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  • The Academic Minute for 2022.01.03-2022.01.07

    The Academic Minute for 2022.01.03-2022.01.07

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      The Academic Minute from 01.03 – 01.07 Monday, January 3rd Guangqing Chi – Penn State University Infrastructure in Rural Alaska 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 populations…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.01.03)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.01.03)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2022.01.03   Monday, January 3rd Guangping Chi, professor of rural sociology and demography at Penn State University, explores why repairing infrastructure in rural areas can be a challenging feat. Tuesday, January 4th Melissa Wells, assistant professor in the department of education studies at SUNY Empire State College, discusses how…

  • The Academic Minute for 2021.05.31-2021.06.04

    The Academic Minute for 2021.05.31-2021.06.04

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      The Academic Minute from 05.31 – 06.04 Monday, May 31st Elise Lemire – Purchase College The Vietnam Veterans’ Anti-War Movement Elise Lemire is the author of Battle Green Vietnam: The 1971 March on Concord, Lexington, and Boston, just released by the University of Pennsylvania Press. She is a two-time fellowship recipient from the National Endowment for the…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.05.31)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2021.05.31)

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    This Week on The Academic Minute 2021.05.31   Monday, May 31st Elise Lemire, professor of literature at Purchase College, explains how some veterans changed the societal perception before the end of the Vietnam war. Tuesday, June 1st Heath Henderson, assistant professor of economics at Drake University, discusses if cash payments are the best way to…

  • The Academic Minute for 2015.7.20 – 7.24

    The Academic Minute for 2015.7.20 – 7.24

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    Catch up with The Academic Minute from 7.20- 7.24 Monday, July 20 Jean M. Twenge – San Diego State University Millennial Religiosity Jean M. Twenge, Professor of psychology at San Diego State University, is the author of more than 100 scientific publications and the books Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive,…

  • Jeffrey Kappen, Drake University – Middle East Economics

    Jeffrey Kappen, Drake University – Middle East Economics

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    The next big economic power might not be where you’d expect it. Jeffrey Kappen, international business professor at Drake University, profiles the burgeoning market places of the Middle East. Dr. Jeffrey A. Kappen is an Assistant Professor of International Business at Drake University. Grounded primarily in institutional approaches, his research examines how socio-cultural differences are…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.07.20)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2015.07.20)

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    Monday, July 20 Jean M. Twenge of San Diego State University explores the religiosity of the Millennial generation. Tuesday, July 21 William Parker of Duke University examines stress in a historic context. Wednesday, July 22 Robert Kelchen of Seton Hall University describes his research into the college admissions process. Thursday, July 23 Jeffrey Kappen of…