Humanities and Cultural Studies

Exploring Dayton’s public history

Excerpt Each year, the public history students at Wright State University hold a graduate symposium to enable them to present their research and capstone projects. If you love local history, you won’t want to miss some of the great stories … Continue reading

College Readiness Day gives regional high school students a taste of the college experience

Logan County high school students visited Wright State for College Readiness Day to get a taste of the college experience. Continue reading

Inside the White House 4

Part of the series: Inside the White House

This is the fourth and final post in a series of articles describing Wright State student Spencer Brannon’s experiences as an intern for the Executive Office of the President at the White House. My time at the White House is … Continue reading

Readiness program to introduce future students to college-level writing

High school students who will be the first in their families to attend college will visit Wright State University for a college readiness program on Friday, Jan. 24. Continue reading

Wright State, STEM school collaboration focuses on resume writing

Students at Wright State University and the Dayton Regional STEM School helped one another develop their professional writing skills in a unique collaborative project. Continue reading

Brilliance lost

An essay by David A. Petreman, professor of Spanish language and Latin American literature

On Stefan Pugh’s office door is a plaque that reads “Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research,” a declaration not only of this professor’s remarkable accomplishments… Continue reading

Wright State international student enjoys sharing native cuisine

Excerpt Thanks to Wright State University’s LEAP program, students from throughout the world are sharing their cultures — and their cuisine — with others in the Miami Valley. LEAP stands for Learning English for Academic and Professional Purposes. One of … Continue reading

Wright State commemorates “Night of Broken Glass” with film premiere

Personal reflections by a survivor of Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass,” will highlight Wright State University’s commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the 1938 attacks in Nazi Germany against Jews. Continue reading

Author Andrew Krivak to speak at “Reading for Peace” event Nov. 1

Andrew Krivak, author of the critically acclaimed novel The Sojourn and winner of the 2012 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Fiction, will be at Wright State University Friday, Nov. 1… Continue reading

Wright State reaches out to surge of international students

Wright State is poised to reap huge benefits from its popularity with international students, whose numbers have increased by 40 percent this fall to 1,489. Continue reading