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Month: December 2025

  • Faculty Spotlight: Roger McKnight

    Faculty Spotlight: Roger McKnight

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    Roger McKnight (Scandinavian Studies, retired) had his third novel published. Title: If I Didn’t Care (Toronto; Guernica World Editions, 2025). The historical fiction novel is about race relations in the U.S. from 1942-1956.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Peg O’Connor

    Faculty Spotlight: Peg O’Connor

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    Peg O’Connor (Philosophy) just published her 125th essay in her series, “Philosophy Stirred, Not Shaken,” on psychologytoday.com. The subject of her most recent piece is the lovable raccoon who passed out in the liquor store in Virginia.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Tommy Valentini

    Faculty Spotlight: Tommy Valentini

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    Steve Wilkinson Endowed Professor of Sports Ethics and Tennis Tommy Valentini (Philosophy/Athletics) gave the Keynote Address at the United States Tennis Association’s Northern Section Annual Conference/Tennis Weekend, where the theme was “Elevating Your Tennis Journey.” In the address delivered on November 15, Valentini discussed ways in which we make the most of our tennis journey…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Carlos Mejia Suarez

    Faculty Spotlight: Carlos Mejia Suarez

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    Carlos Mejía Suárez (Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) published the English translation of his novella “Antonieta of Many Names”, on December 2, 2025. The novella follows the life of early Twentieth Century Mexican intellectual, art promoter, writer, and political activist, Antonieta Rivas Mercado. The novella is available in Kindle, Apple Books, and Amazon.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Heldke

    Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Heldke

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    Lisa Heldke (Philosophy) gave a talk (online) for the Department of Philosophy at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, on November 20, World Philosophy Day. The talk, entitled “Stuck on You: Thinking Parasitically,” explored themes in her new book, Parasitic Personhood and the Ontology of Eating.