Month: April 2020

Jepson School of Leadership Studies Week on The Academic Minute 2019.04.20 Monday, April 20th Corey Walker, visting professor in leadership studies and the humanities, determines what the debate over religious symbols on public land can teach us. Tuesday, April 21st Julian Hayter, associate professor of leadership studies, explains why you don’t have to look far…

The Academic Minute for 2020.04.13-2020.04.17

Apr 18, 2020

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The Academic Minute from 04.13 – 04.17 Monday, April 13th Laurie Grobman – Penn State University Humanities Dr. Laurie Grobman is a Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Penn State Berks. Grobman’s teaching, research, and service interests center on community-engaged scholarship and teaching, bringing together students and community organizations to produce meaningful work while…

Paul Dosal, University of Southern Florida – The Power of Predictive Analytics on Campus

Apr 17, 2020

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in Education, Mathematics, Psychology

Some students need more support than others to get their education. Paul Dosal, professor of Latin American history at the University of South Florida, describes how to identity these students early on. Paul Dosal is the Vice President for Student Success at the University of South Florida. In that position, he is responsible for coordinating…

Renee Penalver, Coe College – Cognitive Psychology

Apr 16, 2020

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in Psychology

Want to learn something to the core? Go deep. Renee Penalver, assistant professor of psychology at Coe College, discusses how to be better engaged in a subject. I am a cognitive psychologist interested in how the bilingual experience impacts different types of memory. In my current research, I investigate how word frequency and bilingual language…

April Thames, University of Southern California Dornsife – Toxic Racism

Apr 15, 2020

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in Health

Racism is bad for your health. April Thames, associate professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Southern California Dornsife, details why. April Thames is an associate professor of Psychology who studies how social context interacts with the brain to influence health and mental health outcome. She operates a translational neuroscience research program that…

Monica Menendez, NYU Abu Dhabi – Sharing the Road

Apr 14, 2020

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in Design, Engineering

Can’t we all just get along on the roads? Monica Menendez, associate professor of civil and urban engineering at NYU Abu Dhabi, looks into the best way to move people around a city. Monica Menendez is an Associate Professor of Civil and Urban Engineering at New York University in Abu Dhabi and a Global Network…

Laurie Grobman, Penn State University – Humanities

Apr 13, 2020

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in Business, Education

The humanities and soft skills might be more important than ever. Laurie Grobman, professor of English and women’s studies at Penn State University, says these skills will become more important for businesses in our changing world. She and coauthor E. Michele Ramsey recently published Major Decisions: College, Career, and the Case for the Humanities (University…

This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.04.13)

Apr 12, 2020

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Cornell College Week on The Academic Minute 2019.04.13 Monday, April 13th Laurie Grobman, professor of English and women’s studies at Penn State University, says the humanities or “soft skills” will become more important for businesses in our changing world. Tuesday, April 14th Monica Menendez, associate professor of civil and urban engineering at NYU Abu Dhabi,…

The Academic Minute for 2020.04.06-2020.04.10

Apr 11, 2020

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