Month: February 2021
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David Primo, University of Rochester – Campaign Finance Reform
Money is always a big factor in political discussions. David Primo, professor of political science and business administration at the University of Rochester, wonders if our fears are overblown. PhD, Stanford, 2002. American politics, campaign finance, corporate political strategy, corporate social responsibility, fiscal policy, and political bargaining. Primo’s most recent project on campaign finance is…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.02.08)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.02.08 Monday, February 8th David Primo, professor of political science and business administration at the University of Rochester, wonders if our fears about money in politics are overblown. Tuesday, February 9th Deborah Bennett, professor of liberal arts at the Berklee College of Music, explores limits of teaching languages…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.02.01-2021.02.05
The Academic Minute from 02.01 – 02.05 Monday, February 1st Hao Huang – Scripps College Tradition and Environmentalism in Bali: An Interdisciplinary Perspective Currently the endowed Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music at Scripps College, Dr. Hao Huang has served as a four-time United States Information Agency Artistic Ambassador to Europe, the Middle…
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Nancy Neiman, Scripps College – Markets and Social Justice
On Scripps College Week: Free markets cannot be counted on to erase social injustices. Nancy Neiman, professor of political science, explains why. Nancy Neiman is the Mary Wig Johnson Professor of Teaching at Scripps College. She came to Scripps College in 1993, where she has been the recipient of numerous teaching, research, and community service…
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Yuval Avnar, Scripps College – News Echo Chambers
On Scripps College Week: Are news echo chambers really a bad thing? Yuval Avnur, professor of philosophy, takes a two-pronged approach to this question. Yuval Avnur is Professor of Philosophy at Scripps College. He works on a broad range of issues about belief and doubt, including in contemporary epistemology, philosophy of religion, and the history of…
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Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert, Scripps College – Cell Stress Response
On Scripps College Week: How do our cells respond to stress? Today on The Academic Minute: Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert, associate professor of biology, takes a closer look. Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert is an Associate Professor of Biology at Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges in California. She completed her Ph.D. at the Weill Cornell Medical College and did…
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Martha Gonzalez, Scripps College – Participatory Music Practices
On Scripps College Week: How has music been affected by commoditization? Martha Gonzalez, associate professor of chicanx-latinx studies, looks into this question. Martha Gonzalez is a Chicana artivista (artist/activist) musician, feminist music theorist and Assistant Professor in the Intercollegiate Department of Chicana/o Latina/o Studies at Scripps/Claremont College. A Fulbright (2007-2008), Ford (2012-2013) and Woodrow Wilson…
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Hao Huang, Scripps College – Tradition and Environmentalism in Bali: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
On Scripps College Week: The environment we have today will nurture future generations. Hao Huang, professor of humanities, looks at environmentalism and music in a sacred way. Currently the endowed Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music at Scripps College, Dr. Hao Huang has served as a four-time United States Information Agency Artistic Ambassador to…