Tag: Penn State
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The Academic Minute for 2024.12.16-2024.12.20
The Academic Minute from 12.16 – 12.20 Monday Laura Link – University of North Dakota Holding Kids Back Does More Harm Than Good Dr. Laura Link is the co-author of Cornerstones of Strong Schools: Practices for Purposeful Leadership and author of several articles, book chapters, and professional papers on school leaders, grading, and classroom assessments. She currently…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.12.16)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.12.16 Monday Laura Link, associate professor of teaching & leadership at the University of North Dakota, says holding kids back does more harm than good. Tuesday Emily Smith-Greenaway, Dean’s professor of sociology and professor of sociology and spatial sciences at the University of Southern California Dornsife, details…
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The Academic Minute for 2024.06.10-2024.06.14
The Academic Minute from 6.10 – 6.14 Monday Bruce Johnson – Centre College Benefits of Public Goods Do Not Justify Stadium Subsidies Bruce K. Johnson is the James Graham Brown Professor of Economics at Centre College, where he has taught since 1987. He became interested in sports economics when he developed a baseball salary model…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2024.06.10)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2024.06.10 Monday Bruce Johnson, James Graham Brown professor of economics at Centre College, asks whether it’s worth it when taxpayers are told to ante up to keep sports teams in their cities. Tuesday Amit Kumar, assistant professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Texas at…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.11.06-2023.11.10
The Academic Minute from 11.06 – 11.10 Monday Paula Marantz Cohen – Drexel University Defining Good Conversation Paula Marantz Cohen is Dean of the Pennoni Honors College and Distinguished Professor of English at Drexel University. She is the author six novels and six non-fiction books, including, most recently, Talking Cure: An Essay on the Civilizing…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.11.06)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.11.06 Monday Paula Marantz Cohen, dean and distinguished professor of English at Drexel University, tells us why a good conversation can bring many benefits. Tuesday David Shorter, professor of world arts and culture at the University of California Los Angeles, discusses why first contact with extra terrestrials might…
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The Academic Minute for 2023.02.27-2023.03.03
The Academic Minute from 2.27 – 3.03 Monday Toria Herd – Penn State University The Teen Mental Health Crisis Continues to Worsen Dr. Toria Herd received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from Virginia Tech in 2021. She received her M.S. in Developmental Psychology at Virginia Tech and her B.A. in Psychology from the State University…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2023.02.27)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2023.02.27 Monday Toria Herd, postdoctoral research fellow at Penn State University, discusses the mental health issues facing one group. Tuesday Rachel Hadas, board of governor’s professor of English at Rutgers University, examines what we can learn from thousands of years ago while looking at the polarization we…
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The Academic Minute for 2022.09.12-2022.09.16
The Academic Minute from 09.12 – 09.16 Monday, September 12th Aviva Philipp-Muller – Simon Fraser University Why are People Anti-Science and What Can We Do About It? Aviva Philipp-Muller is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Philipp-Muller’s research investigates attitude strength, persuasion, and consumer…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2022.09.12)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2022.09.12 Monday, September 12th Aviva Philipp-Muller, assistant professor of marketing at the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, explains changing a person’s attitude on a subject can be tricky. Tuesday, September 13th Markus Baer, professor of organizational behavior at the Olin Business School at Washington…