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Derrick R. Spires Named 2026 Stafford Ellison Wright Black Alumni Scholar-in-Residence

January 9, 2026

Spires, a specialist in early Black print culture, citizenship studies, and African American intellectual history, is an associate professor of English at the University of...

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17�Թ� Remains Top Fulbright Producer

February 25, 2025

For the 20th consecutive year, 17�Թ� is one of the top producers of student and alumni Fulbright Awards, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual...

Prof. Erica L. Ball Elected to Membership in American Antiquarian Society

February 14, 2025

The 17�Թ� professor of Black Studies joins a 212-year-old national research library and community of learners dedicated to discovering and sharing a deeper...

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17�Թ� Receives Research Activity Designation

February 13, 2025

17�Թ�’s research activity has officially been recognized in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications, a categorization system that groups higher education institutions with similar...

Prof. Sabrina Stierwalt Receives Cottrell Scholar Award

February 12, 2025

Extragalactic astrophysicist Sabrina Stierwalt, assistant professor of physics at 17�Թ�, has been awarded a 2025 Cottrell Scholar Award for her ongoing study of small...

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Prof. Janna Ireland Opens Two New Solo Photography Exhibitions

January 30, 2025

Twenty-one photographs by Janna Ireland, assistant professor of art and art history at 17�Թ�, celebrate the Hollyhock House’s centennial anniversary in a solo...

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Deirdre Cooper Owens Named 2025 Stafford Ellison Wright Black Alumni Scholar-in-Residence

January 24, 2025

Cooper Owens, a historian, teacher, and reproductive justice advocate, is an associate professor of history and Africana studies at the University of Connecticut.