Author: David Hopper
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The Academic Minute for 2021.04.19-2021.04.23
The Academic Minute from 04.19 – 04.23 Monday, April 19th Joshua Albrecht – Kent State University Music and the Language of Emotion Dr. Joshua Albrecht joined the Kent State University School of music’s theory faculty in 2019. Previously, he taught at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor for seven years as an associate professor of music…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.04.12)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.04.12 Monday, April 12th Bill Goffe, teaching professor of economics, explores how we make students more active in their learning. Tuesday, April 13th Justine Lindemann, assistant professor in community development and resilience, finds out what professors can learn by seeing how students are interacting. Wednesday, April 14th Katherine…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.04.05)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.04.05 Monday, April 5th Matthew Hendley, professor of history at SUNY Oneonta, delves into the contrasting styles of governance between the U.S. and the U.K. Tuesday, April 6th Ryan Meldrum, associate professor in the department of criminology and criminal justice at the Florida International University, says negative messages…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.03.29)
University of West Georgia Week on The Academic Minute 2021.03.29 Monday, March 29th Sarah Jones, assistant professor of counselor education, discusses the resiliency of foster-care youth with higher education aspirations. Tuesday, March 30th Anthony Fleming, associate professor of political science, determines rugged individualism’s impact on the gun policy debate. Wednesday, March 31st Stephanie Chalifoux,…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.03.22-2021.03.26
The Academic Minute from 03.22 – 03.26 Monday, March 22nd Selmer Bringsjord – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Ethical A.I. Selmer Bringsjord is Professor of Cognitive Science, Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Logic & Philosophy, Professor of Management & Technology, and Director of Rensselaer AI and Reasoning Laboratory. He specializes in the logico-mathematical and philosophical foundations…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.03.22)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.03.22 Monday, March 22nd Selmer Bringsjord, professor of cognitive science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, explores ethical A.I.. Tuesday, March 23rd Brian Schubert, associate professor in the school of geosciences at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, digs in to the past to look ahead. Wednesday, March 24th Ji…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.03.15-2021.03.19
The Academic Minute from 03.15 – 03.19 Monday, March 15th Anahid S. Modrek – Thomas Jefferson University A Cost of an Excellent Education Dr. Anahid Modrek is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Thomas Jefferson University, where she is PI directing the Leaning to Learn (L2L) Lab studying cognitive and sociocultural processes…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.03.15)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.03.15 Monday, March 15th Anahid S. Modrek, assistant professor in the department of psychology at Thomas Jefferson University, examines whether a self-directed student fits the mold of a well-behaved student. Tuesday, March 16th Ben Ho, associate professor of economics at Vassar College, delves into how we learn to…
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The Academic Minute for 2021.03.08-2021.03.12
The Academic Minute from 03.08 – 03.12 Monday, March 8th Daniel H. Neilson – Bard College at Simon’s Rock GameStop and the Future of Platform Finance Daniel H. Neilson studies the financial relationships and institutions of contemporary capitalism. He is the author of *Minsky* (Polity, 2019), which builds a theory of financial capitalism based on…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.03.08)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.03.08 Monday, March 8th Daniel H. Neilson, assistant professor of economics at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, examines the fallout from the GameStop stock buying frenzy. Tuesday, March 9th Chitra Gotluru, PhD candidate in medicine at Florida International University, discusses reasons for why COVID-19 has affected mortality in…