Category: Academic Minute

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.08.10)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.08.10)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.08.10 Monday, August 10th Michael Vargas, professor of medieval history at SUNY New Paltz, compares COVID-19 to the period of the Black Death. Tuesday, August 11th Tamie Jovanelly, associate professor of geology at Berry College, determines how experiences can change people’s relationship with a water source. Wednesday, August 12th…

  • The Academic Minute for 2020.08.03-2020.08.07

    The Academic Minute for 2020.08.03-2020.08.07

      The Academic Minute from 08.03 – 08.07 Monday, August 3rd Greg Hoplamazian – Loyola University Maryland Marketing During a Pandemic Greg Hoplamazian, Ph.D., associate professor of communication, works to understand what his students are going through—in and out of the classroom—to promote a positive learning environment. “Whether I am teaching students research concepts or…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.08.03)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.08.03)

    Loyola University Maryland Week on The Academic Minute 2019.08.03 Monday, August 3rd Greg Hoplamazian, associate professor of communication, donates some good advice to help brands market more effectively during the pandemic. Tuesday, August 4th Jean Lee Cole, professor of English, examines a women’s book club from the past that was more than meets the eye.…

  • The Academic Minute for 2020.07.27-2020.07.31

    The Academic Minute for 2020.07.27-2020.07.31

      The Academic Minute from 07.27 – 07.31 Monday, July 27th Trysh Travis – University of Florida Magical Thinking I’m a cultural and literary historian who focuses on gender and popular cultures in the 20th-century United States. I was trained in the historical study of popular media forms, and in graduate school developed a side…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.07.27)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.07.27)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.07.27 Monday, July 27th Trysh Travis, associate professor at the center for gender, sexualities, and women’s studies research at the University of Florida, discusses why positive thinking is popping up again during the pandemic. Tuesday, July 28th Gina Baleria, assistant professor in the department of communication and media studies…

  • The Academic Minute for 2020.07.20-2020.07.24

    The Academic Minute for 2020.07.20-2020.07.24

      The Academic Minute from 07.20 – 07.24 Monday, July 20th Allison L. Martin – Kennesaw State University Captive Animals Dr. Allison Martin is an assistant professor of psychology at Kennesaw State University. She teaches courses in learning and behavior and research methodology, and she conducts research in animal behavior, animal training, and captive animal…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.07.20)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.07.20)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.07.20 Monday, July 20th Allison M. Martin, assistant professor of psychology, looks into developing better practices for captive animals. Tuesday, July 21st Robert Simon, professor of Spanish and Portuguese, examines protests in Fado music on the Iberian peninsula. Wednesday, July 22nd Jack Labriola, assistant professor of technical communication, explores…

  • The Academic Minute for 2020.07.13-2020.07.17

    The Academic Minute for 2020.07.13-2020.07.17

      The Academic Minute from 07.13 – 07.17 Monday, July 13th Suzanne Marchand – Louisiana State University Porcelain Suzanne Marchand received her BA from UC Berkeley in 1984 and her PHD from the University of Chicago in 1992.  She was assistant and associate professor at Princeton University between 1992 and 1999, at which time she…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.07.13)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2020.07.13)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.07.13 Monday, July 13th Suzanne Marchand, professor of history at Louisiana State University, looks into possessions which have more history than we realize. Tuesday, July 14th Leah Wasburn-Moses, professor of educational psychology at Miami University, examines how other students can be used to fill in gaps where teachers cannot. Wednesday,…

  • The Academic Minute for 2020.07.06-2020.07.10

    The Academic Minute for 2020.07.06-2020.07.10

      The Academic Minute from 07.06 – 07.10 Monday, July 6th Naomi Yavneh Klos – Loyola University New Orleans In Quarantine with Anne Frank Naomi Yavneh Klos, Ph.D. is a Fulbright Scholar at Windesheim Honours College in Zwolle, The Netherlands (Spring 2020), and Professor of Languages and Cultures at Loyola University New Orleans.  The former…