Tag: David Courtwright

  • David Courtwright featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    David Courtwright 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 (#1377), Bob has selected…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.1.16-1.20

    The Academic Minute for 2017.1.16-1.20

    Academic Minute from 1.16 – 1.20 Monday, January 16th Ruth Thompson-Miller – University of Dayton Jim Crow’s Lasting Impact Ruth Thompson-Miller is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Dayton. She is an author of Jim Crow’s Legacy: The Lasting Impact of Segregation, which uses the phrase segregation stress syndrome to describe the long-term…

  • David Courtwright, University of North Florida – Opioid Crisis

    David Courtwright, University of North Florida – Opioid Crisis

    We’re in the middle of an opioid crisis. David Courtwright, professor of history at the University of North Florida, discusses an earlier epidemic and what we can learn from it. David Courtwright, Presidential Professor in the University of North Florida History Department, is best known for his histories of drug use and drug policy in…

  • This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.1.16)

    This Week On The Academic Minute (2017.1.16)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.1.16 Monday, January 16th Ruth Thompson-Miller of the University of Dayton explores the lasting impact of Jim Crow. Tuesday, January 17th David Courtwright of the University of North Florida discusses the opioid crises gripping parts of the nation. Wednesday, January 18th Paul Graham of St. Lawrence University examines celiac…