Humanities and Cultural Studies

Alumni Profile: Sweet Charity

St. Vincent de Paul a career highlight for Leigh Sempeles
photo of Leigh Sempeles

It pulls at her heart. A family walks into a homeless shelter and for the first time must spend the night with strangers under a strange roof, thinking darkly about the future. Their faces are rouged with the look of … Continue reading

Wright State alumna releases cabaret album

Photo of Leslie Irene Benson singing into a microphone.

Leslie Irene Benson returns as half of the new “piano pop cabaret project.” Continue reading

Wright State alumna tackles illegal immigration in new book

Author to speak at local bookstore June 22
Photo of the Hidden in the Heartland book cover.

Nancy Brown Diggs will speak at a local bookstore on Wednesday, June 22. Continue reading

Public history students “Open the Toybox”

Photo of two parents and their son playing with a toy phone.

Classic toys are on display at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery. Continue reading

Students, refugees celebrate summer with a feast

Photo of African refugee sitting on a front stoop of a home in Dayton during a block party.

In such a dark time, a caring community and compassionate teachers are blessings. Luckily for African refugees in Dayton, both of those things exist. Continue reading

Lecture on first Arab-American novel Tuesday

The Wright State University community has a unique opportunity to learn about the first Arab-American novel written in English… Continue reading

Campus research showcase returns

“Someday My Prince Will Come.” It sounds like a… Continue reading

Scents & Sensibility

Wright State student paves the way to his master's degree with his own line of vegan soaps

When his job was put on the chopping block, graphic designer Stephen Rumbaugh considered his options for the future… Rumbaugh thought back to a book he read in the early ’90s on soap making and sensed an opportunity. Continue reading