Tag: Stefan Al

  • Stefan Al featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    Stefan Al featured on The Best of Our Knowledge

    As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1412), Bob has selected…

  • The Academic Minute for 2017.8.21-8.25

    The Academic Minute for 2017.8.21-8.25

    Academic Minute from 8.21- 8.25 Monday, August 21st Jay Pasachoff – Williams College Total Solar Eclipse Jay Pasachoff is Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and Chair of the International Astronomical Union Working Group on Solar Eclipses. Tuesday, August 22nd Jessica Fish – University of Texas at Austin Mischievous Teens Jessica…

  • Stefan Al, University of Pennsylvania – The Future of the Mall

    Stefan Al, University of Pennsylvania – The Future of the Mall

    Is the era of the shopping mall comes to a close? Stefan Al, associate professor of city and regional planning at the University of Pennsylvania, determines whether the mall is really dying, or just needs a shake-up. Stefan Al is an architect, urban designer, scholar, educator, and author, currently serving as Associate Professor of Urban…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.8.21)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.8.21)

    This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.8.21 Monday, August 21st Jay Pasachoff of Williams College discusses the total solar eclipse. Tuesday, August 22nd Jessica Fish of the University of Texas at Austin explores whether teens give wrong answers on scientific studies. Wednesday, August 23rd Susan Fraiman of the University of Virginia examines how the homeless still…