Humanities and Cultural Studies

Keeping family first

The two longest donors in Wright State’s history share stories of 45 years of giving back

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Dennis Bova

Bill and Cynthia King, both faculty members in the Department of Classics, and John Fortman, in chemistry, made their first donations to the university in 1975 Continue reading →

Wright State faculty member Erin Flanagan wins prestigious Edgar Award for best first novel

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Bob Mihalek

Erin Flanagan, professor of English language and literatures, won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel by an American Author for “Deer Season.” Continue reading →

Gary Schmidt of Coastal Carolina University named dean of College of Liberal Arts at Wright State

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Bob Mihalek

Gary Schmidt is the director of diversity, equity and inclusion and community engagement for the Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts at Coastal Carolina University. Continue reading →

McMaster philosopher Alexander Klein to give Erik C. Banks Memorial Lecture in Philosophy at Wright State

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Bob Mihalek

Alexander Klein will present his lecture, “Bertrand Russell, William James and the Politics of Truth,” on April 7. Continue reading →

Historian Deborah Dash Moore to lecture on ‘How WWII Transformed American Jews’ at Ryterband Symposium

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Bob Mihalek

Deborah Dash Moore, an internationally known scholar of American Judaism, will discuss the experience of Jewish Americans in the U.S. military in World War II on March 31. Continue reading →

Dance stance

Emerald Jazz days live on for Wright State alumna Ayauna Goodwin at Cincinnati dance company

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Jim Hannah

The floor of the Wright State Nutter Center holds a special place in Ayauna Goodwin’s heart. Continue reading →

Wright State faculty member Erin Flanagan’s debut novel nominated for prestigious Edgar Award

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Bob Mihalek

“Deer Season,” by Erin Flanagan, professor of English language and literatures, was nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel by an American Author. Continue reading →

Paul Lockhart, Peggy Kelly named Faculty Fellows at the Center for Faculty Excellence

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Jim Hannah

Peggy Kelly was named the Faculty Fellow for Pedagogy and Paul Lockhart is the Faculty Fellow for Scholarship. Continue reading →