Author: David Hopper
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The Academic Minute for 2020.10.12-2020.10.16
The Academic Minute from 10.12 – 10.16 Monday, October 12th Ron Mallett – University of Connecticut Theories of Time Travel Professor Ronald L. Mallett received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in physics from the Pennsylvania State University. He worked for United Technologies from 1973-5, and in 1975 joined the physics faculty at the University of Connecticut…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.10.12)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.10.05 Monday, October 12th On this segment from 2015, Ron Mallett, research professor of physics at the University of Connecticut, inspired us by studying time travel. Tuesday, October 13th On this segment from 2016, Jack Gilbert, professor in the department of surgery at the University of Chicago, detailed the…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.10.05-2020.10.12
The Academic Minute from 10.05 – 10.12 Monday, October 5th Patricia DiBartolo – Smith College Perfectionism Patricia DiBartolo teaches several courses, including clinical psychology, developmental psychopathology, advanced research methods, and child and adolescent anxiety disorders. In 2008, she was the recipient of Smith’s Sherrerd Prize for Distinguished Teaching. DiBartolo has longstanding research interests in…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.10.05)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.10.05 We’re celebrating a decade of the Academic Minute this week with one segment from each year. Monday, October 5th On this segment from 2010, Patricia DiBartolo, professor of psychology at Smith College, informed us about the good and bad aspects of perfectionism. Tuesday, October 6th On this segment…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.09.28-2020.10.02
The Academic Minute from 09.28 – 10.02 Monday, September 28th Jeanne Carey Ingle – Bridgewater State University Teaching in the Time of COVID-19 Jeanne Carey Ingle, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at Bridgewater State University (MA). She is relatively new to higher education after working for many years…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.09.28)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.09.28 Monday, September 28th Jeanne Carey Ingle, associate professor in the department of elementary and early childhood education at Bridgewater State University, details some challenges and strategies educators have used to keep everyone’s heads above water while teaching during COVID-19. Tuesday, September 29th Jodie N. Mader, associate professor of…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.09.21-2020.09.25
The Academic Minute from 09.21 – 09.25 Monday, September 21st Thomas Paradis – Butler University Local-Global Tension and the Palio of Siena Tom is Professor of Geography and Urban Planning at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. He has taught study-abroad programs and conducted research in Siena, Italy since 2013. His recent books include LIVING…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.09.21)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.09.21 Monday, September 21st Thomas Paradis, professor of geography and urban planning at Butler University, determines how to mix tourism and local culture. Tuesday, September 22nd Kristin J. Jacobson, professor of American literature at Stockton University, explains the American adrenaline narrative and how it relates to nature. Wednesday, September…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.09.14-2020.09.18
The Academic Minute from 09.14 – 09.18 Monday, September 14th Matthew Boedy – North Georgia University Student Reactions to Kent State and COVID-19 Matthew Boedy is an associate professor of English at the University of North Georgia in Gainesville, Georgia. His longform article on the events of May 1970 can be found here. Tuesday, September…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.09.14)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.09.14 Monday, September 14th Matthew Boedy, assistant professor of rhetoric and composition at the University of North Georgia, looks to a past example of traumatic events for college students to draw parallels to today. Tuesday, September 15th Ricia Anne Chansky, professor of literature at the University of Puerto Rico…