Humanities and Cultural Studies

Social Justice Fair at Wright State to highlight student accomplishments

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Erica Harrah

The annual Social Justice Fair will highlight the accomplishments of Wright State and secondary students and their teachers and feature a talk by award-winning storyteller Lyn Ford. Continue reading →

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Wright State student Keri Friend wins the top award at a national leadership conference for fraternity and sorority chapters
Posted on March 15, 2023 by Kris Sproles

Keri Friend, an English major and president of Alpha Xi Delta, was honored by the Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values for her leadership in the Greek community at Wright State. Continue reading →

Lights, camera, action!

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Kris Sproles

A camera crew from C-SPAN visited Wright State to record Paul Lockhart, professor of history, as he taught his class The History of the Gun. Continue reading →

Wright State faculty participating in local fair housing symposium

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Dennis Bova

The issue of fair housing and what can be done to improve neighborhoods in Dayton are the focus of a symposium in which Wright State plays a key role. Continue reading →

Wright State graduate’s book empowers and educates kids about wearing eyeglasses

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Dennis Bova

Wright State English graduate Kristin B. Gyimah was inspired to write “Teddy Gets Glasses” by one of her children. Continue reading →

2023 Alumni Achievement Awards celebrate distinguished Wright State community members

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Bob Mihalek

The Wright State Alumni Association honored Alumni Achievement Awards recipients Aurea Rivera ’82, Mark Espy ’81, Christina Knowles ’14, ’16, Stephen Hampton ’80 and Virginia Krause Hess. Continue reading →

Historian, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture fellow to give Piediscalzi Lecture at Wright State

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Seth Bauguess

Shannen Dee Williams will discuss the historical impact of Black Catholic nuns in the United States on Feb. 2 at Wright State. Continue reading →

C-SPAN to record classroom lecture by Wright State historian Paul Lockhart

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Erica Harrah

A classroom lecture by Paul Lockhart, professor of history, on The History of the Gun will be featured on “Lectures in History” on C-SPAN. Continue reading →

Random acts of kindness

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Erica Harrah

Kindness has always been one of the central themes in Wright State English graduate Brieanna Wilkoff’s life and in her young adult novel, “I’ll Be There for You.” Continue reading →

Fall 2022 class notes

Posted on October 13, 2022 by Wright State Media Team

Meet two outstanding alumni who are featured in the fall 2022 issue of the Wright State University Magazine. Continue reading →