Podcast: The Academic Minute
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Arran Caza, University of North Carolina Greensboro – The Best Way to Educate Future Business Leaders
How do we best educate future business leaders? Arran Caza, associate professor of management at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, outlines why the answer might be different than you think. Arran Caza is an Associate Professor of Management in the Bryan School of Business and Economics at UNC Greensboro (UNCG). He also is a…
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Alanah Mitchell, Drake University – Planning for the Best of Both Worlds in the Hybrid Workplace
Hybrid workplaces could be the way of the future. Alanah Mitchell, associate professor of information management and business analytics at Drake University, examines how to make them successful. Alanah Mitchell is the Aliber Distinguished Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Information Management and Business Analytics in the College of Business and Public Administration…
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Deborah Bennett, Berklee College of Music – Gender-Neutral Language
How do languages of the past stack up to today’s new social norms? Deborah Bennett, professor of liberal arts at the Berklee College of Music, explores limits of teaching languages with only male or female pronouns. Deborah J. Bennett is a Professor of Language and Literature at Berklee College of Music. Her poems and translations…
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Melissa Wells, Empire State College – The Prevalence of UDL Techniques in Virtual Formats
We have many ways to present information for students in today’s world. Melissa Wells, assistant professor in the department of education studies at SUNY Empire State College, discusses why different students may need different learning techniques. Melissa Wells is an Assistant Professor at SUNY Empire State College in the Educational Studies Department. She is an…
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Guangqing Chi, Penn State University – Infrastructure in Rural Alaska
Fixing infrastructure in rural areas can be difficult. Guangping Chi, professor of rural sociology and demography at Penn State University, explores why. Guangqing Chi is a Professor of Rural Sociology and Demography and Director of the Computational and Spatial Analysis Core at The Pennsylvania State University. His research seeks to understand the interactions between human…
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Most Popular Segment – Beth Feingold, University at Albany – Food Waste
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute: For the Most Popular Segment Award: Beth Feingold, associate professor in the school of public health at the University at Albany, explains why how a lot of food waste happens before it gets to the store. Beth J Feingold, PhD is an interdisciplinary environmental health scientist.…
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Best Heath Segment – Riana Anderson, University of Michigan – Stressors and the Black Community
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute: For the Best Health Segment Choice Award: Riana Anderson, assistant professor in the school of public health at the University of Michigan, explores the stressors faced by black communities during the pandemic. Riana Elyse Anderson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and…
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Best Psychology Segment – Art Markman, University of Texas – Coherence, Belief Change, and Convincing Other People
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute: For the Best Psychology Segment Award: Art Markman, professor of psychology and marketing at the University of Texas at Austin, discusses changing minds. Art Markman is the Annabel Irion Worsham Centennial Professor of Psychology and Marketing and Vice Provost of Continuing and Professional Education and New…
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Best Social Justice Segment – Shima Baradaran Baughman, University of Utah – The Police Myth
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute: For the Best Social Justice Segment Award: Shima Baradaran Baughman, professor of law at the SJ Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, explores the police myth. Shima Baradaran Baughman is a national expert on bail, prosecutors, drugs, and race and violent crime. Baughman…
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Commissioner’s Choice Award – Carolyn Henne, Florida State University – Art and Science Collaboration with Oysters
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute: For the Commissioner’s Choice Award: Carolyn Henne, professor in the department of art at Florida State University, discusses one instance of the benefits of mixing art and science. Carolyn Henne earned her BA in Fine Arts and Economics from the College of William and Mary in…