January 11, 2012
If you’re interested in Art History, read this intriguing article in the Washington Post that portrays the relevance between humanities and education.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/how-art-history-majors-power-the-us-economy/2012/01/06/gIQAUv36hP_blog.html
Dr. Angela Lederach (Peace Studies) completed decades of ethnographic and participatory research for her recent publication Feel the Grass Grow: Ecologies of Slow Peace in Colombia which offers insight into the politics of peacebuilding in Colombia. The book critically analyzes the peace accords signed between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
Dr. Justin de Leon (Ethnic Studies) was awarded a $25,000 National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Arts Projects Media Arts grant for the Creative Sovereignty Lab (CSL) project, which aims to address the issue of Native American communities being defined by cinema without active participation in their own representations. “In breaking barriers and creating