MCL faculty showcased their expertise and leadership in teaching innovation at the 2026 Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference through a series of virtual and in-person presentations. The conference provided a rich learning opportunity and reflected MCL's ongoing commitment to excellence in teaching and learning.

"This essay rethinks infection in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic by examining how its imaginaries are reconfigured in contemporary science fiction."

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Mia Zur, BA Foreign Languages '96, with the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award in modern and classical languages. Zur is associate general counsel in the Capital Markets Group at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), where she advises on the rules governing how securities are traded in the United States.