WGS Lecture Series: Esra’a Al Shafei Riffs on ‘Defiance in the Digital Age’
By Kaley Michael, Staff Writer Bahraini civil rights activist, blogger, founder of Majal, CrowdVoice.org and Mideast Tunes, and TED Fellow, Esra’a Al Shafei, lectured at this week’s continuation of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Series. Entitled “Defiance in the Digital Age,” her presentation documented the human rights violations and injustices that permeate her home, a small country on the Eastern side of Saudi...
Three Candidates Will Vie for Senate Presidency, Two for Vice Presidency
By Kaley Michael, Staff Writer The elections for the Senate President and Vice President positions will begin tomorrow, Monday, Apr. 8 at 9:00 p.m., and end at midnight on Sunday, Apr. 14. For the second consecutive year, The Gettysburgian will host a candidate forum tomorrow at the Senate meeting. During this debate, candidates will be answer questions posed by Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Pontz ‘20. Discussing the panel, Pontz stated, ...
WGS Lecture Series: Barlett Sparks Gender Development and Identity Discussion
By Kaley Michael, Staff Writer Professor Natalie Barlett of the Psychology Department discussed gender development at this week’s Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Lecture. Barlett, who specializes in Child Development, uses her research to understand the correlates and predictors of relational aggression in childhood and adolescence. She is also studying the developmental process that occurs with Emerging Adulthood and teaches WGS...
WGS Lecture Series: Textbook Affordability
By Kaley Michael, Staff Writer Bouncing back from spring break, the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Lecture Series brought into discussion the topic of textbook affordability through Sarah Appedu ‘18. Now the Scholarly Communications Assistant at Musselman Library, the first-generation college alumn is using her skills to communicate textbook affordability through the viewpoint of social justice. Her presentation, entitled...
Nations Shaped by Media in XIX Century Latin America
By Kaley Michael, Staff Wrier Interim Chair of the Spanish Department, Professor Alvaro Kaempfer, spoke on Monday, March 25 about “Nations Shaped by Media in XIX Century Latin America.” Dr. Kaempfer, who also serves as the Chair of Globalization Studies, teaches courses ranging from Individualized Study-Research to Intermediate Portuguese, alongside his Globalization and Spanish classes. His scholarly research aims to explicate the...
