At the 2025 meeting of the American Folklore Society in Atlanta, President Amy Skillman delivered a beautiful address: “‘You Gotta Go with Your Gut:’ Navigating Risk and Fear in the Storm,” which featured the brave voices of female ship captains. Inspired by the talk, I started to regard myself as the captain of my own ship, steering the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology through choppy waters, a daunting proposition considering that I can’t swim. Before turning to faculty and student success, let me begin by explaining how we evaded a scary storm
headed our way.
Letter from the chair
The College of Arts