Southwestern’s First Fully Tenured Black Faculty Member Reggie Byron Will Leave a Legacy of Change and Passion for Research
His experience at Southwestern has been one of a dedicated scholar and faculty member but also of a Southwestern community member who has changed the university in ways that prepare it for a more diverse future.
Finding Home(s)
For sociology and feminist studies double major Madeline Carrola ’19, the Southwestern Experience has informed her roles at organizations supporting individuals experiencing homelessness.
Southwestern Student Wins Marketing EDGE Scholarship
ThuyMi Phung is the first SU student to receive the prestigious honor.
A Summer Well Spent
Four Southwestern students relate their experiences as community-engaged learning associates with nonprofit organizations during the summer of 2020.
Collaborative Summer Research during a Pandemic
Southwestern students and faculty mentors engage in projects across the disciplines—remotely.
Scholarly Perspectives on COVID-19, Part 4: Social Inequalities Writ Large
Maria Lowe, Southwestern professor of sociology, discusses how the coronavirus pandemic has revealed and exacerbated racial disparities.
Great Unexpectations
Carlie Sulpizio ’13 reflects on her serendipitous path as an SU anthropology major, a Peace Corps volunteer, and a global-health researcher.
Southwestern University Student Awarded Gilman International Scholarship
Anthropology major Alex Bell ’21 will study comparative education and social change in Santiago, Chile.
Southwestern Sumners Scholars Explore Internships in DC
The Hatton W. Sumners Scholars Program creates high-impact experiences for SU’s best and brightest.
Emma Davis ’14 Is on a Boat!
The environmental studies major is sailing around the world while practicing sustainable living.
Uncovering Hidden Histories
Southwestern students explore workers’ rights in Asian-American communities.
Fulfilling the Dreams of Many
Shauna Davidson ’08 helps build primary schools and empower children to overcome poverty in Northern Uganda.
Why major in anthropology or sociology? Internship experiences!
Madeline Carrola ’19 interns with Congressman Lloyd Doggett’s San Antonio District Office this past summer.
Southwestern Alumna Founds International Schools
Rebecca Skinner ’96, founder of the International School of Brooklyn, helps build the new Dwight School Dubai as associate head of school.
Alumna Researches the Screening of Hepatitis C in Babies
Alumna Dr. Catherine Chappell ’03 finds that fewer than a third of infants exposed to hepatitis C are later screened to monitor and treat the potentially fatal virus.
Gilman Scholarship Winner Studying Abroad in Morocco
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Winner Dakota Cortez,’19, studying Migration and Transnational Identity in Morocco.
SU Magazine Features the Latina History Project
Southwestern’s Latina History Project provides context through connections.
Carlie L. Sulpizio ’13, Distinguished Young Alumna
Carlie Sulpizio’s energy and enthusiasm is contagious. Her interest in the world and its people knows no bounds—as evidenced by her three-year term in the Peace Corps as the Community Health Development Agent in Burkina Faso and her studies in anthropology, theatre and global health.
Alumna Gains Hands-on Experience at the Library of Congress
Prestigious internship affords 2016 graduate rare opportunity to work with historical objects.
Santiago Guerra (Anthropology, ‘04) Accepts Tenure-track Position
Santiago Guerra (Anthropology, 2004) has accepted a tenure-track position in Southwest Studies at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Angela Stroud (Sociology, ‘03) Wins Award for Article
Angela Stroud (Sociology, 2003) received Honorable Mention in the Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award paper competition held by the American Sociological Association’s Section on Race, Gender, and Class for her 2012 article titled “Good Guys with Guns: Hegemonic Masculinity and Concealed Handguns” published in Gender & Society.