| | A new semester is underway! We hope you all had a smooth start and are ready for the second half of the academic year.
Last week, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the college released its 2022 DEI Annual Report. Looking forward, the CLAS DEI Committee will lead efforts in defining mentoring structures, developing equity audit guidelines, and creating a DEI toolkit for instructors. Please review the report if you haven’t yet.
The university also recently announced that Dean Sanders will serve as co-chair on the search committee for a new dean in the College of Engineering.
Wishing you a successful spring semester—thank you for all you do and for being part of CLAS. | | | | The CLAS community is making meaningful headway on the ambitious goals laid out in our 2021-2026 strategic plan. Learn more in this update from Dean Sanders and read about our progress and priorities going forward. | | | Please join us in welcoming and congratulating CLAS employees on their hiring, promotion, or transfer within the college. Check out this list of updates from December. | | | | Award-winning poet and English faculty member Donika Kelly is one of 36 writers to receive an NEA creative writing fellowship for 2023. | | | Weimin Han, professor, and chair of the mathematics department, is among 39 mathematicians from around the world who have received this designation for the new year.
| | | | A team of music faculty members, led by associate professor Damani Phillips, went on tour—but not in the traditional way musicians often do. They visited three schools in the south to recruit prospective students into their program. | | | The program has provided guidance on tuition, GPA, and test scores to undergraduate students ahead of the admissions process, and is directed by Martha Kirby, a nationally recognized pre-law academic advisor in the Political Science department.
Check out more CLAS stories by visiting our news section. | | | | Feb. 1
Online
If someone you know would be a good fit for the council, consider nominating them. Self-nominations are also encouraged and are accepted Feb. 1-8. Learn more about the process and current members who recommend this experience.
| | | Feb. 16
Stanley Museum of Art
Join CLAS faculty Mary Cohen, associate professor of music education, and Stephen Warren, professor of history, for an interdisciplinary conversation featuring community-engaged scholars who have recently published works.
For more CLAS-specific events, visit the university events calendar.
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