwittingly, spun through the years and how they have let us see some of the wonders of the natural world.
A Bite and Book Reading April 17, 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Wilson Anaya, PhD, adjunct professor of languages, presents "La influencia de Simón Bolívar." Third Annual Juneteenth Commemoration June 7, 12:00 noon–2:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join us in commemorating Juneteenth
with entertainment, food and fun as we celebrate “African Americans and the Arts.”
Dean's Excellence Fund
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