LESSONS FROM THE DREAM FACTORY
Alumni entrepreneurs from the NUS Overseas Colleges programme share the profound influence the experience has had on them.
Mind Your Language
Education entrepreneur Ms Rilla Melati (NUS Theatre Studies, ’96) is reimagining the way Malay is learnt.
Championing Conscious Consumerism
Ms Bianca Tham (NUS English Language & Literature and University Scholars’ Programme, ’17) isn’t naive about the impact she can make on the environment — but that doesn’t curb her enthusiasm one bit.
Bringing Shakespeare in Asia to the World
NUS Department of English Language & Literature Associate Professor Yong Li Lan, who was also co-chair of the WSC Local Organising Committee, leveraged the Asian Shakespeare Intercultural Archive (A|S|I|A) to enhance the 11th World Shakespeare Congress programme significantly, highlighting the value of digital archives in the new normal of virtual events/conferences, home-based learning, and work-from-home arrangements.
NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences’ 18th Dean Takes Office
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Lionel Wee, and other members of the Deanery take on their leadership roles today.
Issue 6 of Margins is out now!
Dear fellow undergraduates, Issue 6 of Margins is out now! We’re excited to share with you the brilliant writing of Allison Hoe, Darcel Anastasia Al Anthony, Dan N. Tran, Tan Wei Lin, and Timothy Wan in Margins’s latest issue entitled “A New World”. The issue rallies a diversity of literary thought at the boundaries of the undergraduate literary classroom. Despite the issue’s title, we ultimately find ourselves in possession not of a map toward any one sort of new world, but an intimating sketch of its myriad possibilities—a sketch which is concomitantly frank about the uncertainties any foray into novelty must confront. Finally, the point of the issue is not to offer any sort of roadmap into whatever future lies ahead. Rather, our purpose is to offer specific directions on how to get lost, and then a reminder to enjoy it. Click here to read “A New World” now! You can read the issue in your desktop browser or download a PDF. Sincerely, The Margins Team *Visit our website or connect with us on Facebook! *Reach us with any questions you might have at marginsjournal@gmail.com. Cover art by EN alumnus Justin Tiang © 2021, www.tiangpong.com
New NUS Dean of Arts and Social Sciences Appointed
Professor Lionel Wee will be appointed the new dean of the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and co-dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences from 1 October 2021.
From Careers for a Lifetime, to a Lifetime of Careers
The top skills desired by employers will include critical thinking, analysis, problem-solving and self-management skills such as active learning, resilience, stress tolerance and flexibility.
NUS CHS Case Competition: Driving EV Adoption in Singapore
The just-released problem statement for NUS CHS’ inaugural Case Competition – Encouraging electric vehicle (EV) ownership in Singapore – is an important real-world topic of especial relevance to us all, as the nation is driving toward a future of electric mobility that is essential to the Singapore Green Plan 2030.
Strong Interest in Interdisciplinary Learning With High Acceptance Rates
NUS President Professor Tan Eng Chye discusses the University’s recent interdisciplinary initiatives – the setting up of the College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) and the new Common Curriculum for the Faculty of Engineering and the School of Design and Environment – and the importance of lifelong learning in ensuring that students are adaptable and future-ready.