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Philosopher’s Cafe: The Road to Utopia scheduled for Oct. 18

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Oct 3, 2022

Join UW-Green Bay Professor Cliff Ganyard, History & Humanities for the first Philosophers’ Café of the year! Prof. Ganyard will be leading a discussion on “The Road to Utopia” on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at St. Brendan’s Inn (The Waterford Room) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Philosophers’ Cafes are free and informal discussion on important and timely…

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UW-Green Bay Profs. Bansal and Rain collaborate on published piece

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Kristin Bouchard

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Sep 27, 2022

The chapter that Gaurav Bansal (Business) and Kevin Kain (Humanities and History) wrote together with Janet Reilly (Ret. Nursing) and Joanne Dolan (formerly CATL) “How do You Build Community and Foster Engagement in Online Course” has been published in Catherine Wehlburg ed. The Impact of Community on Teaching and Learning: Lessons from Before and After…

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UW-Green Bay Prof. David Voelker publishes book chapter

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Kristin Bouchard

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Sep 9, 2022

Professor David Voelker (Humanities and History) recently published a book chapter titled “Inner Tracking: A Reflective Practice for Transformative Learning” in Contemplative Practices and Anti-Oppressive Pedagogies for Higher Education: Bridging the Disciplines, edited by Greta Gaard and Bengü Ergüner-Tekinalp (Routledge, 2022). The “Inner Tracking” reflective practice is available on his website.

Announcements

Comic Studies & Practices Symposium session occurring at Green Bay Campus

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Jena Richter Landers

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Jul 14, 2022

Professors Bryan Carr and Clifton Ganyard will discuss Ta-Nehisi Coates’ recent simultaneous runs on the Black Panther and Captain America series in the context of the skepticism, hope, and desire to challenge historical myth as seen in long-form works like Between the World and Me and We Were Eight Years in Power. They argue that…

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Prof. Cristina Ortiz presents at conference in Barcelona, Spain and is guest editor of new publication

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Kristin Bouchard

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Jun 27, 2022

Prof. Cristina Ortiz, Humanities, chaired a panel and presented her latest research on contemporary Basque literature at the IV International Colloquium on Political Violence in the 20th Century, hosted by the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain on June 15-18. In addition, Prof. Ortiz along with Dr. Pilar Rodriguez (University of Deusto, Spain) are the guest-editors…

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Faculty note: Prof. Nesvet receives fellowship at UW-Madison

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Sue Bodilly

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May 10, 2022

UW-Green Bay Prof. Nesvet (English, Humanities) will be a UW System research fellow at the Institute for Research in the Humanities (IRH) at UW-Madison, in academic year 2022-23.

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Faculty and staff note: Luke Konkol and Prof. Kevin Kain contribute to newly open art museum exhibition

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Sue Bodilly

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May 10, 2022

UW-Green Bay Prof. Kevin Kain (Humanities, History and Global Studies) and Luke Konkol (CATL and UWM Anthropology) have created a virtual heritage installation featured in the current exhibition “Images of Atheism: The Soviet Assault on Religion” at the Museum of the Russian Icons in Clinton, MA (May 5-October 2, 2022). The virtual “Godless Corner” uses…

News Releases

Ganyard and McQuade Dewhirst named among UW System’s 2022-2023 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars announced

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Sue Bodilly

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May 5, 2022

MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System announced today the selection of the 2022–2023 Wisconsin Teaching Fellows & Scholars. This year’s program participants come from all the System’s 13 universities except for UW-Madison. Wisconsin Teaching Fellows and Scholars must demonstrate excellent teaching skills and have a curiosity about student learning to be nominated by Provosts. The…

Features

Professor Cristina Ortiz: From sneaking banned books during the Spanish dictatorship to chair of Humanities

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Sue Bodilly

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May 4, 2022

Born in San Sebastian, Spain, a northern coastal town in the Basque Country, UW-Green Bay Professor of Humanities and Global Studies Cristina Ortiz grew up during the last 12 years of the oppressive Franco dictatorship. During the dictatorship, she learned about the importance of the humanities and artistic expression: “Because of the censorship during the…

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UW-Green Bay Well-Represented at 2022 OPID Spring Conference

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Jena Richter Landers

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Apr 29, 2022

The 2022 OPID Spring Conference was held virtually this year on April 22 and 29. UW-Green Bay was well represented in the roster of presenters in this signature UW System event. They included: Stacie Christian (AVC for Inclusive Excellence), Kate Farley (Cofrin Library), Jennifer Ham (German & Humanities), Derek Jeffreys (Religion & Humanities), Mark Karau…

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