Archive for May, 2022Page 2
Faculty Spotlight: Michael Wilson-Becerril
Michael Wilson-Becerril (Political Science) received the prestigious Outstanding Academic Title award from the American Library Association for his book, “Resisting Extractivism: Peruvian Gold, Everyday Violence, and the Politics of Attention.”
Faculty Spotlight: Jill Locke
Jill Locke (Political Science) appeared in a KEYC News story about this week’s Supreme Court leak about Roe vs. Wade. Locke is also expected to appear on WCCO Radio on Sunday evening to discuss the leak and what it will mean if the decision comes to pass.
Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Ortmann
Lisa Ortmann (Education) presented her research paper titled “Disciplinary Literacy and Music Teacher Education: Seeking Relevance for Teacher Candidates” at The American Educational Research Association (AERA) in San Diego, CA in April.
Faculty Spotlight: Elizabeth Baer
Elizabeth Baer (English, retired) gave the Lazaroff Lecture in Jewish History at Ohio University on April 13. Her Talk was entitled “Sex, Racial Purity, and Imperialism: German Genocide in Africa and the Third Reich.” Earlier in the month, on April 4, Dr. Baer gave a talk for the Richmond, VA Jewish Community Council entitled “The […]
Faculty Spotlight: Maddalena Marinari
Maddalena Marinari (History) participated in a roundtable that examined the aftermath of the 1918-1919 flu pandemic published in the Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era this spring. This academic year, she also published an essay on migration, war, and the transformation of the U.S. population in the Cambridge History of America and the […]