Faculty Spotlights

When Brooke Rollins, associate professor of English, noticed a shift in the cultural conversation around gambling, it became impossible to ignore. What was once a contained, secretive, and countercultural activity has evolved into a dominant cultural logic — one that now shapes how people make decisions in their everyday lives.

Grant will establish innovative lab integrating history, ethics, and literature into health research and graduate education.

As a local expert on Moravians in the 18th century, Scott Paul Gordon is working on a new book about enslavement in Bethlehem.

As the world marks the 250th anniversary of Austen's birth, Michael Kramp shows why her accessible, versatile stories offer more than just happily-ever-afters.

Biennial award recognizes English professor’s extraordinary support of early career feminist scholars and her lasting impact on the academic community.

Emily Weissbourd, assistant professor of English, talks about her new book "Bad Blood" which explores representations of race in dramas from early modern England and Spain.

Visiting Assistant Professor of English Laura Marie Marciano works with a close-knit group of creative friends to push the boundaries of both her art and her teaching.

Professor Michael Kramp and Sarita Mizin '15G seek to contextualize the The Doom of the Great City (1880) with primary source appendices and resources to support scholarly and teaching conversations related to the story's themes as they bring it back into circulation.