Month: January 2021
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Elizabeth Brown, Bentley University – Employers Monitoring Employee Health Data
On Bentley University Week: Your health is now more important than ever to your employer. Elizabeth Brown, associate professor of law, details what this means for privacy rights of employees’. Liz Brown is an Associate Professor of Business Law at Bentley University. She earned her B.A. from Harvard College and her J.D. from Harvard Law…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.01.11)
Bentley University Week on The Academic Minute 2021.01.11 Monday, January 11th Elizabeth Brown, associate professor of law, details how your health is now more important than ever to your employer. Tuesday, January 12th Fred Ledley, professor of natural and applied sciences, finds out how profitable drug companies are. Wednesday, January 13th Mateo Cruz, assistant professor of…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.01.04-2021.01.08
The Academic Minute from 01.04 – 01.08 Monday, January 4th Alicia Nordstrom – Misericordia University Reducing Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Stigma through Real-Life Stories Dr. Alicia Nordstrom is a professor of Psychology at Misericordia University in Pennsylvania, USA. Her research interests include interventions to reduce stigma and stereotypes and stress and mental health in college…
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Yanqiu Zheng, Misericordia University – Chinese Cultural Diplomacy in the United States, 1875-1974
On Misericordia University Week: Cultural diplomacy helped China get on track to become a major world player again. Yanqiu Zheng, professor of history and government, looks into the history of two distinctive Chinese pedagogies. The first in his family to attend college in China and study abroad in Scandinavia and the United States, Yanqiu Zheng…
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Rebecca Steinberger, Misericordia University – Reading Matt Hartley’s Eyam in Quarantine
On Misericordia University Week: Art that looks at the past can also inform the future. Rebecca Steinberger, professor of English, reads a play that makes a case for our actions today. Rebecca Steinberger, Ph.D., is a Professor of English and Program Director of Theatre at Misericordia University. Her specializations include Shakespeare, Irish and British literature…
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Patrick Hamilton, Misericordia University – The Secret History of Race & Comics
On Misericordia University Week: What do superheroes show us about ourselves? Patrick Hamilton, professor of English, looks at popular culture through their stories. Patrick L. Hamilton is a Professor of English at Misericordia University and, with Allan W. Austin, Professor of History and Government at MU, co-author of All-New, All-Different?: A History of Race and…
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Amanda Caleb, Misericordia University – The Rhetoric of Pandemics: Health, Politics, and the Public
On Misericordia University Week: What did you think when you heard the word pandemic for the first time? Today on The Academic Minute: Amanda M. Caleb, professor of English and medical and health humanities, delves into the many meanings of the word. Amanda M. Caleb is Professor and Founding Director of Medical and Health Humanities…
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Alicia Nordstrom, Misericordia University – Reducing Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Stigma through Real-Life Stories
On Misericordia University Week: Interactions with those we dislike or ignore, could have important ramifications for the future. Alicia Nordstrom, professor of psychology, details how one project is doing just that. Dr. Alicia Nordstrom is a professor of Psychology at Misericordia University in Pennsylvania, USA. Her research interests include interventions to reduce stigma and stereotypes…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.01.04)
Misericordia University Week on The Academic Minute 2021.01.04 Monday, January 4th Alicia Nordstrom, professor of psychology, says interactions with those we dislike or ignore could have important ramifications for the future. Tuesday, January 5th Amanda M. Caleb, professor of English and medical and health humanities, delves into the many meanings of the word pandemic. Wednesday,…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.12.28-2021.01.01
The Academic Minute from 12.28 – 01.01 Monday, December 28th Gretchen Sorin – Cooperstown Graduate Program at SUNY Oneonta Driving While Black Gretchen Sullivan Sorin is Director and Distinguished Service Professor at the Cooperstown Graduate Program, a training program for museum curators, educators, and directors that is part of the State University of New…