Sophia Phillips

Humanities Without Walls (HWW), the Center for the Advancement of the Humanities and the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs are offering a seed grant opportunity for faculty interested in applying for the HWW Consortium’s Grand Research Challenge grants.   The HWW principal investigator team is seeking proposals from tenure line faculty in the humanities or humanistic social sciences to support…

The third episode of the Institute for Women’s Leadership’s Spotlight on Research video series is now available.   To view this episode and others, visit the IWL’s website or YouTube channel.   This episode features Dr. Karen Robinson, associate professor and director of Marquette’s Nurse-Midwifery Program. Robinson discusses her research experiences, the work she is doing around breast health as well as her advocacy for women’s health and…

Beyond MU: Lifelong Learning will host a webinar titled “Peace Works: Creating Healthy Communities through Social Emotional Education,” Thursday, March 25, from noon to 1 p.m.  The session will focus on Marquette’s Center for Peacemaking, an academic research center that fosters research and action for the promotion of peace, human dignity and justice. The Center for…

The Department of Psychology will host the “Dr. MaryAnne Siderits Annual Distinguished Lecture in Gender and Sexuality Studies” virtually on Thursday, April 1, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.  Young scholars in psychology of gender will present their findings and future research directions.  Register via Eventbrite. With questions, contact Dr. Astrida Kaugars, associate professor of psychology.  

The 62nd Annual Père Marquette celebration will take place virtually on Thursday, May 6, at 6 p.m.   The event will honor the 2020 and 2021 winners of the Teaching Excellence and Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Awards.  All members of the Marquette community are welcome to attend this virtual celebration. An invitation with a registration link will…

The Center for Transnational Justice and the Department of English will host the virtual “Liminal Existences and Migrant Resistances Conference” from Wednesday, March 24, through Saturday, March 27.  Topics such as contemporary transnational issues impacting equity and social justice will be discussed.   With questions or to request the link to attend, contact Ibtisam M. Abujad, conference organizer.  

Kaleigh Atkinson and Marquise Mays were named the recipients of the 2021 Marquette University/No Studios Filmmaker Fellowships for emerging or early-career filmmakers. These fellowships are intended to provide a significant impact on their career trajectory.  Atkinson received the Social Justice Fellowship targeted for a project that will explore a social issue. “We are pleased to work with…

TEDxMarquetteU will host its “Flourish Conference” on Sunday, March 28, at 11 a.m.    Four speakers from the Milwaukee and Marquette communities will deliver presentations on various topics, including women in power, primatology, sexuality and the hive mind.   This event will be livestreamed from the Varsity Theater; all attendees will attend virtually.   Register via Eventbrite.  

The Marquette University Committee on Equity and Inclusion will host a virtual “Symposium on Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice” on Friday, April 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The theme of the event is “Spaces for Healing, Spaces for Action.” The symposium will explore issues of inequality and injustice as it relates to current events as well as how these issues impact…

Marquette has embarked upon a series of exciting projects designed to give visibility and voice to women of color.   Through the “Our Roots Say That We’re Sisters” mural project and podcast series, BIPOC women at Marquette now have space to be seen and heard.  Read the feature story: Marq Her Words: Unsung Sheroes Based on the colorful…