Month: November 2018
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The Academic Minute for 2018.11.05-11.09
Academic Minute from 11.05 – 11.09 Monday, November 5th Nathan Grawe The Great Recession and Higher Education Nathan is a labor economist with particular interests in how family background–from family income to number of siblings–shapes educational and employment outcomes. Many of his works study whether access to financial resources significantly limit these important measures…
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Julia Strand, Carleton College – Presence and Timing of Speech
On Carleton College Week: You could hear this more clearly if you could see me talking. Julia Strand, Assistant Professor of Psychology, never mind how seeing a talking face gives us clues even if we can’t fully hear what is being said. Julia Strand is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Carleton College. She holds…
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Liz Raleigh, Carleton College – Transracial Adoption
On Carleton College Week: Demand for adoptable children is on the rise. Elizabeth Raleigh, assistant professor of sociology, examines why transracial adoption is becoming more common. Liz Raleigh, assistant professor of sociology (University of Pennsylvania, PhD) is a sociologist of race and the family. Her research focuses on how the supply and demand for babies…
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Rika Anderson, Carleton College – Hydrothermal Vents
On Carleton College Week: How does life survive in the deepest parts of the ocean? Rika Anderson, assistant professor of biology, takes a dive into microbes and hydro-thermal vents. Rika Anderson ’06 is an environmental microbiologist interested in how microbes and their viruses evolve, adapt, and diversify. She is currently using bioinformatics approaches to investigate…
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Jeffrey Snyder, Carleton College – Bias Incidents on Campus
On Carleton College Week: Have you been the victim of a “bias incident?” Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies, says when everyone reports bias, it is hard to tell who is really hurting. Professor Snyder is a historian of education who studies the modern United States. His work explores the intersections between the…
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Nathan Grawe, Carleton College – The Great Recession and Higher Education
On Carleton College Week: The Great Recession could hurt college admissions in the near future. Nathan Grawe, professor of economics, describes how lower fertility rates can lead to lower admission rates. Nathan is a labor economist with particular interests in how family background–from family income to number of siblings–shapes educational and employment outcomes. Many of…
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Carleton College Week on The Academic Minute (2018.11.05)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.11.05 Monday, November 5th Nathan Grawe of Carleton College examines how the Great Recession will affect higher education into the future. Tuesday, November 6th Jeffrey Snyder of Carleton College explores bias incidents on campus. Wednesday, November 7th Rika Anderson of Carleton College discusses hydro-thermal vents on the sea floor.…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.10.29-11.02
Academic Minute from 10.29 – 11.02 Monday, October 29th Minita Sanghvi – Skidmore College Gender and Biases in Politics Minita Sanghvi, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Management and Business Department at Skidmore College, where she teaches business, marketing, and a Scribner Seminar on gender and politics to first-year students. She specializes in…
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Jacob Sawyer, Penn State Mont Alto – A Comparison of Atheists and Believers during Bereavement
Is a belief in God necessary for coping with the death of a loved one? Jacob Sawyer, assistant professor of psychology at Penn State Mont Alto, explores this question. Dr. Jacob Sawyer received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Columbia University. He worked as a staff psychologist prior to his current position. A Comparison of…
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William Blick, Queensborough Community College – Open Educational Resources at Community Colleges
Reducing the cost of textbooks is key for lower-income students. William Blick, assistant professor at Queensborough Community College, examines one way to accomplish this goal. William “Bill” Blick is Assistant Professor at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York. He is the electronics resources and serials librarian at QCC. His research interests…