Assistant Professor Kurpad Awarded Scholarship for Faculty Success Program
By Angela Draheim
Assistant Professor of Psychology Nayantara Kurpad was recently awarded a scholarship that covers the entire tuition ($5,510) for the Spring 2024 Faculty Success Program (January 22 - March 31) offered by the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD). The Faculty Success Program is an intensive online skill-development program that focuses on research productivity, writing and work-life balance.
January 08, 2024
Meghan Stevens '24 Earns Best Undergraduate Poster at National Conference
By Lee Capristo
Environmental studies and biology major Meghan Stevens ’24 presented her research, produced under the mentorship of Cassie Gurbisz, associate professor of marine science, at the Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) conference held November 12-16 in Portland, Oregon.
December 21, 2023
Associate Professor Barrett Emerick Coauthors Book
By Chuck Steenburgh
Barrett Emerick, associate professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy, is coauthor of the recently published book, "Not Giving Up on People: A Feminist Case for Prison Abolition." Emerick and coauthor Audrey Yap link feminist theory with real-world activism to advocate for systems focused on rehabilitation and restoration to the benefit of victims, perpetrators and society as a whole.
December 11, 2023
Professor of English Jennifer Cognard-Black Leads Master Class, Earns Fiction Award
By Lee Capristo
On November 10, Professor of English Jennifer Cognard-Black led a creative writing master class on microfictions as part of the annual National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) conference in Chicago, Illinois. She worked with honors students from Colorado, Missouri, Kentucky and Texas to draft, revise and present their original microfictions. Earlier this fall, Cognard-Black, under her pen name J.
November 27, 2023