What Happens When Ultra-Orthodox Jews Leave Their Communities?
Prof. Schneur Newfield walked away from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community he was born into. In a new book, he interviews 74 people who did the same. Read more ›
Book of Poetry Links Trauma of 9/11 and Mount St. Helens Eruption
Professor Cheryl J. Fish ties together themes of disaster, loss, survival, and trauma in a book of poetry about the 9/11 attacks and the Mount St. Helens eruption. Read more ›
New Study Unravels the Mystery of Quasars
A new study from Professors D. Barry McKernan and K. E. Saavik Ford sheds light on why some quasars are shrinking, while others are growing. Read more ›
How Do Astronomers Find Black Holes? They Look at the Space Gas!
A new study dives into the ways astronomers find and study black holes, despite their mysterious ways. Read more ›
An Uncommon Phenomenon: When Men Teach Kindergarten and Pre-K
A two-year study examined the experiences of men who are early childhood educators. Read more ›
Memorial Museums: Trauma on Display
A new book examines how many communities — be they groups or countries — work through staggering events like 9/11 by building museums to parse through them. Read more ›
SNAPSHOT: College Writing
Many students begin at two-year community colleges and transfer to four-year senior colleges. How prepared are they? Read more ›
Off-Site Performance: Challenging Traditional Notions of Theater
A new book explores the concept of "off-site" performances, which blur the lines between theater and art, fiction and reality, actor and audience, and time and space. Read more ›
College Students with Young Kids Twice As Likely to Drop Out
Research shows that student-parents have difficulty completing their degree programs due to a lack of time, but a new study investigates the specifics behind that dearth. Read more ›