Category: Professional Notes

Rettinger Publishes Book on Academic Integrity

“Cheating Academic Integrity: Lessons from 30 Years of Research,” co-edited by Professor of Psychological Science David Rettinger was published by Jossey-Bass in March. Rettinger serves as Director of Academic Integrity Programs at the University of Mary Washington. He currently leads the International Center for Academic Integrity’s research efforts and served as its President from 2018 to […]

Rycroft and Kinsley Bring Home Book Awards

Inequality in America: Causes and Consequences, edited by Professor of Economics Robert S. Rycroft and College of Business Senior Lecturer Kimberley Kinsley, received both the 2022 IPPY Award Bronze in the Current Events II (Social Issues/Humanitarian) category and the Library Journal Best Reference of 2021 Award.In addition, a paper they edited won the 2022 Albers Faculty Student Research […]

Schiffrin Weighs in on Netflix’s ‘Old Enough’

Professor of Psychological Science Holly Schiffrin weighed in on Netflix’s controversial new series Old Enough, in which young Japanese children, aged 2 to 4, complete tasks such as going to the store and bringing clothes to the cleaners completely on their own. “The biggest gift parents can give their children is the opportunity to make their […]

Powers Publishes Chapter in Edited Volume

Scott Powers, Professor of French, published an essay on ecofeminism in contemporary fiction of Quebec entitled “L’écoféminisme d’Audrée Wilhelmy. Le ‘devenir-animal’ de la femme dans Le corps des bêtes.” The essay appears as a chapter in the edited volume  Animal et animalité : stratégies de représentation dans les littératures d’expression française (Classiques Garnier, 2022).