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The distinctive Social Documentation program is designed for future documentarians committed to social change and to documenting communities, cultures, issues, and individuals who are marginalized in our current landscape of representation.

Arts Division to break ground on new state-of-the-art Social Documentation Lab

When it opens in 2024, the 4,000-square-foot Social Documentation Lab will provide a new creative home for graduate students in the Department of Film and Digital Media’s SocDoc MFA and PhD programs.

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Supporting the people of Turkey and Syria

Supporting the people of Turkey and Syria

Vice Chancellor Anju Reejhsinghani and Vice Provost Richard Hughey

We are heartbroken by the devastation caused by last week’s earthquake, which has already led to the loss of thousands of lives and a far-reaching humanitarian tragedy sure to impact many more.

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Big data expert to headline MLK Convocation

Big data expert to headline MLK Convocation

Talithia Williams, who also hosted the PBS docuseries NOVA Wonders, seeks to “STEMpower” women and members of underrepresented groups to enter STEM fields.

User experience librarian supports digital access

User experience librarian supports digital access

Jessica Waggoner works to ensure the campus community can easily access resources they need to be successful in classes and research.

Legal Studies, county partner for summit

Legal Studies, county partner for summit

The national summit will feature public defense leaders who focus on early representation, vertical representation, holistic representation, and participatory defense.

Astronomers observe light bending around star

Astronomers observe light bending around star

The first detection of gravitational lensing for a single, isolated star other than our sun comes 100 years after a landmark experiment using the sun to confirm Einstein’s prediction.

Scholarship supports focus on cultural anthropology

Scholarship supports focus on cultural anthropology

Undergraduate student Gabriel Ephraim Kaplan Wall is exploring the overlap between anthropology and art and visual culture.

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