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New Course for Fall! Rape Crisis Victim Advocacy

Description- Fall 2020

WS/CJ/SO/AN 200-3

Special Topics: Rape Crisis Victim Advocacy (3 credits)

This class prepares students to be peer educators on sexual assault, and the hours spent in class may be counted towards state certification for rape crisis victim …

By Danielle Pomponi

QU Alumni and current law school student at Howard University, publishes essay at Medium.com calling for racial justice in New Haven.

Isaiah Lee (Class of 2016) recently published an essay titled “New Haven, CT- Stop Ignoring Black Lives” in medium.com

https://medium.com/@isaiahlee_75740/new-haven-ct-stop-ignoring-black-lives-621735fb8f77

The essay explores the racial inequities that exist within New Haven communities and politics, and lays out specific policy …

By Danielle Pomponi

Professor Gonzalez-Sobrino publishes article on Latinos and the elections in Sociological Forum

Professor Bianca Gonzalez-Sobrino, of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, publishes a peer-reviewed article titled “Searching for the “Sleeping Giant”: Racialized News Coverage of Latinos Pre‐2020 Elections.” The article was published in Sociological Forum, the peer-reviewed journal of …

By Danielle Pomponi

Professor of Anthropology added to UN Women Expert Roster for Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW)

Hillary J. Haldane, PhD, Professor of Anthropology and Director of General Education, has been appointed to a two-year term for the UN Women Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) expert roster. Scholars recruited to the roster go through a rigorous six …

By Danielle Pomponi

The US Fulbright Student program fully funds post-baccalaureate study, independent research or English teaching assistantships in countries all over the world for recent college graduates, including graduate students.

Students in any major and all graduate students (without PhDs) are eligible to …

By Mary Paddock