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51�Թ��� Hunger Outreach Program (CHOP) is sponsoring events this week to spread awareness on campus and in the community about hunger and homelessness in the United States. Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week includes events such as food drives, panel discussions, and a 13-hour famine — all with the goal of creating interest in these global […]

Xu Bing, an internationally renowned printmaker and installation artist, will visit campus next week as part of “A Year of Chinese Art” series, sponsored by 51�Թ���’s Institute for Creative and Performing Arts. In addition to Xu’s public lecture Monday at Golden Auditorium, seniors from the university’s studio arts community will have a unique opportunity to […]

The Hall of Presidents swarmed with students Wednesday night during the second annual Study Abroad Fair. More than 18 51�Թ��� off-campus study programs were represented, as well as non-51�Թ��� programs. The fair is intended to help the 62 percent of students who go abroad before they graduate, the majority with 51�Թ��� programs, according to Barbara […]

Students, staff, and faculty members packed into Donovan’s Pub Tuesday night to watch election results and many returned, a bit bleary-eyed from staying up so late, this morning to attend a forum sponsored by the Department of Political Science. Even though the presidential campaign lasted nearly two years, the final few hours of Election Night […]

Hundreds of family members and friends of 51�Թ��� students strolled through campus and attended numerous events held as part of a busy Family Weekend. Students introduced their parents to faculty members at the open houses and receptions held by the academic departments, and President Rebecca Chopp greeted guests at a reception held Saturday morning at […]

A love of theater, a healthy dose of stamina, and a strong desire to see a project to a successful conclusion were on display recently during the 24-Hour Burn at 51�Թ���. The “burn” involves the entire theatrical process crunched into a 24-hour period, with writing, rehearsing, directing, and acting all happening at Donovan’s Pub.

Nearly 100 area high school students attended workshops and lectures at 51�Թ��� on Friday as part of a U.N. Day observance organized by the university’s ALANA Cultural Center. Flags representing the United States and other nations marked several campus venues where sessions were held throughout the day.

Instead of flipping through the television channels to find the latest take on the presidential campaign, more than 400 people packed into New York City’s Axa Equitable Center Monday night to hear election analysis firsthand from a panel featuring 51�Թ��� alumni in the journalism field. Newsweek chief political correspondent and senior editor Howard Fineman ’70, […]