Congratulations to Scout Weber on starting a new position as Governance and Fund Development Coordinator for Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio.
Professor Kathryn Lavelle recently published Reluctant Conquest: American Wealth Power, and Science in the Arctic. The book is a comprehensive history of U.S. involvement in the Arctic, from the American Revolution through the acquisition of Alaska to the present day.
Professor Karen Beckwith was awarded CWRU Writing Program’s Jessica Melton Perry Award for Distinguished Teaching in Disciplinary and Professional Writing, recognizing her “outstanding commitment to and success in teaching disciplinary/professional writing to CWRU students.”
Professor Tartakoff recently had her bilingual poetry collection Wandering Without Wings or a Halo (Caminando sin halo ni alas) reviewed by Cuba Nuestra Digital. One writer praised it as a book “you don’t read: you walk through.”
Political Science faculty members Kathryn Lavelle and Aysegul Zeren, and visiting lecturer Bianca Menendez, organized a panel and informal discussion to help students think through pursuing a career in federal government. Notes from the event, along with resources for students are provided.