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2026 Fall Research Showcase: Undergraduate Glasscock Scholars

Featuring our 15th cohort of Undergraduate Glasscock Scholars, this showcase provides these students the opportunity to present their research progress.
Join these 21 scholars and 5 faculty directors on Sept 11, 2026 in GLAS 311.

The Undergraduate Humanities Fall Research Showcase (FRS), sponsored by the Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, provides an opportunity for our current cohort of Undergraduate Glasscock Scholars (UGS) to present their research progress.

September 11, 2026

9:00am - 2:30pm

GLAS 311

Schedule

  • 9:00-9:05 am, Welcome, Dr. Jessica Ray, Associate Director for Undergraduate Humanities Research

  • 9:05-10:00 am, Dr. Tina Budzise-Weaver's Seminar: "Staging the Self: Identity and Performance in Social Media"

  • 10:05-11:00 am, Dr. Glen Miller's Seminar, "Artificial Intelligence and the Human Experience"

  • 11:05-12, Dr. Heather Thakar's Seminar, "How We Tamed Plants and How They Changed Us"

  • 12:00-12:30 pm, Lunch

  • 12:30-1:25 pm, Dr. Ashley Passmore's Seminar, "From Archive to Public Memory: Researching Jewish Culture and Holocaust History"

  • 1:30-2:25 pm, Dr. Mark Hlavacik's Seminar: "The 20th Century Campus Culture Wars"

  • 2:25-2:30pm, Closing