In addition to teaching students, CSH faculty research their areas of expertise to advance human knowledge and solve problems. Faculty in the Department of Chemistry and Department of Biology conduct research that requires significant investment in staffing and advanced equipment. To secure this capital, our faculty regularly apply for research grants. In keeping with Ball […]
At the fall opening convocation for the university, 5 College of Sciences and Humanities faculty were recognized for their outstanding service and contributions to the university. The effort these hard-working individuals put into their teaching, research, and advocacy is hard to overstate and without equal. Today, we recognize and celebrate their achievements and positive impact […]
Ball State University’s College of Sciences and Humanities has announced its newest exciting degree program: the Bachelor of Science in Forensic Science. This new offering—in line with the University’s mission of engaging students in educational, research, and creative endeavors that empower graduates to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives—will focus on the application of scientific knowledge and methods […]
For Dr. Jennifer DeSilva and Dr. Daniel Ingram, the 2023-2024 academic year was their final year as colleagues in the History Department at Ball State. Dr. DeSilva left Ball State to begin a new teaching and administrative position at the University of Toronto on January 1, 2024. Dr. Ingram left Ball State at the end […]
Dr. Emily Johnson started her position as Director of the Graduate Program in Fall 2023. She is an Associate Professor of History and an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Women, Gender, and African American Studies. Before landing here in 2017, she completed her Ph.D. at Yale and then taught at the University of […]
The faculty and students in the Sociology Department are world-class researchers and scholars. We love to share and celebrate their accomplishments. Dr. Mellisa Holtzman, Professor of Sociology and Graduate Program Director Sociology alumni Amber Urban, ’20, and Dr. Mellisa Holtzman published, “Menstruation, Menstrual Stigma, and Twitter,” in Sociological Focus. This work is also the basis upon […]
It’s time to celebrate the Good News of the Modern Languages and Classics Department at Ball State in 2022-2023! Faculty Stephen Hessel was elected to the Executive Council of the Cervantes Society of America for a 3-year term (2023-2025). Handling the Truth: A Debates Companion to What Would Cervantes Do?, co-edited by Stephen Hessel and […]
Let’s give it up for Anthropology and their good news for 2022-2023! Faculty Dr. Caity Placek was named Director of Social Science Research for SURCI and ACDC with the College of Health, and published two articles featuring her research on drug use and eating behavior: Placek, C. D., Budzielek, E., White, L., & Williams, D. […]
It’s time to celebrate the Philosophy and Religious Studies Good News! Faculty Drawing on the award-winning Virginia Ball Center Seminar, “Muslims in Muncie,” Dr. Elizabeth N. Agnew’s article “On (Not) ‘Humanizing’ Muslims: Challenge and Opportunity in an Oral History Project with American Muslims” has been published in the ORAL HISTORY REVIEW, the leading journal in […]
As the Fall 2022 semester comes to a close, it is time to celebrate the good news of our faculty publications, grants, awards, and conferences. Congratulations to all. Natural and Computational Sciences Inside Indiana Business featured research from the environmental science program about the invasion superhighways through which aquatic species spread across the United States. […]