Professor of Sociology Jake Rosenfeld comments on the prospective landscape of Biden's union support

“You can work from home, and you can be away from a lot of the interpersonal challenges that can make it harder for Black workers,” Sociology professor Adia Harvey Wingfield said. “But I worry that working from home will also take Black workers out of the networks and connections that they need to advance in the modern workplace.”

In her new role, Wingfield will help to advance diversity and inclusion efforts for Arts & Sciences faculty.

The Chancellor’s Career Fellowship offers a comprehensive, fully-funded career education experience for selected students across the university. Among the 61 students selected for the inaugural class of fellows, 41 are members of the College of Arts & Sciences.

The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program supports original undergraduate research an emphasis on projects pertaining to identity, social justice, and diversity. This fall, Jonathan Fenderson will take the helm of the program.

CRE2’s Tila Neguse sits down with Lois Conley, director of the Griot Museum of Black History and Culture, to talk about the museum, the pandemic, reciprocity and the relationships the museum has built with the Washington University community.

Adia Harvey Wingfield, the Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor and associate dean for faculty development in Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a two-year, $180,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for the project “Millennials and Corporate Employment Practices.”

President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, in the White House Thursday.