Tag: peter filkins
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The Academic Minute for 2019.12.30-2020.01.03
The Academic Minute from 12.30 – 01.03 Monday, December 30th Andrew Morris – Union College – Best Political Science Segment Award Natural Disaster Aid Andrew Morris, associate professor of history at Union College. is an expert on the history of disaster relief. The recipient of a prestigious fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities,…
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Best History Segment Award: Peter Filkins, Bard College at Simon’s Rock – H.G. Adler
This is Best of Week on The Academic Minute: For the Best History Segment Award: Peter Filkins, professor of literature at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, discovered the life of H.G. Adler. Peter Filkins is an award-winning poet and translator. His authorized biography H.G. Adler: A Life in Many Worlds appeared in 2019 from Oxford…
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Best-Of Week on The Academic Minute (2019.12.30)
Best Of Week on The Academic Minute 2019.12.30 Monday, December 30th Best Political Science Segment Award: Andrew Morris of Union College delves into a the late senator Birch Bayh and natural disaster aid. Tuesday, December 31st Best Health Segment Award: Gabe Neal of Texas A&M University discusses why paper cuts are such a nuisance. Wednesday,…
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The Academic Minute for 2019.08.19-08.23
The Academic Minute from 08.19 – 08.23 Monday, August 19th Julie Merten – University of North Florida Sunscreen Dr. Julie Merten is an Associate Professor of Public Health at the University of North Florida. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Florida Public Health Review and chairs the Skin Cancer Prevention Task Force for the Northeast…
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Peter Filkins, Bard College at Simon’s Rock – H.G. Adler
History is recorded by those who have written it down. Peter Filkins, professor of literature at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, describes one man who survived a terrible experience to tell his story. Peter Filkins is an award-winning poet and translator. His authorized biography H.G. Adler: A Life in Many Worlds appeared in 2019 from…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2019.08.19)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2019.08.19 Monday, August 19th Julie Merten of the University of North Florida examines the dangers of homemade sunscreen. Tuesday, August 20th Peter Filkins of Bard College at Simon’s Rock looks into the life of H.G. Adler and his time in Theresienstadt during the Holocaust. Wednesday, August 21st Vaughn Scribner…