Faculty-Staff Achievements
Yelena Biberman-Ocakli, assistant professor of political science, published the article "" in the Texas National Security Review. It is part of a roundtable on the future of South Asia.
Robert Boyers, professor of English, published a new book, “The Tyranny of Virtue: Identity, The Academy & The Hunt for Political Heresies” (Scribner) and is holding a series of public events to promote the book. Boyers is also scheduled for half-hour or hour-long interviews and podcasts for The New Yorker magazine, First Things magazine, NPR’s “The Roundtable” with Joe Donahue and PBS’s “The Open Mind."
Marta Brunner, college librarian, co-authored an article, “,” in Against the Grain.
Kris Covey, visiting assistant professor of environmental studies, presented on a research panel
at the Climate Underground summit on Caney Fork Farms in Carthage, Tennessee. Zoe Pagliaro ’20, who conducted research at the farm over the summer, also attended. He also recently presented at the National Geographic Society's Global Rainforest
Convening in Washington, D.C.
Dan Curley, associate professor of classics, published his first book of poetry, “” through Wolfson Press (University of Indiana, South Bend).
Joan Ann Swanson, assistant professor of education studies, and geosciences major Rachel Adamsky ’20
co-authored a paper, “The Impact of Indigenous Knowledge to Aid in Understanding of
Western Science Concepts through Video and Supplemental Material,” which Adamsky presented
at the September 2019 Geological Science of America Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.
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