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Two members of the �°IJʿ������ Class of 2021, Jake Gómez and William “Paul” McAvoy, will share this year’s 1819 Award, which recognizes character, scholarship, and service to others, best exemplifying the �°IJʿ������ spirit.

Assistant Professor of Educational Studies Ashley Taylor has been named the �°IJʿ������ Phi Eta Sigma Professor of the Year for 2021.

The Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) celebrated National Volunteer Week this year with a series of awards for its most dedicated and successful student volunteers.

Nancy Ries, professor of anthropology and peace and conflict studies, is this year’s recipient of the Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching.

As a signatory of the Second Nature Climate Commitment, �°IJʿ������ has pledged ongoing determination in its work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on campus and to plan for a more sustainable future.

President Joe Biden this week labeled the deaths of more than a million Armenians killed at the hands of Ottoman Turks in 1915 as genocide, a public recognition that �°IJʿ������ English professor and Pulitzer Prize winner Peter Balakian has urged for decades. 

The Harry C. Behler �°IJʿ������ Debate Society hosted its annual British Parliamentary debate tournament, the �°IJʿ������ Open, March 19–21, 2021.

Six �°IJʿ������ students, advised by Associate Professor of Biology Engda Hagos, have published research on the Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) gene factor and its relationship to energy-producing processes of cells in the journal Cells.