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Consider Nominating an Outstanding Colleague for Distinguished University Professor
To the Faculty of ӰƵ: I write to encourage you to consider who among your colleagues deserves the highest honor the university can bestow upon a faculty member: the title of Distinguished University Professor. Distinguished University Professors demonstrate excelle...
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Two faculty members named Distinguished University Professors for trailblazing work
At ӰƵ, faculty fuel discovery, inspire students and advance knowledge across disciplines. Through their teaching, research and mentorship, they shape not only their fields but also the next generation of scholars and innovators. Each year, the university recognizes sele...
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Social work pioneer and worldwide leader recognized with Hovorka Prize
M.C. "Terry" Hokenstad is more than a distinguished academic—he's a global advocate for social welfare and a pioneer in social work education. With a career spanning over four decades, he has left an enduring impact on social work education and research. As both a Distinguished University Professor...
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Three faculty members earn title of Distinguished University Professor
ӰƵ is home to outstanding faculty who are dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and mentorship, fostering an environment of academic growth and innovation for their students. Each year, the university bestows the title of Distinguished University Professor—the...
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“If You Want to Change the World, You Better Start Now! A Conversation about Leadership with Scott Cowen”
At this event, Scott Cowen, president emeritus of Tulane University and the Distinguished Presidential Visiting Professor of Leadership and Management at ӰƵ, will speak about the mythology and reality of leadership and what it means to be a highly effective and ethical l...
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Religious studies’ Timothy Beal writes about climate change for the Public Interest Technology University Network
Timothy Beal, Distinguished University Professor and the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion, recently wrote about his work on technology, the humanities and climate change for a piece published by the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN). ӰƵ is an ...
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Colloquium Music Series
In 1631, the English clergyman William Slatyer published Psalmes, or Songs of Sion, a collection of 45 new psalm paraphrases in verse. That he specified popular tunes for singing them, however, was regarded as “scandalous,” and the reaction was swift and decisive. Prelates of the Church of England i...
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Internationally recognized researcher Fabio Cominelli named a Distinguished University Professor
Fabio Cominelli’s contributions to groundbreaking research on gastrointestinal conditions, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, has helped alleviate pain and complications for tens of millions of people worldwide living with these disorders. At ӰƵ School of...
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Renowned medieval art historian Elina Gertsman named Distinguished University Professor
Elina Gertsman’s interest in medieval art history may have developed, as she says, “simply by osmosis.” Growing up in Tallinn, Estonia, Gertsman was constantly surrounded by what she calls a “preternatural” beauty of this medieval town. As an art student she painted on its streets; when she was a k...
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Daniel Flannery, a trailblazer in violence prevention, named Distinguished University Professor
Throughout his career, ӰƵ professor Daniel Flannery has focused on finding new ways of addressing some of society’s most pressing social problems. A prolific scholar, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social...