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2023-2024 Annual Report

Catherine Ingrassia

From the Dean

Catherine Ingrassia, Ph.D., celebrates the biggest accomplishments from the 2023-24 academic year.

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News Highlights

Read up on the Robertson School's new master's degree concentration, the launch of the Institute for Democracy, Pluralism, and Community Engagement, new courses on AI and more.

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First & Flourishing

A new program in the Department of Political Science aims to make the journey a lot smoother for first-generation, first-year students.

SJ Sindu

Faculty Profile: SJ Sindu

SJ Sindu, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of English and award-winning author, has found readers eager to embrace her diverse cast of characters and affecting plot lines.

Xeuwei Wang

Faculty Profile: Xeuwei Wang

Xeuwei Wang, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, develops chemical sensors to help with health monitoring and disease diagnosis outside of hospital settings – technological innovations that could revolutionize the detection and healing process.

Ann Haynos

Faculty Profile: Ann Haynos

Ann Haynos, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, researches eating disorders and behavioral decision-making processes with the goal of improving outcomes for patients.

Erich Damm

Giving Profile: The Erich W. Damm Memorial Award

The scholarship fund, established in memory of Erich Damm, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Biology who passed away in 2023, supports budding researchers in stem cell and developmental biology.

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Research Highlights

When not in the classroom, our faculty can be found participating in ground-breaking research. Here is a sampling of some of the many grants funded during the 2023-24 fiscal year.

collage of four CHS faculty members

Faculty Highlights

Our faculty members in the College of Humanities and Sciences are an amazing group of educators, academics and researchers. Here are just a few faculty news and publication highlights from the year.

Student Kendra Diaz (left) and Dean Catherine Ingrassia stand next to an ampersand statue

Student Highlights

Our students make us proud! Meet a few here —  researchers, fellowship awardees, scholarship recipients and more.

Gabby Carter (left), holds a 3D-printed bust of Charles Willson Peale while Anna Carter holds the skull of John Barber, the so-called “Connecticut Vampire

Student Profile: Gabby and Anna Carter

Identical twins Gabby and Anna Carter live together, go to the same classes and, this past May, both graduated with degrees in anthropology.

Side-by-side headshots of Matilde Moros, Erich Damm and David Golumbia

In Memoriam

This year, we lost three valuable faculty members: Matilde Moros, Erich Damm and David Golumbia.

Aaron Gilchrist sitting and speaking to a woman to the right of him

Alum Profile: Aaron Gilchrist

Aaron Gilchrist (B.S. ’03), a mass communications graduate, is now the White House correspondent for NBC News.

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Graduation

The College of Humanities and Sciences applauds the Class of 2024.