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December 5, 2018What’s love got to do with it?
Anthropology associate professor Jeff Winking conducts research on marriage among indigenous people in Nicaragua.
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December 4, 2018A sweet reward
Anthropology professor Vaughn Bryant was Regent Professor by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on November 15--the highest honor bestowed within the Texas A&M University System.
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November 12, 2018A port in the storm
We honor Veteran's Day by talking to former College of Liberal Arts student Stephen O’Shea '13, who is making a documentary with his friend and veteran Navy rescue swimmer Taylor Grieger to raise awareness of veteran suicides.
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November 8, 2018Does giving donors stuff actually raise more money?
Economics professor Jonathan Meer's discusses donor premiums for The Conversation.
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October 31, 2018Watson, the adVIZEor
When Bryce Watson '16 was on a study abroad trip in Beijing, China he saw a need for organized communication amongst factory workers about working conditions and created "Vize".
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October 24, 2018Texas A&M prof finds oldest weapons ever discovered in North America
Ancient weapons discovered by a Texas A&M-led team are 15,500 years old, making them the oldest to ever be found in North America.
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October 17, 2018“Healthcare in Crisis”
"Healthcare in Crisis" is the newest book by Dr. Theresa Morris, Professor of Sociology, that focuses on how one hospital is affected by changes from the Affordable Care Act over a three year period.
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October 12, 2018Happy Skeptics Day, I guess
Skepticism is most often used as a term for people who think we should doubt everything, and that it’s impossible to know anything at all.
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October 10, 2018Applications now open for ACES Fellows Program
Texas A&M University’s Accountability, Climate, Equity, and Scholarship (ACES) Fellows Program is a faculty pipeline initiative that connects outstanding early scholars with academic departments on campus. ACES Fellows are afforded access to an invaluable academic and professional development experience that works to advance their careers as scholars. It is possible that some ACES Fellows will […]
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October 2, 2018The Public Policy Research Institute turns 35
To celebrate 35 years of impacting public policy through unbiased scientific research, the Public Policy Research Institute will hold a conference on November 5 at the George Hotel in College Station.
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September 28, 2018The men behind the market
Two former students from the College of Liberal Arts are the owners of Market 1023, a shop full of unique vendor products located in Downtown Bryan.
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September 27, 2018Join us for the 2018 Common Ground Reading Initiative event
The College of Liberal Arts and the Aggie Agora proudly presents the 2018 Common Ground Reading Initiative on Monday, October 22, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in Rudder Forum. Five faculty members will discuss the book from their various disciplines.
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September 21, 2018Americans have more faith in legislatures where women are equally represented
Associate professor of political science finds that the presence of women in a decision-making body increases the public’s perception of that body’s legitimacy, especially when that group makes decisions that impact women.
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September 20, 2018Mercieca takes TribFest
This year, Jennifer Mercieca of the Department of Communication has been invited to participate in two events at 'TribFest' on Saturday, September 29, 2018.
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September 18, 2018Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off
From September 15th-October 15th the nation honors Hispanic Heritage Month, a celebration of all the ways the country's Latinx population contributes to the American tapestry.
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September 3, 2018Labor Day then vs. now
On September 5, 1885, Labor Day was celebrated for the first time in New York City. Over 130 years later, the College of Liberal Arts sat down with David Vaught in the Department of History to discuss the significance of Labor Day then vs. now.
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August 31, 2018Today’s special: Vice President for Research Mark Barteau
A Q&A with the new vice president for research.
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August 24, 2018Texas A&M returns last of seven conserved cannons to the Alamo in historic fashion
More than 100 people attended a ceremony to conclude Texas A&M University’s Alamo cannon conservation project Wednesday as the last of seven battle-used cannons were returned to the Alamo.
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August 21, 2018National Senior Citizen’s Day
In recognition of National Senior Citizen's Day, the College of Liberal Arts sat down with Jessica Bernard in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences to discuss the process of aging.
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August 15, 2018Takin’ it easy: How to not sweat the small stuff
Mary Meagher from the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences tells us how to keep calm and celebrate National Relaxation Day.
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July 30, 2018Who’s to say?
The line between what falls under the protection of the First Amendment and what doesn't can be difficult to discern. What were the founders intending when they secured Americans’ freedom of speech?
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July 24, 2018Egyptian ship model sheds light on bronze age warfare and religion
Anthropology professor Shelley Wachsmann wrote a blog for the Getty Museum on the subject of one of his recent books: an ancient ship model from Egypt.
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July 17, 2018Two sides of the same coin: History and science fiction
Ian Boley, a first-year doctoral student in the Department of History, earned a piece of the battleship USS Constitution for his work bringing a livestream of a Naval Academy conference on science fiction to Texas A&M University.
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July 16, 2018Eckel named among top 25 behavioral economists
Department of Economics' Catherine C. Eckel was recognized among the top 25 behavioral economists by website, The Best Schools.
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July 13, 2018The spirit of entrepreneurship
Professor of sociology and entrepreneurship Patricia Thornton is the newly-elected chair-elect of the Organization and Management Division (OMT) for the Academy of Management (AOM).
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July 12, 2018The top 5 ways the psychopathic will try to manipulate you
Department of Psychology's Shannon Kelley and colleagues (2017) investigated, using a college sample, the agreement between ratings by individuals of their own psychopathic traits and ratings of them by their roommates. Their findings were published in Psychology Today.
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July 5, 2018Texas A&M study: Ancient dog cancer still around today
Anthropology assistant professor Anna Linderholm participated in a new study that shows that the ancestors of dogs in the Americas likely came from Siberia. While these early dog populations almost totally disappeared, they left a cancerous tumor that is still found in their canine descendants today.
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July 2, 2018Undergrad thesis asserts teaching children philosophy can strengthen democracy
Cora Drozd, a recent philosophy graduate of Texas A&M University, is the first student to pilot a collaboration between LAUNCH: Undergraduate Research and Philosophy for Children.
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June 27, 2018PTSD Awareness Day: Seeing the invisible illness
The College of Liberal Arts sits down with psychology professor Steve Maren to discuss National PTSD Awareness Day--a disorder that affects an estimated 13 million people.
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June 25, 2018Have fellowship, will travel
Grad student from the Department of Anthropology receives fellowship to conduct research in Mongolia
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June 20, 2018Kids engage with deep questions at Texas A&M University’s philosophy summer camp
Questions are encouraged at Texas A&M University's Philosophy for Children summer camp, which closed out its third year Friday. During the course of the week, 50 middle school and high school students discussed and considered various philosophical topics from politics and government to education.
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June 19, 2018Montana Burial Site Answers Questions About Early Humans
By Keith Randall, Texas A&M University Marketing And Communications Scientists have shown that at the Anzick site in Montana – the only known Clovis burial site – the skeletal remains of a young child and the antler and stone artifacts found there were buried at the same time, raising new questions about the early inhabitants […]
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June 18, 2018CRL taking a shot at cannon restoration
The Conservation Research Laboratory (CRL) at Texas A&M University is restoring cannons from the Castillo de San Marcos—the oldest masonry fort built in the continental United States.
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Let freedom ring
Juneteenth, a merger of "June nineteenth," commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas and much more, according to college's history professor.
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June 14, 2018George Bass: It’s about “Time”
George Bass, professor emeritus and pioneer of nautical archaeology, was recognized by Time magazine in their recent special edition, “Great Scientists."
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June 8, 2018Minnie Piper, huge recognition
Reuben A. Buford May, a Presidential Professor in sociology, was recently given the distinguished recognition of a Piper Professor by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation.
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June 7, 2018Follow along
Do you read the news on your phone? Department of Communication professor, Johanna Dunaway thinks you might not be retaining information as well as you think.
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May 29, 2018Something to Tweet about
In the wake of social trends, the Department of Communication is adding a new social media course and certificate this fall.
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May 14, 2018Just say “no” to closing rehabilitation facilities
Jason Lindo from the Department of Economics is researching drug-induced mortality rates—exactly when we need it the most.
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Uncovering a new frame of mind
Professor of philosophy, José Luis Bermúdez, has been named a 2018 ACLS Fellow and is a recipient of an NEH summer stipend.
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May 4, 2018A family affair
Abigail Peralta's parents came from the Philippines in the 1980s to receive their Ph.D.'s from Texas A&M University. Years later, she followed in their footsteps.
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May 2, 2018Study Abroad While Broadening Study
The No. 1 public university for study abroad poises its students to be active in a global society.
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April 17, 2018Why the Pulitzer Prize committee keeps ignoring women’s history
Women's work hasn't been hidden. It just hasn't been seen.
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April 16, 2018Aggie blood
Senior economics major Jack Milligan embodied the Aggie value of selfless service when he helped save the life of a stranger as a blood donor.
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April 10, 2018Sail away to shipwreck weekend
For 28 years, the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA), in partnership with the Nautical Archaeology Program from Texas A&M University, has opened its doors to the Bryan-College Station community for Shipwreck Weekend to introduce the public to nautical archaeology and showcase their important research.
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April 5, 2018Board of Regents takes Initiative
Texas A&M University’s Board of Regents has approved the Initiative for Digital Humanities, Media, and Culture to be rebranded as the Center for Digital Humanities Research (CoDHR), with Dr. Laura Mandell serving as director.
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April 4, 2018Texas A&M names five faculty members Distinguished Professors
Texas A&M University today recognized five of its most outstanding faculty members with one of its highest honors: the title of University Distinguished Professor.
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April 3, 2018
Texas A&M Study: Spear Points Prove Early Inhabitants Liked To Travel
Researchers found that early settlers in the emerging ice-free corridor of interior western Canada were traveled north to Alaska, not south from Alaska, as previously interpreted. The study shows that early humans in western Canada and Alaska were descendant of Clovis (the first settlers of North America) and they used the same type of weapons to hunt for food.
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April 2, 2018Texas A&M Facilitates Philosophy For Children Movement Among Youth, Teachers
Undergraduate and graduate students of professor of philosophy Claire Katz’s Philosophy for Children (P4C) class and laboratory are helping to lead thoughtful philosophical discussions and interactive activities among youth in local schools, after-school programs and summer camps.
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March 29, 2018
Today’s Special: Charles Puryear Professor of Liberal Arts, William R. Clark
What are you currently researching? My primary research is on the politics of monetary policy. I am interested in understanding how politics affects the behavior of central banks, and most recently that’s meant a focus on the Federal Reserve System in the US. Did you grow up wanting to become a political scientist? Jazz performance […]
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March 23, 2018
2018 College of Liberal Arts Fallon-Marshall Lecture Series
Please join the College of Liberal Arts on Monday, April 2, 2018 at 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. in Rudder Forum for the concluding event of our year of “hidden figures.” We began exploring the “hidden figures” theme for the academic year by distributing Margot Lee Shetterly’s Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story […]
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March 19, 2018The quiet “riot”
Amy Earhart heads a project documenting the 1868 race riot in the small town of Millican, Texas.
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March 2, 2018Oscar-bound with “Mudbound”
For 90 years, film’s biggest stars have flocked to the red carpet for the most important night of the year: the Academy Awards. This year’s carpet will feature the fresh face of a woman who has already made quite a name for herself: Rachel Morrison, who is the first woman in history to receive an Oscar nomination for best cinematography.
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February 27, 2018
Today’s Special: Distinguished Professor Michael Waters
What are you currently researching? My area of research focuses on the first people to enter the Americas during the last Ice Age, some 15,000 years ago or more. Currently, I’m working on a number of different projects. This summer, I excavated at a cave site in Central Texas with several undergraduate and graduate […]
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February 23, 2018New York Times features associate professor of history (again!)
Olga Dror, an associate professor at Texas A&M University, has published a study and translation of Nha Ca’s “Mourning Headband for Hue.” She is the author of the forthcoming monograph “Making Two Vietnams: War and Youth Identities, 1965-1975.”
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February 21, 2018Against the grain
Remembering the first African American dean at Texas A&M University--Woodrow "Woody" Jones Jr.
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February 19, 2018Words from the White House
Why are some presidential remarks more memorable than others? We talked to presidential rhetoric expert Leroy Dorsey to find out.
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February 14, 2018Kiss and tell
Anthropology professor Vaughn Bryant knows more about "honey" than just pollen. Here, he gives us insight into the history of the kiss.
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February 12, 2018After the Agora: Marquee Lecture with Dr. Stephen Hartnett
On Monday, February 12, 2018, the Aggie Agora hosted a Marquee Lecture with Dr. Stephen Hartnett. Dr. Hartnett is a professor at the University of Colorado Denver and Immediate Past President of the National Communication Association. The title of the Marquee Lecture was “Trumpism, Amnesia, and the Politics of ‘New Fascism’ Rhetoric”. The speaker began […]
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Regents approve humanities research center for A&M’s College of Liberal Arts
Facility will be devoted to digital research, President Michael K. Young says
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February 7, 2018Polling Experts Discuss the Effects Of Immigration, Nativism On Contemporary Politics Feb. 12
Cliff Young, President of Ipsos U.S. Public Affairs, the leading global public opinion research organization, will host a panel discussion featuring recognized experts in polling, politics and economics on the rise of nativist sentiment and its meaning for contemporary politics at Texas A&M University on Monday, Feb. 12, 3:30-4:45 p.m. The discussion titled “Immigration, Nativism & […]
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February 5, 2018FIGuratively speaking
Dennis Segers ‘75 shared his story with a class of the College of Liberal Arts’ Freshmen Innovation Group (FIG)—a high-impact academic program dedicated to students who are the first in their families to attend a four-year college or university.
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February 2, 2018After the Agora: Friday Lecture with Dr. Robert Jensen
On Friday, February 2, 2018, Dr. Robert Jensen delivered the Aggie Agora Friday Lecture on the hidden figure of patriarchy in society and its interactions with radical feminism. Dr. Jensen is a professor at the University of Texas and the author of several books, most recently: The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men. The […]
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January 30, 2018
New York Times features associate professor of history
Olga Dror is an associate professor of history at Texas A&M University and the author of the forthcoming book “Making Two Vietnams: War and Youth Identity, 1965-75.” This article draws on material that will appear in an essay in the spring 2018 issue of the Journal of Cold War Studies.
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January 25, 2018Texas A&M conservation efforts reveal new details about Alamo cannons
Texas A&M conservators have revealed new details about two cannons used during the Texas Revolution’s 1836 Battle of the Alamo.
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January 9, 2018Anthropology Researcher Makes List Of Discover Magazine Top Stories For 2017
A research team that included a Texas A&M University anthropologist who determined the fossil remains discovered last year in a South African cave almost certainly coexisted with early Homo sapiens has been named one of Discover magazine’s “Top 100 Stories for 2017.”
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December 15, 2017Making the Makers: Pilot program, developed by A&M, gives kids at Neal Elementary tools to pursue STEM
Dr. Schlegel is using psychology to change how local children see themselves - as scientists and engineers!
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December 13, 2017Her sister’s keeper
Sometimes, we all need a push to keep going. For upcoming anthropology graduate Victoria (Tori) Gochnour, that push often came in the form of her sister, Evie Wells.
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December 11, 2017
Brazos County Juvenile Services to get rehabilitation help from Department of Psychology
Brazos County approves plan to allow doctoral students to do psychological assessments.
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November 29, 2017Sexual assault endured by domestic workers overlooked in national conversation
“Women at or near the bottom, in terms of pay, in terms of standing are among those most frequently harassed,” said Mindy Bergman, a professor in the Department of Psychology and Sciences told The Washington Post.
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November 28, 2017The Buzz on Pollen
A Q&A with Dr. Vaughn Bryant, one of the world's prominent palynologists.
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November 3, 2017Texas A&M to Host 2017 Nobel Prizes Symposium Nov. 3
Faculty from Texas A&M's Colleges of Liberal Arts, Medicine and Science will collaborate to present an exclusive educational opportunity for audiences across Aggieland -- a Texas A&M take on the 2017 Nobel Prizes.
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November 2, 2017A tale of two grants
Sonia Hernandez, an associate professor in the Department of History, has received two prestigious grants—one from the National Endowment for the Humanities as well as an internal Tier One Grant.
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October 31, 2017After the Agora: Coffee Hour with Margot Lee Shetterly
Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the #1 New York Times Bestselling book, Hidden Figures, joined us for an Aggie Agora Coffee Hour on October 3. She shared about the process of writing and publishing her history of the African-American women “human computers” who worked at NASA, her experience with newfound fame, and her book’s impact. […]
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October 27, 2017New discovery rocks the boat
Luis Filipe Viera de Castro, a professor of nautical archaeology at Texas A&M University, spoke to National Geographic about the navigation tool found aboard the ship that belonged to explorer Vasco da Gama.
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October 17, 2017A rap session with Reuben May
In honor of Black Poetry Day, we talk to sociology professor Reuben May aka Reginald S. Stuckey, the #rappingprofessor.
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October 13, 2017A spoonful of honey helps the medicine go down
Anthropology professor and leading pollen expert Vaughn Bryant continues his work while battling cancer.
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October 12, 2017Bill of health
Department of Psychology professor Sherecce Fields will participate in a consortium to address the economic burden of overcoming diabetes and heart disease.
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After the Agora – Fact Checking
Communications professor Jen Mercieca held a workshop on media literacy.
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October 9, 2017Fearless on every front: Fighting PTSD
In honor of Fearless Month, the College of Liberal Arts would like to shine a spotlight on Steve Maren, a researcher committed to studying PTSD—a disorder marked by intense fear and anxiety that affects nearly 8 million adults a year.
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September 22, 2017After the Agora: Dr. Kenyatta Gilbert Kicks Off “Hidden Figures” Series
Reverend Dr. Kenyatta Gilbert kicked off Aggie Agora’s series on “Hidden Figures” on Friday, September 22 with an important first lecture on the impact of lesser-known religious leaders in American history. Gilbert, an Associate professor of Homiletics at the Howard University School of Divinity, sought to tell the story of, sought to bring to light […]
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September 15, 2017Finding Common Ground with Hidden Figures
Margot Lee Shetterly, author of Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the Black Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, will speak as part of the 2017 Common Ground Reading Initiative.
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September 14, 2017Gaming the system
Can anti-DUI posters embedded in video games help prevent drunk driving?
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September 8, 2017Dining on the high seas
How did 17th-century sailors survive on salted meats and oatmeal? That's the question doctoral student Grace Tsai is trying to answer.
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September 1, 2017Curiosity and the Katz
Philosophy professor Claire Katz is the first woman to receive the Murray and Celeste Fasken Chair in Distinguished Teaching.
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August 15, 2017It’s aMAIZEing what food can reveal
Heather B. Thakar, instructional assistant professor of anthropology, uses food remains from archeological sites to learn about the past.
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August 1, 2017New York Times references associate professor’s study on North Korea
Nuclear threats rarely succeed in extracting concessions from adversaries, according to a book-length study by the political scientists Todd S. Sechser and Matthew Fuhrmann. Nuclear threats are simply not believable; the consequences of using the weapons are seen as too great to be credible. As a result, nuclear states are less likely to successfully coerce […]
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July 31, 2017Associate professor discusses relationship between cesarean sections and for-profit hospitals
Sociology professor, Dr. Theresa Morris, discusses the relationship between cesarean sections and for-profit hospitals.
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July 25, 2017Liberal arts education helps Bryan native change career paths
Political Science graduate James Rodriguez '89 says his degree has allowed him to pursue his passion and help people.
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July 13, 2017Liberal Arts student joins the ranks of Tillman Scholars
Former USMC serviceman Jarrod Romine earned a Tillman Scholarship, designed to support the education of military veterans and spouses.
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July 10, 2017Students play hardball in Washington, D.C.
Political science professor Joe Ura and 19 students recently participated in the second-annual Potomac Summer Institute at our nation's capital.
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July 5, 2017Shepard’s work is shear genius
As the first recipient of the Don Kelly Collection Fellowship, Nikita Shepard is visiting Texas A&M University to conduct research for her master’s degree thesis on the history of LGBT youths, primarily post-WWII to 2000.
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June 27, 2017
PTSD Awareness Day: Seeing the invisible illness
The College of Liberal Arts sits down with psychology professor Steve Maren to discuss National PTSD Awareness Day--a disorder that affects an estimated 13 million people.
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June 23, 2017
Sowing the seeds of the self and STEM: Psychology prof participates in teacher workshop
This has been a really exciting project to be a part of. My role in the project is to think about how issues of self and identity are central to getting children excited about STEM and how we can plant a seed in their self-concepts that they may be scientists someday. Part of the goal […]
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June 12, 2017Raising the “Barr”: Economics prof to study the benefits of veterans’ education
Department of Economics professor will use his National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Fellowship to research how the the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill helps veterans in the labor market.
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June 9, 2017Descendants upset by San Antonio hospital’s handling of recently discovered human remains
Anthropology professor Alston Thoms discusses the recent discovery of the mistreatment of human remains that lie under the Children's Hospital of San Antonio.
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June 6, 2017History professor’s reflections on D-Day
On the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the College of Liberal Arts sat down with Department of History Professor Joseph Dawson to discuss the day's significance.
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May 31, 2017Political science alum receives dissertation award
A College of Liberal Arts alum was honored for her dissertation on how United States universities handle the high expectations and low budgets of the current political climate.
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May 25, 2017Liberal arts alum encourages students to pay it forward
Couple contributes to Texas A&M’s annual fund through the Association of Former Students to pay it forward to future Liberal Arts students.
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Quoth Walraven: “Nevermore”
College of Liberal Arts senior lecturer Edward Walraven has taught over four decades of students everything he knows about journalism, from public relations to media law. But now, that chapter has come to a close, as he retired this spring. He and his wife will now pursue their new ambition of traveling as much as […]
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May 23, 2017A sterling legacy
The Sterling C. Evans Medal–the highest honor the Texas A&M Foundation can bestow–is a medallion that is handcrafted from the finest sterling silver, intended to last a lifetime. Like this precious metal, Melbern G. and Susanne Glasscock have created a legacy that will also last forever; their contributions to the College of Liberal Arts will […]
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March 24, 2017After the Agora: Jay Rosen: Rebuilding Trust In Media
New York University journalism professor and media critic Jay Rosen gave a lecture titled “Restoring Trust in the American Press after Trump’s Election” as part of an Aggie Agora lecture series on March 24. The lecture addressed America’s trust in the press in light of the Trump administration. The lecture was followed by a question […]