Monique D. Clark will represent graduate students as a student speaker at the 2023 College of Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony on Thursday, June 15. Clark graduates with her MFA in creative writing. Learn more about her in this Q&A. 

Communication major María Paula Mijares Torres will represent undergraduate students as a student speaker at the 2023 College of Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony on Thursday, June 15. Learn more about her in this Q&A. 

Drexel University Graduate College recently announced the recipients of the 2023 Graduate Excellence Awards. These awards recognize high-achieving graduate and professional students across disciplines in mentorship, scholarship, civic engagement, service, research and teaching assistance. Congratulations to the College of Arts and Sciences students who were honored with these awards! 

According to Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo, our mental health is our superpower. Lombardo will share her science-based knowledge and advice with the class of 2023 as the keynote speaker at the CoAS commencement ceremony on June 15. She speaks more about her career path and offers words of wisdom to graduates in this Q&A.

The Office of Research & Innovation and the Office of Faculty Advancement recently announced the recipients of the 2022-2023 Research, Scholarship and Creativity Awards and the Provost Awards for Teaching, Scholarship and Professional Service. Congratulations to the College of Arts and Sciences faculty who were honored with these awards!  

Congratulations to the College of Arts and Sciences faculty and students who were honored at the 11th annual Celebrating Drexel Authors event. Hosted by the Drexel University Libraries and the Office of the Provost, this event recognized members of the Drexel community who authored or edited books or highly-cited journal articles in 2022. 

Moncho Alvarado, a Cihuayollotl trans Xicanx poet, published her debut poetry collection and Saturnalia Book Prize recipient “Greyhound Americans” in 2022. She will join us for a poetry reading at the Drexel Writing Festival on Monday, May 8 from 12–12:50 p.m. in the Stern Room on the third floor of Hagerty Library. Learn more about Alvarado in this Q&A.

Fiction writer Molly Antopol published her first book of short stories, “The UnAmericans,” in 2014, and is currently working on a novel. Antopol will lead a discussion and workshop at the Drexel Writing Festival on Tuesday, May 9. Learn more about her in this Q&A.

Students in “Science and Religion: From the Big Bang to Neuroscience” spent the winter term exploring the development of science and religion through known human history. The course, taught by Professor of Chemistry Fraser Fleming, PhD, culminated in a nine-day trip to Switzerland, Germany and Italy over spring break. 

The College of Arts and Sciences proudly welcomes Elizabeth Lombardo, PhD '02, as its keynote speaker for the 2023 commencement ceremony on June 15. With over two decades dedicated to assisting high-performing executives, entrepreneurs, athletes and celebrities address stress by accessing reserves of untapped potential, it is no surprise that Dr. Lombardo is often called “America’s Most Trusted Celebrity Psychologist.”