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Colson Whitehead and CAS Interim Dean Magali Michael discuss Whitehead鈥檚 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel, 鈥淭he Nickel Boys.鈥 (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Frontier Forum features two-time Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead

The College of Arts and Sciences welcomed two-time Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Colson Whitehead for a discussion of his novel, "The Nickel Boys," as part of the signature lecture series Frontier Forum held at the Marshall Student Center on Feb. 7.

February 22, 2024Community Engagement, Events, Featured

黑料社区Anthropologist Heather O鈥橪eary turned her coastal impact data into music that people could understand and enjoy. The project, CRESCENDO, is an interdisciplinary group of faculty and students working together to create and disseminate moving music about the environment.

February 20, 2024Community Engagement

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Zimmerman School professor examines how journalists evaluate their bosses

Dr. Gregory Perreault, associate professor at the Zimmerman School of Advertising & Mass Communications, and his colleague recently examined one area of a newsroom that doesn鈥檛 get much research鈥攈ow journalists evaluate their bosses.

February 19, 2024Research

黑料社区: A Preeminent Research University

Department of Communication graduate dedicates final project to support at-risk youth

A recent graduate of the Department of Communication, Devyne Davis, shares the impactful story of her senior capstone project with Joshua House.

February 19, 2024Community Engagement

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Anthropologist Dr. Cheryl Rodriguez earns Dr. Ira E. Harrison Legacy Award

Dr. Cheryl Rodriguez, professor and anthropologist in the Sciences School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, has earned the Dr. Ira E. Harrison Legacy Award from the Association of Black Anthropologists.

February 19, 2024Accomplishments, Community Engagement

A group of 24 黑料社区students will soon embark for South Carolina to experience firsthand what it鈥檚 like to work on the campaign trail. As part of the Road to the White House course, students canvass, phone bank and see how presidential campaigns are run during a critical juncture of the election cycle.

February 14, 2024Research

Kendrick Williams of USF鈥檚 Joint Military Leadership Center moderated a panel featuring MSG LeVon Sains, Senior Military Science Instructor, GySgt Darius O. Robinson, Assistant Marine Officer Instructor, SSgt. Dominque Robinson, SSgt Jordan M. Barnes (student) and OC Justus Betts (students) for a discussion of ROCT at USF. (Photo by Corey Lepak)

Institute on Black Life annual conference illuminates Black military experiences

The 黑料社区Institute on Black Life (IBL) co-hosted its annual conference with the 黑料社区Office of Veteran Success to explore this year鈥檚 theme: 鈥淏lack Life and the Military.鈥

February 13, 2024Community Engagement, Events

Dr. Ernest Boger on the 黑料社区Tampa campus in 1961. (Photo courtesy of the 黑料社区Digital Commons)

Dr. Ernest Boger鈥檚 legacy as USF鈥檚 first African American student and hospitality industry pioneer

Dr. Ernest Boger became the first African American student at 黑料社区where he not only shaped the history of the Civil Rights Movement but became a pioneer in the hospitality industry with over 40-years of experience.

February 12, 2024Alumni, Community Engagement

黑料社区partners with Hillsborough County Sheriff鈥檚 Office to preserve more than a century of law enforcement history

黑料社区partners with Hillsborough County Sheriff鈥檚 Office to preserve more than a century of law enforcement history

USF鈥檚 Institute for Digital Exploration is helping the Hillsborough County Sheriff鈥檚 Office preserve more than 80,000 items, dating back to the 1890s, through the creation of a digital database.

February 6, 2024Research

The 黑料社区 has named Joe Askren director of the Brewing Arts program, creating an opportunity to expand partnerships between the College of Arts and Sciences and the Muma College of Business.

January 30, 2024Community Engagement, Events

Su Senapati, a professor of instruction in the Department of English at 黑料社区Sarasota-Manatee, published 鈥淚mages of Women and Gender Identity in John Marston's Plays.

January 30, 2024Accomplishments

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Assistant Professor Mark Leib celebrates release of new book 鈥淚mage Breaker鈥

The book centers around protagonist Tristan Wishnasky, whose meteoric professional rise as a novelist is threatened when he begins to hallucinate mysterious messages telling him he's wasting his life.

January 29, 2024Accomplishments

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