Category: Academic Minute

  • The Academic Minute for 2021.03.01-2021.03.05

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      About Spelman College: Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a leading liberal arts college widely recognized as the global leader in the education of women of African descent. Located in Atlanta, the College’s picturesque campus is home to 2,100 students. This historically Black college is dedicated to the intellectual, creative, ethical, and leadership development…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.03.01)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.03.01   Monday, March 1st Angelino Viceisza, associate professor in the department of economics, looks into the shark tank to find out whether the media influences the startup economy. Tuesday, March 2nd  Viveka Brown, associate professor in the department of mathematics, speaks about ways to support Black women and…

  • The Academic Minute for 2021.02.22-2021.02.26

    The Academic Minute for 2021.02.22-2021.02.26

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      The Academic Minute from 02.22 – 02.26 Monday, February 22nd Jessie Hewitt – University of Redlands Men, Madness, and Marriage in 19th-Century France Jessie Hewitt teaches modern European history, with a special focus on gender, disability, medicine, and culture. Jessie’s articles on the history of French psychiatry have appeared in French Historical Studies and Contemporary…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.02.22)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.02.22   Monday, February 22nd Jessie Hewitt, assistant professor of history, looks into madness, marriage and divorce in a historical context. Tuesday, February 23rd Jennifer Nelson, professor of women, gender, and sexuality studies, shows that the links between health and social inequalities are not new. Wednesday, February 24th Tim…

  • The Academic Minute for 2021.02.15-2021.02.19

    The Academic Minute for 2021.02.15-2021.02.19

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      The Academic Minute from 02.15 – 02.19 Monday, February 15th Beth Feingold – University at Albany Food Waste Beth J Feingold, PhD is an interdisciplinary environmental health scientist. Bridging geography, epidemiology and global health, her research addresses the dynamic relationship among the food system, environmental sustainability and population health. Tuesday, February 16th Jeannette Sutton –…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.02.15)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.02.15   Monday, February 15th Beth Feingold, associate professor in the school of public health, explains why how a lot of food waste happens before it gets to the store. Tuesday, February 16th Jeannette Sutton, associate professor and director of graduate studies, explores how to reach the target audience…

  • The Academic Minute for 2021.02.08-2021.02.12

    The Academic Minute for 2021.02.08-2021.02.12

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      The Academic Minute from 02.08 – 02.12 Monday, February 8th David Primo – University of Rochester Campaign Finance Reform 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 the focus of his fourth book, Campaign Finance and American Democracy:…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.02.08)

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    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…

  • The Academic Minute for 2021.02.01-2021.02.05

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      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…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.02.01)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.02.01   Monday, February 1st Hao Huang, professor of humanities, looks at environmentalism and music in a sacred way. Tuesday, February 2nd Martha Gonzalez, associate professor of chicanx-latinx studies, looks into how music has been affected by commoditization. Wednesday, February 3rd Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert, associate professor of biology, takes a…