Arts & Sciences

Dr. Emily Sontag receives national Biophysical Society Young Faculty Award
The Young Faculty Award is presented annually to a junior faculty member whose work demonstrates exceptional promise and impact within the field.

Holstein Colloquium on the impact of social media personalities, April 10
The Department of Social and Cultural Sciences will host the Holstein Colloquium on Friday, April 10, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Lalumiere Hall 272. Two new sociology faculty will present research on how social media personalities are shaping education and beliefs. No registration is required. Dr. Hany Zayed, assistant professor of social and cultural…

Inaugural MPEC Lecture Series: Sustaining Housing Lecture, April 22
The lecture is part of the “Rethinking Sustainability” discussion series, which explores what it means to build and sustain healthy communities amid the growing impacts of climate change.

Prison birth simulated experience, April 21
The McNeely Prison Education Consortium, in partnership with the College of Nursing, Education Preparedness Program and Center for Urban Research, Teaching and Outreach, invites the campus and community to attend the Prison Birth Simulated Experiences on Tuesday, April 21, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Marquette Hall 100. Presented by the Wisconsin Prison Birth…

U.S. News releases 2026-27 Best Graduate Schools rankings
U.S. News and World Report today released its 2026-27 Best Graduate Schools rankings, and several Marquette programs improved over last year’s rankings.

Dr. Margaret Nettesheim Hoffmann named director of Marquette’s Center for Humanities
Dr. Margaret Nettesheim Hoffmann has been named director of the Center for the Advancement of the Humanities, where she will guide its sustainability strategy and lead initiatives positioning Marquette as a national humanities leader.

2026 faculty promotions announced
Faculty promotions and the awarding of emeritus status recognize Marquette educators’ excellence in teaching, scholarship and research.

Marquette doctoral student Kaley Davis receives Rev. John P. Raynor, S.J. Fellowship for trauma research
Kaley Davis, a fifth-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology program in the Department of Psychology at Marquette University, was awarded the Rev. John P. Raynor, S.J. Fellowship, a competitive graduate fellowship that supports doctoral students conducting research in the sciences and engineering. The fellowship provides recipients with dedicated time to focus on advancing their…

Students encouraged to apply for EPP fall 2026 courses
The EPP aims to create pathways to higher education for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals.
