Tag: Beverly Thompson
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Beverly Thompson featured on The Best of our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1444), Bob has selected…
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The Academic Minute for 2018.05.14-05.18
Academic Minute from 5.14 – 5.18 Monday, May 14th Elizabeth Kiester – Albright College Religion and Policy on Attitudes Towards LGBTQ Rights Dr. Elizabeth Kiester, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Albright College, discusses why what we believe and who we know can affect our attitudes towards individuals who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,…
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Beverly Thompson, Siena College – Women Covered in Ink
Women now get the more tattoos than men in the U.S. Beverly Thompson, associate professor of sociology at Siena College, explores how discrimination still follows women in this artistic endeavor. Dr. Thompson earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from the New School for Social Research in New York City. Her main research focus is in the…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2018.05.14)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2018.05.14 Monday, May 14th Elizabeth Kiester of Albright College examines how religion and policy affect attitudes towards LGBTQ rights. Tuesday, May 15th Marie Helweg-Larsen of Dickinson College delves into hygge and why the Danish people are so much happier than Americans. Wednesday, May 16th Phillip Zoladz of Ohio Northern…