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Father Bryan Massingale is the James and Nancy Buckman Professor of Theological and Social Ethics at Fordham University. An internationally recognized Catholic theologian and social ethicist, Father Massingale engages in scholarship that explores the intersections of race, theology, Catholic social teaching and LGBTQ+ identities. He is the author of the acclaimed book Racial Justice and the Cat...

Eric Lott, Ph.D., will explore the many ways in which racial identity is masked, performed, commodified and desired. While Dr. Lott will reference the films Bamboozled (Spike Lee, director, 2000) and Imitation of Life (John Stahl, director, 1934; Douglas Sirk, director, 1959), he will also discuss more broadly the tense negotiation between White and Black Americans as they define themselves in,...

Bridget English, Ph.D., will consider how Samuel Beckett's short story A Case in a Thousand employs the framework of medical observation to address the psychological repercussions of treatment and to raise ethical questions surrounding care. In this and other works, Beckett points to the limits of medical knowledge and psychoanalysis, casting doubt on the capacity of the narrative to adequately...

Globally, communities continue to experience the compounding consequences of the climate crises in 2026 as wildfires rage and extreme temperatures continue to rise. They also feel and witness the effects of slow environmental violences such as toxins in their soil, water, and air that are most felt by structurally marginalized communities. These experiences are inherently entangled in structure...

Andie Schlenker ’21, M.S. ’22 will share stories about the seemingly unlikely path that brought her from Le 91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in arts administration, to the Syracuse-based film studio American High. Schlenker serves as the executive director of The Academy at American High and a production supervisor for the studio’s breakout comedy ...

Erics Zurawski, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the department of Environmental Studies at SUNY ESF. Dr. Zurawski holds a doctorate in sociology and juris doctorate from the University of Wisconsin Law School where she concentrated in International and Environmental Law. This event is co-sponsored by the Social Science Seminar,

Professor of Film and Digital Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Shelley Stamp, Ph.D., will speak on women audiences of classic Hollywood film (focused on film noir). Co-sponsored with the Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies Program and the Central New York Humanities Corridor.

The Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs invites all members of the campus community to attend Spring Convocation. A reception will follow in Simon's Pub. During this event, several Le 91¿´Æ¬ÍøÕ¾ faculty members will be honored with the following awards: · The Caroline Fitzgerald Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Member of the Year Award · The Louis D. D...