Liberal Arts

Media literacy needed to maintain democracy in media-saturated world, says Wright State author

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Jim Hannah
Professor Gaines reads his new book on semiotics.

“People around the world spend an extraordinary amount of time every day consuming media,” said Elliot Gaines, Ph.D. Continue reading →

Social work student wins scholarship

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Seth Bauguess

Clad in buttons as if she were working for a political campaign, Gladys Turner Finney wears one button more proudly than most this time of year. Continue reading →

International Women’s Day celebration planned

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Cory MacPherson

March 8 is the 100th annual International Women’s Day and Wright State will commemorate the day with a roundtable presentation and discussion featuring three of its female professors. Continue reading →

Bestselling author to speak for Women’s History Month

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Cory MacPherson
Bestselling author Jennifer Finney Boylan will give a keynote address for Women's History Month.

Bestselling author Jennifer Finney Boylan will give a keynote address, “Gender and Imagination: An Afternoon with Jennifer Finney Boylan,” for Women’s History Month. Continue reading →

Women Divers Hall of Fame to induct Wright State scuba instructor

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Jim Hannah

When she was a child, Gina Bier couldn’t decide whether she wanted to be a scuba diver or police officer. So she became both. Continue reading →

Future teachers studying the African American educational experience

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Cory MacPherson

A collaborative new certificate program is helping future teachers relate to African American students, making them more effective teachers in urban public schools. Continue reading →

Wright State’s Jekyll and Hyde to thrill sold-out crowds

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Cory MacPherson
Darian Taschner as Lucy and Blaine Boyd as Jekyll/Hyde in Wright State's winter musical.

Wright State University’s latest musical, Jekyll and Hyde, is already a commercial success. Continue reading →

Iconic paintings, abstract photography, paper prints highlight 2011 Wright State faculty art exhibition

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Wright State Media Team
Diane Fitch is professor of painting and drawing in the Art and Art History Department. In the exhibited paintings she borrows gestures and configurations from medieval and Renaissance paintings and from Gothic relief sculpture.

From January 23 to March 6, 2011, the Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries will feature the work of Wright State University art faculty Diane Fitch, Tracy Longley-Cook and Danielle Rante. Continue reading →

A Job Hunter’s Best Friend

Wright State graduate writes a how-to guide for finding a job in today’s economy
Posted on August 9, 2010 by Kim Patton

When Andrea Foy was looking for a part-time retail job to help offset the expenses of purchasing a house, she went to her job interview as the polished, professional woman she is. While waiting for a manager to interview her, … Continue reading →

Scents & Sensibility

Wright State student paves the way to his master's degree with his own line of vegan soaps
Posted on August 9, 2010 by Katie Halberg

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 →