Author: David Hopper

  • The Academic Minute for 2020.12.07-2020.12.11

    The Academic Minute for 2020.12.07-2020.12.11

      The Academic Minute from 12.07 – 12.11 Monday, December 7th Naminata Diabate – Cornell University Naked Agency Naminata Diabate is an associate professor of Comparative Literature at Cornell University. A native of Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa, Naminata Diabate is a scholar of African and African diaspora studies with an emphasis on questions of sexuality and gender…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.12.07)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.12.07)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2020.12.07 Monday, December 7th Naminata Diabate, associate professor of comparative literature, explores a different kind of protest is happening in public. Tuesday, December 8th Derrick Spires, associate professor of English, determines how Black voices communicated through antebellum social media in the 1830s. Wednesday, December 9th Daniel Gallagher, senior lecturer, makes…

  • The Academic Minute for 2020.11.30-2020.12.04

    The Academic Minute for 2020.11.30-2020.12.04

      The Academic Minute from 11.30 – 12.04 Monday, November 30th Nancy D. Campbell – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Naloxone Professor Nancy Campbell is the Department Head in the Department of Science and Technology Studies. She is a historian of science, technology, and medicine who focuses on legal and illegal drugs, drug science, policy, and treatment,…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.11.30)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.11.30)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2020.11.30 Monday, November 30th Nancy D. Campbell, professor the department of science and technology studies, discusses why naloxone-for-all is a tough sell. Tuesday, December 1st Nishtha Langer, assistant professor of business analytics, says despite the challenges women face in IT jobs, they may be more likely to get promoted…

  • The Academic Minute for 2020.11.23-2020.11.27

    The Academic Minute for 2020.11.23-2020.11.27

      The Academic Minute from 11.23 – 11.27 Monday, November 23rd Gretchen Sorin – Cooperstown Graduate Program at SUNY Oneonta Driving While Black There are many studies that address the significant role that the automobile played in American life. But, that research is confined to the way the automobile affected white Americans. African American newspapers,…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.11.23)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.11.23)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2020.11.23 Monday, November 23rd Gretchen Sorin, SUNY distinguished service professor at the Cooperstown Graduate Program at SUNY Oneonta, explores the relationship Black Americans have had with the history of the automobile. Tuesday, November 24th Edna Chun, lecturer at Columbia University, explores systemic racism through a higher education lens. Wednesday, November 25th…

  • The Academic Minute for 2020.11.16-2020.11.20

    The Academic Minute for 2020.11.16-2020.11.20

      The Academic Minute from 11.16 – 11.20 Monday, November 16th Catherine Bagwell – Oxford College of Emory University Remote Learning and School Friendships Dr. Bagwell’s interest in psychology was sparked in her first-year introductory psychology course at the University of Richmond, and her first taste of research came soon after as part of a…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.11.16)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.11.16)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2020.11.16 Monday, November 16th Catherine Bagwell, professor of psychology, explores why being around their friends is important for young learners. Tuesday, November 17th Sarah Higinbotham, assistant professor of English, looks at how artists have been commenting on the laws of the land for centuries. Wednesday, November 18th David Resha,…

  • The Academic Minute for 2020.11.09-2020.11.13

    The Academic Minute for 2020.11.09-2020.11.13

      The Academic Minute from 11.09 – 11.13 Monday, November 9th Richard Rosenfeld – SUNY Downstate Medical Center Lifestyle Medicine and COVID-19 Richard Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, MBA is Distinguished Professor and Chairman of Otolaryngology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, in Brooklyn, New York.  He serves as Program Director for residency training, CEO of the…

  • SUNY Distinguished Academy Week on The Academic Minute (2020.11.09)

    SUNY Distinguished Academy Week on The Academic Minute (2020.11.09)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.11.09 Monday, November 9th Richard M. Rosenfeld, distinguished professor and chairman of otolaryngology at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, discusses why underlying conditions make things worse in the face of COVID-19. Tuesday, November 10th Andrew Kahn, distinguished service professor at SUNY Buffalo State College, delves into whether future teachers being trained…