Andrew Riggsby blends classics with cognitive science
Features
A Citizen of the Arts
James Cox Gives Cherokee Playwright Lynn Riggs His Due
Carmen, Chameleon
Jennifer Wilks tracks an opera heroine’s many guises, from Bizet to Beyoncé
Blog
Coffee, Clinics, and Compassion
COLA alumna Maria Farahani Does It All
Toy Story
COLA alumnus Jeremy Padawer has transformed the toy industry with a keen sense for how collectors think
MALS Celebrates 10 Years with “Knowledge is Power”
The Department of Mexican American & Latina/o Studies invited two artists to commemorate its first decade with a custom mural, now open to the public
Empowering Empathy on Campus
With the launch of the Student Well-Being Center, Humanitas prioritizes students’ mental health
Teaching & Learning
A Guide to Cancerland
Sociologist and survivor Steph Osbakken draws on personal experience to teach students about the social and cultural landscape of cancer
Anthropology Professor Advocates for Fulbright Pakistan Scholars
Last year Kamran Ali welcomed 117 Fulbright Scholars from Pakistan to the Forty Acres
Law, Societies, and Justice for All
UT’s Initiative for Law, Societies, and Justice unites scholars, researchers, students, and community organizers in the pursuit of a more equitable criminal justice system
Research
In COLA, A New Student Research Landscape Takes Shape
In the past few years, the College of Liberal Arts has developed a rich ecosystem of research opportunities that are rapidly reshaping how undergraduates engage with scholarly work
Who’s Counting?
Anat Schechtman on non-quantitative notions of infinity
Modeling Disability Justice, One Relative Unit of Forward Movement at a Time
Alison Kafer and Julie Minich are using their institutional platform — along with a financial boost from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — to make waves in the field of disability studies
Books
A Tale of Three Nations
Sociologist Kim Pernell on what financial policy can tell us about what nations do or don’t prioritize — and why
Writing Portraits
Javier Auyero on his new book, “Portraits of Persistence: Inequality and Hope in Latin America”
