Faculty News
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Martine Guyot-Bender curated a program of Cambodian films at the 28th Maine International Film Festival in Waterville, Maine. The selection featured five works from Cambodia’s emerging New Wave, ranging from shorts to feature-length films. Filmmaker and producer Kavich Neang traveled from Cambodia to present his acclaimed film Last Night I Saw You Smiling (2019).
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Assistant Professor of Theatre Emily K. Harrison recently participated in the 2025 Indy Convergence, an intensive artist residency based in Indianapolis that brings artists of all disciplines together for two weeks of project development.
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The Women’s Classical Caucus (WCC) recently named Professor of Comparative Literature Emerita Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz the winner of its 2025-26 WCC Public Scholarship Award.
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“Bridging Beliefs: The Power of Interfaith Collaboration,” an interview that included Professor of Religious Studies S.B. Rodríguez-Plate, appears in the September issue of Lion’s Roar magazine.
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Jess Buttery, assistant professor of instruction in theatre and production manager for the Theatre Department, was invited to present at Glimmerglass Opera’s prestigious Apprenticeship Program.
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Professor of Philosophy Marianne Janack's literary nonfiction essay/story "Writing and Remembering" was published by Write or Die Magazine, an online magazine dedicated to writing and story-telling.
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National and regional news organizations regularly interview 51 faculty, staff, alumni, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus. July’s news topics included coverage of the annual summer philosophy camp, the ALEX program, federal civil servant performance, and AI in the classroom, among others.
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Assistant Professor of Theatre Emily K. Harrison recently presented "The Making of Things we Will Miss" as part of a panel titled "Practice What You Teach: The Real Hybrid-Lives of the Teacher/Scholar/Artist" at the 2025 Association for Theatre in Higher Education conference.
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Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures Zhuoyi Wang recently published in China Currents a review of the new Chinese feminist-inspired blockbuster Her Story (2024), often described as China’s answer to Barbie (2023).
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From groundbreaking ideas to game-winning goals, the 2024-25 academic year was full of energy and momentum.
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