Social Sciences and International Studies

Wright State students recognized for co-curricular excellence

(L-R) Photo of Honors Director Susan Carrafiello, Wright State President David R. Hopkins, commendation award winner for writing excellence Lara Donnelly and Honors Associate Director Alex Wenning.

Wright State University President David R. Hopkins presented Presidential Commendations for Excellence in Co-Curricular Activities to students Wednesday, June 6, at the Rockafield House on campus. Continue reading

Wright State honors Top Scholars

Photos of the six top scholars with their books.

The Wright State University Parents Association and the Wright State University Friends of the Libraries honored six graduating seniors as the Top Scholars for their colleges. Continue reading

Tom Archdeacon to discuss Dayton sports during “Legends” lecture

Photo of Tom Archdeacon

Dayton Daily News columnist Tom Archdeacon will present “Dayton Sports Through the Arch” on May 11. Continue reading

Wright State Model UN team a model of success

Photo of The 2012 Model UN conference at the United Nations in New York City.

For the 33nd year in a row, Wright State University’s Model United Nations team achieved the highest recognition possible at the national conference in New York City. Continue reading

Wright State student top intern at Northwestern Mutual, office full of Raiders

Photo of Randy Boll and Andy Platt

Randy Boll has a history with Northwestern Mutual. When he was 19 years old, Boll was diagnosed with cancer. He would have been uninsurable for the rest of his life if … Continue reading

Women’s Center and Women’s Studies sponsor scholar-in-residence

Photo of Jennifer McWeeny, Ph.D.

Wright State students in the women’s studies program will be getting a visitor to their lectures this week, and the general public will be treated… Continue reading

Symposium keynote speaker to discuss sexual violence

Photo of a "slutwalk"

The keynote lecture of the 2012 Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality Symposium will address the racial implications of the SlutWalks movement. Continue reading

Celebrating Black History Month

Photo of H.K. Edgerton

H.K Edgerton is an African-American Confederate activist who lectures on the role of blacks in the history of the South. He has walked thousands of miles through cities… Continue reading

Area high school students to be immersed in French

Photo of students and Pascale Abadie, a French lecturer at Wright State from French Immersion day 2009.

Experts say the best way to learn a language is to surround yourself with people who speak only that language. Continue reading

Learning the Ropes

Internships equal real-world thrills, experience

College internships evoke images of brewing coffee, making copies, and performing other trivial tasks. For interns from Wright State University, not so much. Raiders across the country are participating in exciting internships such as working in Congress, feeding sharks, or … Continue reading