Category: Professional Notes

Lorentzen Presents Talk at NMLA

Eric Lorentzen, associate professor of English, presented a talk at this year’s Northeastern Modern Language Association, held in Hartford, Conn., March 17-20, titled “Is Teaching Sherlock Holmes as an Undergraduate Literature Course Too ‘Elementary?’”  In this talk, he was able to share, with Victorian and Modernist colleagues from across the country, the pedagogical philosophies and praxes […]

Hydorn Elected Councilor for CUR

Debra Hydorn, professor of mathematics, was recently elected to a three-year term as Councilor for the Mathematics & Computer Science division of the Council on Undergraduate Research. Councilors are the governing body of CUR and set policy and develop programs for the organization.

Landphair Publishes Article

Juliette Landphair’s article, “Bringing Life to Learning: Civic Engagement, Intersections, and Transforming College Students,” co-authored with Amy Howard and Amanda Lineberry, was published in Intersectionality in Action: A Guide for Faculty and Campus Leaders for Creating Inclusive Classrooms and Institutions (Stylus: 2016), Brooke Barnett and Peter Felten, eds.

Harris Presents Paper at University of Pennsylvania

Steven E. Harris, Associate Professor of History, presented his chapter, “Cold War Friendly Skies: Pan Am, Aeroflot and the Political Economy of Détente,” at the Russian History and Culture Workshop at the University of Pennsylvania on March 18. Harris was invited to present this chapter, which is part of his current monograph project, “Wings of the […]