2018

November
- Provost’s Council to Set Action Plan for Global Engagement
  
  November 09, 2018
  The Office of the Provost recently established a council to map out a university-wide action plan for global engagement at Drexel.
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September
- Welcoming New Faculty to the College of Arts and Sciences
  
  September 25, 2018
  We are thrilled to introduce the following new faculty members and welcome them to the College of Arts and Sciences community.
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August
- Students Find ‘Sanctuaries’ of Cultural Experience, Learning through Spanish-language Global Studies Class
  
  August 28, 2018
  SPAN 440 — a Spanish-language course aimed at introducing students to the meaning of “sanctuaries” — was built to offer unique experiences and context to one of today’s most-pressing controversies surrounding immigration.
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July
- Global Studies Alum Travels World, Finds Career in Event Marketing
  
  July 24, 2018
  Growing up, Rebecca Olsho ’16 recalls the global languages and cultures shared around her family’s dinner table. Her parents frequently opened their home to foreign exchange students, exposing Olsho to the diverse perspectives and opportunities of the world.
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May
- College of Arts and Sciences Tenure, Promotion and Awards
  
  May 22, 2018
  The mission of the College of Arts and Sciences and the University could not be accomplished without the dedication and support of our faculty members. It is their pursuit of excellence in teaching, research and scholarship that reinforces our position as a modern liberal arts college, and enhances our University’s reputation as a world-class research institution.
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April
- Global Studies and Political Science Major Investigates Language Politics in Kazakhstan
  
  April 30, 2018
  In the Central Asian country of Kazakhstan, Caitlin Walczyk practiced her Russian in cab rides across the city of Almaty. The double major in global studies and political science spent nine months in Kazakhstan as a Boren Scholar, an award that supports undergraduate language study in countries vital to U.S. security interests.
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- Meet Global Studies and Sociology Prof Nada Matta
  
  April 30, 2018
  Nada Matta, PhD, assistant professor of global studies and sociology, hopes to refute stereotypes in her courses on the Middle East, and highlight universal trends and similarities across cultures and regions.
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- How a Group of Honors Students Wrote for Drexel Publications — For a Class
  
  April 25, 2018
  Last term, a class of students in the Pennoni Honors College learned about the inner workings of three different Drexel University publications — and got to contribute to them.
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- Successful Sex and Gender Research Forum Held at Drexel University
  
  April 23, 2018
  The 2018 Helen I. Moorehead-Laurencin, MD, Sex and Gender Research Forum was held on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at Gerri C. LeBow Hall. This interactive, university-wide forum highlighted Drexel University’s multidisciplinary research focused on sex and gender in local, national and global contexts.
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- Humanities and Social Sciences Lab Open House Fosters Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  
  April 03, 2018
  
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- Meet Global Studies and STS Prof Vincent Duclos
  
  April 02, 2018
  Vincent Duclos, PhD, assistant professor of global studies and of science, technology and society, pushes his students to experiment with the digital spaces they inhabit.
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- Summer Courses
  
  April 01, 2018
  Explore conservative political philosophies, gender in Hollywood, and modern Hindu and Buddhist thought in these new summer courses.
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March
- Meet the Drexel Dragons up for the Biggest Awards This Year
  
  March 01, 2018
  Drexel University’s Center for Scholar Development recently hosted an event to recognize the hard work and initiative taken by those students who applied for major fellowships this year.
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- One Dragon’s Journey Across the World
  
  March 01, 2018
  Bianca Walker is accepting her first post-graduate offer in China as an English language teacher.
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January
- Field Notes
  
  January 16, 2018
  The Unsung, Unpublished Adventures of Drexel Researchers in the Field
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- U.S. French Embassy Says ‘Bonjour’ to Drexel’s French Club
  
  January 16, 2018
  The Drexel French Club, started only a few years ago, will receive funding and guidance from a U.S. French Ambassador to expand its reach at the University.
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- Frame of Mind
  
  January 15, 2018
  Street photographer and Drexel anthropologist Brent Luvaas, PhD, has a way of blending in as he walks city streets. If he’s lucky, a certain slant of light will catch his eye and he will set the exposure for maximum depth of field, waiting patiently for the right subject to walk in front of the lens. Most often, however, the typical elements of a photographer’s labor — setup, composition and lighting — happen almost instantaneously
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- Meet Global Studies Prof Ni Ou
  
  January 09, 2018
  Assistant teaching professor in the Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages Ni Ou, MSEd, loves international food and guiding her students on cultural discoveries.
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