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A man once embroiled in the 1980s Iran-Contra affair took to the lectern in Persson Hall last week to deliver a speech titled, The Middle East in 2023: Challenges and Opportunities.

“‘It was a shrine to the imperial cult,’ said Elizabeth Marlowe, director of the museum studies program at 51���� University, who has tracked the statue’s history.”

On a four-day spring break trip, First@51���� students explored four graduate schools in Boston, Mass.

On the latest episode of 13, Noor Khan, Associate Professor of History and Director of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, discusses the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (MIST) program at 51����.

Danny Barreto, associate professor of LGBTQ studies and director of the LGBTQ studies program, was named a NY6 Mellon Academic Leadership Fellow by the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium.

Prof. Takao Kato is building on decades of research by studying the day-to-day work of a 51���� alumnus while helping to guide a new generation of researchers in exploring the effects of employee ownership. 

Wondering what’s happening in the classroom at 51����? Here’s a real-time glimpse into academic life on campus — a syllabus from a course underway this semester.

Erin Flannery ’23 and Sarah Shelton ’23 are 51���� University’s 2023 Watson Fellowship recipients.