Tag: Georgetown University
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Simon Blanchard, Georgetown University – Mindfulness Meets Money
Can mindfulness be used in all areas of our lives? Simon Blanchard, provost’s distinguished associate professor and dean’s professor at the McDonagh School of Business at Georgetown University, determines one area where it can particularly useful. Simon Blanchard is a Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor and a Dean’s Professor at the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown…
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Megan Brandow-Faller, Georgetown University – Child Creativity from Secessionist Vienna to Postwar America
How creative are children? Megan Brandow-Faller, professor of history at the City University of New York Kingsborough, examines one figure from history who has an answer. Megan Brandow-Faller is Professor of History at the City University of New York Kingsborough and also teaches at the CUNY Graduate Center and the 92nd Street Y. Her research focuses…
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Justin Tosi, Georgetown University – Moral Grandstanding
How does moral grandstanding affect the opinions of others? Justin Tosi, junior faculty fellow at the McDonagh Business School at Georgetown University, discusses how people can change their beliefs while hearing this type of talk. I am a Junior Faculty Fellow at the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics in the McDonough…
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Academic Minute Best-Of for 2016!
Enjoy some of our best segments from September 2015 – August 2016 right here! Florin Dolcos of the University of Illinois had a very popular segment last January on anxiety disorders and optimism. Anxiety Disorders and Optimism Prof. Florin Dolcos is a Faculty Member in the Department of Psychology, a member of the Beckman Institute’s…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.11.7-11.11
Academic Minute from 11.7 – 11.11 Monday, November 7th Sherry Linkon – Georgetown University Working Class Voters I do research in two areas: working-class studies and scholarship of teaching and learning. In working-class studies, much of my work explores the cultural meaning and social costs of deindustrialization. I’m currently working on a study of contemporary…
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Sherry Linkon, Georgetown University – Working Class Voters
Working class voters have been in the news during this election season. Sherry Linkon, professor of English at Georgetown University, delves into deindustrialization and how it can affect this portion of voters this cycle. I do research in two areas: working-class studies and scholarship of teaching and learning. In working-class studies, much of my work…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.11.7)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.11.7 Monday, November 7th Sherry Linkon of Georgetown University discusses working class voters in this election cycle. Tuesday, November 8th Benjamin Ho of Vassar College explores political apologies. Wednesday, November 9th Ann Gordon of Chapman University examines natural disaster preparedness. Thursday, November 10th Joan Cook of Yale University delves into why…