Month: July 2020
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The Academic Minute for 2020.07.06-2020.07.10
The Academic Minute from 07.06 – 07.10 Monday, July 6th Naomi Yavneh Klos – Loyola University New Orleans In Quarantine with Anne Frank Naomi Yavneh Klos, Ph.D. is a Fulbright Scholar at Windesheim Honours College in Zwolle, The Netherlands (Spring 2020), and Professor of Languages and Cultures at Loyola University New Orleans. The former…
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Stephen Underhill, Marshall University – J. Edgar Hoover and the Rhetorical Rise of the F.B.I.
Did Donald Trump inherit a playbook from J. Edgar Hoover? Stephen Underhill, associate professor of communication studies at Marshall University, explores how one led to the other. Stephen M. Underhill is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Marshall University. His interest in rhetoric is grounded in the interplay of history and…
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Barbara Shaw, Allegheny College – Transforming Knowledge, Building Re-imagined Futures
The time is now to understand historical and contemporary relations of power. Barbara Shaw, associate professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Allegheny College, delves into building a reimagined future. Named the Brett ’64 and Gwen ’65 Elliott Professor for Interdisciplinary Studies and the Director of Interdisciplinarity, Dr. Barbara Shaw is an associate professor…
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Trish O’Kane, University of Vermont – Birding Can Change the World
Doing comforting things virtually has been an important coping method for stress and anxiety. Trish O’Kane, lecturer in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, discusses one way students are learning about the natural world from afar. An environmental educator who uses action-research to promote environmental and social justice,…
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Katherine Higgs-Coulthard, St. Mary’s College – Fostering Growth through Teen Writing Conferences
What is missing to foster the joy of writing in teens? Katherine Higgs-Coulthard, assistant professor in the department of education at Saint Mary’s College, examines this question through an out-of-school experience. Dr. Katherine Higgs-Coulthard is an Assistant Professor in the Education Department at Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame and a teacher consultant for the Hoosier…
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Naomi Yavneh Klos, Loyola University New Orleans – In Quarantine with Anne Frank
Anne Frank has become the symbol of the Holocaust in The Netherlands, but there’s more to learn. Naomi Yavneh Klos, professor of languages and cultures at Loyola University New Orleans, delves into more of this history. Naomi Yavneh Klos, Ph.D. is a Fulbright Scholar at Windesheim Honours College in Zwolle, The Netherlands (Spring 2020), and…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.07.06)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.07.06 Monday, July 6th Naomi Yavneh Klos, professor of languages and cultures at Loyola University New Orleans, delves into how Anne Frank has become the symbol of the Holocaust in the Netherlands, but there’s more to learn. Tuesday, July 7th Katherine Higgs-Coulthard, assistant professor in the department of education…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.06.29-2020.07.03
The Academic Minute from 06.29 – 07.03 Monday, June 29th Kevin Doyle – Longwood University Substance Abuse Disorders Dr. Kevin Doyle is a professor in the Counselor Education program at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia and Chair of the Department of Education and Special Education. Prior to that, he taught for 14 years as…
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Catherine Franssen, Longwood University – Outdoors as PTSD Therapy
On Longwood University Week: PTSD sufferers can look to re-wire their brain by getting outside. Catherine Franssen, associate professor of psychology, says nature can help restore balance in our heads. Dr. Catherine L. Franssen is the director of the NeuroStudies minor and an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Longwood University in Farmville,…
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Amorette Barber, Longwood University – T-Cells
On Longwood University Week: We need a cancer treatment that leaves behind adverse side effects. Amorette Barber, associate professor of biology, details one such method that is on the way. I am an Associate Professor of Biology in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. My research focuses on tumor immunology. Current cancer treatments such…