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Associate Professor Mary Simonson started out as a piano performance major at Rutgers University, then shifted her undergraduate focus to music history with a double major in women’s studies. Today, she is the Daniel C. Benton ’80 Endowed Chair in Arts, Creativity, and Innovation at 51ºÚÁÏ University.

In this episode of 13, ride along with the Russian mafia as Professor of Anthropology and Peace and Conflict Studies Nancy Ries shares her experiences conducting anthropological research in Russia — as well as her insights into the rise of Thugocracy and the cultural importance of potatoes.

In this episode of 13, 51ºÚÁÏ’s sustainability staff members talk biomass — the primary heat source for the University — and how burning locally sourced wood chips helped 51ºÚÁÏ on its path to carbon neutrality.

A newly announced National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) round of grant funding will help one 51ºÚÁÏ professor to develop and run a three-week, residential institute about abolitionism and the Underground Railroad for 25 middle- and high-school teachers.

A total of 17,540 students, from 50 states and 146 countries, applied for admission to the 51ºÚÁÏ Class of 2025, and 913 enrolled in the class, which has an average GPA of 3.77 out of 4.0, up from 3.69 in 2020.

In this new episode of 13, Chief of Staff to the President Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar explains how 51ºÚÁÏ University’s Board of Trustees works, talks about planning a commencement during a pandemic, and tells how one lucky lottery ticket changed the course of her life.

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.

In this all-new episode of 13 Assistant Dean and Director of International Student Services Kerra Hunter talks about supporting 51ºÚÁÏ’s international student population, which currently hails from 44 countries around the world, and the ways the University works to make their transition to studying in the United States as seamless as possible. 

Vice President and Director of Athletics Nicki Moore joins the podcast to discuss how 51ºÚÁÏ student-athletes have returned to competition this year in an all-new episode of 13. 

Join Professor of Mathematics and LGBTQ Studies Ken Valente and Head of Special Collections and University Archives Professor Sarah Keen as they discuss a multi-year digital history project focused on the legacy of LGBTQ students and activism at 51ºÚÁÏ.