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WSU professors launch new podcast about racism

WSU professors launch new podcast about racism

Lissete Landaverde October 7, 2020

While it's never an easy conversation to have, it is important to talk about racism, which is what three Weber State University professors are doing with their new Wildcat Conversations: Racism podcast...

Lecturer Susan Goodier discusses political cartoons and their place in the suffrage movement.

A war of cartoons in the suffrage movement

Lissete Landaverde September 28, 2020

Suffrage and anti-suffrage ideas weren't just expressed through protests and oration; sometimes, activists expressed their thoughts through cartoons.Susan Goodier, lecturer of history at SUNY Oneonta and...

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich discussed the history of women's suffrage in a lecture for the Beyond Suffrage series.

A broader look at women’s right to vote over the centuries

Lissete Landaverde September 21, 2020

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and history professor at Harvard University, gave her presentation on the first women to vote in the United States on Sept. 3 through Zoom, followed...

The door ways lead to the front steps of the capitol building, which is where the first steps of women's suffrage happened here in the state of Utah. (Israel Campa / The Signpost)

Weber State professor co-creates suffrage monument

Lissete Landaverde August 31, 2020

A new monument honoring women's suffrage, titled "A Path Forward," was unveiled at the Utah State Capitol building on Aug. 20.The monument commemorates the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right...

Jennifer Gnagey, a WSU adjunct professor of economics, has worked with her Labor Economics students to help people apply for unemployment insurance. (Unsplash)

WSU professor and students provide community with unemployment help

Lissete Landaverde April 13, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to spread, so does unemployment.In light of this situation, Jenny Gnagey, an adjunct professor of economics at Weber State, saw it as an opportunity to help those affected while providing...

Images from Weber State University's most recent Neon Dance, something incoming students can look forward to in order to get more involved. (BriElle Harker / The Signpost)

Getting involved on campus

Lissete Landaverde April 6, 2020

During my time in college, I have found the most important thing one can do for themselves is to put themselves out there and explore who they are.The easiest way to do this is to get involved on campus....

Mentoring can be a critical part of academic and professional success, but targeted programs aren't always available. The WSU Women's Center's goal is to provide students with professional development opportunities. (Photo by Kobu Agency on Unsplash)

Speed “femtoring” event highlights importance of woman-to-woman mentoring

Lissete Landaverde February 19, 2020

The WSU Women's Center believes it is helpful for women in college to find mentors to help them over the hurdles they may run into. The Women's Center highlighted the importance of female-to-female mentoring...

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