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  • The Academic Minute for 2017.8.21-8.25

    The Academic Minute for 2017.8.21-8.25

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    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…

  • Susan Fraiman, University of Virginia – How the Homeless Create Homes

    Susan Fraiman, University of Virginia – How the Homeless Create Homes

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    Just because you are homeless doesn’t mean you can’t have a home. Susan Fraiman, professor in the department of English at the University of Virginia, says the less fortunate find a way to make a home however they can. As a feminist theorist, my primary interest is in issues of gender and sexuality, whether in…

  • This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.8.21)

    This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.8.21)

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    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…