Author: David Hopper
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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…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.09.07-2020.09.11
The Academic Minute from 09.07 – 09.11 Monday, September 7th Dayna DeFeo – University of Alaska Anchorage Teacher Shortage Dr. Dayna DeFeo joined ISER in 2014 and is currently a research assistant professor and the director of the Center for Alaska Education Policy Research. She holds a PhD in Curriculum & Instruction form New…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.09.07)
University of Michigan Week on The Academic Minute 2019.09.07 Monday, September 7th Dayna DeFeo, research assistant professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, asks why there is a teacher shortage. Tuesday, September 8th Tiffany Cresswell-Yeager, assistant professor of higher education leadership at Gwynedd Mercy University, discusses how class fits into college choice for first-generation college…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.08.31-2020.09.04
The Academic Minute from 08.31 – 09.04 Monday, August 31st William Lopez – University of Michigan COVID-19 in Prisons and Meat-Packing Plants William D. Lopez is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Faculty Director of Public Scholarship at the National Center for Institutional Diversity. He is…
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University of Michigan Week on The Academic Minute (2020.08.31)
University of Michigan Week on The Academic Minute 2019.08.31 Monday, August 31st William Lopez, clinical assistant professor in the school of public health, determines social distancing is impossible in prisons and meat-packing plants and people of color are more vastly affected by these facilities. Tuesday, September 1st Melissa Borja, assistant professor in the department of…
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The Academic Minute for 2020.08.24-2020.08.28
The Academic Minute from 08.24 – 08.28 Monday, August 24th James Petrick – Texas A&M University The Effects of Travel Jim Petrick is a Full Professor, Research Fellow and the Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies in the Department of RPTS at Texas A&M University. His research interest focuses on applying marketing and psychology…