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  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.08.19)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.08.19)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.08.19   Monday Jeff Frank, professor of education at St. Lawrence University, thinks philosophically about screentime in schools.   Tuesday Alexis Redding, faculty co-chair of higher education and lecturer at Harvard University, says institutions only a have a few days to make a good impression on students.   Wednesday…

  • The Academic Minute for 2024.08.05-2024.08.09

    The Academic Minute for 2024.08.05-2024.08.09

    The Academic Minute from 8.05 – 8.09 Monday Rogerio Pinto – University of Michigan Helping Straight Men Confront Homophobic and Sexist Beliefs Rogério M. Pinto is a University of Michigan Diversity & Social Transformation Professor, Berit Ingersoll-Dayton Collegiate Professor of Social Work, and Professor of Theater and Drama, School of Music, Theater & Dance. Pinto conducts…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.08.05)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.08.05)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.08.05   Monday Rogerio Pinto, University Diversity & Social Transformation Professor at the University of Michigan, examines how we get white heterosexual men to confront feelings of homophobia and sexism.   Tuesday Michael Werner, assistant professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Utah, reads up…

  • The Academic Minute for 2024.03.18-2024.03.22

    The Academic Minute for 2024.03.18-2024.03.22

    The Academic Minute from 3.18 – 3.22 Monday Elise Sobo – San Diego State University What is a South Bath? Guidelines For Getting a Good One Elisa (EJ) Sobo, PhD, is a professor of anthropology at San Diego State University. Past President of the Society for Medical Anthropology, Sobo has published thirteen books and numerous…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.03.18)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.03.18)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.03.18   Monday Elisa Sobo, professor of anthropology at San Diego State University, discusses sound baths and how to get a good one.   Tuesday Shuang-Ye Wu, professor and chair of the Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences at the University of Dayton, breaks down why global warming has…