Cinzia Arruzza
Philosophy and classical Greek studies
“I was born and raised in Sicily, which was part of Magna Graecia. Ancient Greece was a profound part of my socialization and cultural formation. I grew up reading the Iliad and Euripides. I have been interested in fundamental questions about reality and meaning since an early age, so philosophy was the natural choice for me. Besides being an academic, I am also an activist. My work has always been in communication with my activism.”
Yakeel Quiroz
Psychological and brain sciences
“My research has identified rare genetic variants that can postpone the onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms by over 20 years in individuals who would otherwise be almost certain to develop the disease. This shows us that the disease can be beaten. I hope this work will progress to the point where the protective effects of these variants can be developed into effective treatments for people at high risk of dementia.”
Carolyn White
History of art and architecture
“My research seeks to understand the past and the present as overlapping periods of time in interleaved spaces. I am what I call an ‘active site’ archaeologist, someone interested in the ways that people make and remake ideas of home under different social conditions. I use any and every methodological and theoretical tool that I can to understand these spaces: archaeology, cultural geography, architectural history, philosophy, photography, and oral history.”
Chad Williams
History and African American and Black Diaspora Studies
“I situate myself in a long tradition of Black scholars who have used history to challenge dominant and distorted narratives of the past in order to shape our understandings of both the present and future. At a time when the work of historians committed to truthful tellings of African American history is under attack, we cannot shy away from the urgency and relevancy of our work.”