Laura Silva

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Guidance and Growth: A Conversation with Maggie Sandoval of Wilkinson College

October 30, 2024 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

Did you know that all students in Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences have a dedicated academic advisor? Maggie Sandoval. is here to help students make informed decisions about their education and achieve their goals in college. She supports all Wilkinson students with program evaluations, graduation reviews, GE and policy questions, guidance regarding

Faculty Book: Exploring Rebellion on the High Seas: Why Sailors Mutinied Against the Odds, According to Steven Pfaff’s Latest Book

October 14, 2024 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

Professor Steven Pfaff, one of the Sociology Department’s newest faculty members, considers himself an eclectic scholar who gets to study all the “interesting things” – politics, religions, conflict, and social change. In his most recent book, The Genesis of Rebellion: Governance, Grievance and Mutiny in the Age of Sail (Cambridge University Press) Pfaff and co-author

Enhance Your Career: Discover the Perfect Minor at the Interdisciplinary Minors Fall Fair

September 30, 2024 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

Partnering a major with the right minor can enhance a student’s overall career, broadening skill sets, increasing employment opportunities, and most importantly, fulfilling a personal interest. Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences offers 11 Interdisciplinary minors allowing students to learn from multiple disciplines that will enhance educational goals. On Thursday, October 10 students

Faculty Books: Contours of Israeli Politics – Jewish Ethnicity, Religious Nationalism, and Democracy

September 5, 2024 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

Assistant Professor Hannah Ridge’s (Political Science) latest book Contours of Israeli Politics: Jewish Ethnicity, Religious Nationalism, and Democracy looks at the socio-political effects of ethnic prejudices within the Jewish community in Israel. The Voice of Wilkinson sat down with Dr. Ridge to discuss her book and what she hopes readers will learn from her work.

Wilkinson College Engaging the World 2024: Leading the Conversation on Gender & Sexuality

August 20, 2024 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

Wilkinson College is committed to leading the conversation in our community on issues of humanity, unity, and justice through our annual Engaging the World (ETW) event series. Since 2020 this important series has focused on the topics such as the significance of race, environmental justice, Ethnic Studies and most recently, health equity. This year’s 2024-25

Meet Wilkinson’s Newest Faculty Members!

August 12, 2024 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

Summer is over and it’s that time of year where we welcome our newest faculty members and ask them a few questions to get to know them better. We asked why they chose Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and what it means to be a part of the heart and soul of

Latinx Revolutionary Horizons: Form and Futurity in the Americas Faculty Books

May 29, 2024 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

In Latinx Revolutionary Horizons: Form and Futurity in the Americas, Dr. Renee Hudson (English) offers a powerful look into what it means to be Latinx. Many scholars have discussed the incoherence of this label given that Latinxs have a wide range of identities and experiences -in addition to different races and different religions. So the

Faculty Book: Collection of Poems by Dr. Glaser

April 23, 2024 by | The Voice of Wilkinson

In his latest book of poems, Reparation Gate, Dr. Brian Glaser (English) offers a tribute to his father’s life and work as a theologian and teacher. Reparation Gate includes a series of poems on fatherhood, and many meditations on the concern for social justice shared by Dr. Glaser and his father, who was his hero

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