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Gurmukh Singh to speak at international conference in December
Dr. Gurmukh Singh, visiting assistant professor of Computer Science and Kasling Lecturer at SUNY Fredonia, will serve as a plenary speaker at the International Conference on Perspectives of Computer Confluence with Sciences, a gathering of internationally recognized scholars to be held Dec. 10-12 in Nowrosjee Wadia College, India.
David Kinkela wins book prize at History of Science Society meeting
David Kinkela, Ph.D. At the recent History of Science Society's annual meeting, Dr. David Kinkela of the SUNY Fredonia Department of History received the Forum...
Brown Bag series offers "Fulbright Fair" Nov. 7
The SUNY Fredonia Arts and Sciences Brown Bag Series is presenting a Fulbright Fair at which 10 faculty members will share the international experiences they...
Post-Holocaust children's games is topic of Nov 5 International Brown Bag
In her talk, “Memory.pl: Playing with History in Post-Holocaust/Post-Communist Poland,” Dr. Linda Brigance of the Communication Department will introduce the work of Poland's Institute of National Remembrance and focus specifically on its two award-winning board games for school children that feature hunting-down Communists and fighting Nazis.
Akey, Aarim-Heriot chosen for CIEE International
Dr. Jessica Akey, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, and Dr. Najia Aarim-Heriot, Associate Professor of the Department of History, have been selected to participate in the 2013 CIEE International Faculty Development Seminars. SUNY Fredonia’s VPAA/Provost has funded faculty participation in these seminars for the past three years.
Jessica Hillman's new book explores how the Holocaust has resonated on the American musical stage
Using examples from the American stage repertoire, Dr. Jessica Hillman has written a book that examines how the Holocaust resonated in popular musicals, and traces changing American attitudes towards it over the years. Through the book, Dr. Hillman has done pioneer analysis on the intersection of musical theatre and the difficulties of Holocaust representation in entertainment.
Peter Tucker seeks participants in community-based art project
The windows of Fredonia Hardware will be bedecked with items the community finds beautiful from November 1 through 22, thanks to a project spearheaded by...
Andrew Cullison publishes research volume on epistemology
Dr. Andrew Cullison, assistant professor of Philosophy, is editor of the new book, The Continuum Companion to Epistemology, published in July by academic publisher Continuum, a Bloomsbury Company. The book is intended to be the definitive guide to a key area of contemporary philosophy, and covers all the fundamental questions asked by epistemology. Cullison also contributed to the volume.
Bond Benton awarded U.S. State Department contract, will travel to London
Recently, Dr. Bond Benton was awarded a contract with the U.S. State Department to develop a training program for advocacy, persuasion, and presentation skills for the U.S. Embassy in London. The project will also include sponsored research on identifying culturally appropriate messaging strategies for Foreign Service Officers and facilitating programming with Embassy leaders.
Film by Nefin Dinc named "Best Historical Documentary" at Chicago competition
"The Other Town," a documentary film by SUNY Fredonia Communication professor Nefin Dinc, won “Best Historical Documentary” honors at the 2012 Greek Film Fest Chicago. The film explores how prevailing citizen beliefs and government policies can foster prejudices that perpetuate conflict between Turkey and Greece.