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Essays by Michael Markham published in The Los Angeles Review of Books
Michael Markham, professor of Musicology of the School of Music, had two essays published in the literary review of The Los Angeles Review of Books...
Bernhard, Murphy and Reese to present at national conference
Three faculty members of the School of Music – Christian Bernhard, Paul Murphy and Jill Reese – will give a presentation at the 56th National...
Neil Feit is co-editor of new book, "Attitudes De Se: Linguistics, Epistemology, Metaphysics"
Philosophy professor Neil Feit has just published a new book, which he co-edited with Italian linguist Alessandro Capone. It is an interdisciplinary collection of new articles, by philosophers and linguists, on special problems in linguistics, epistemology, and metaphysics raised by the first-person perspective (and its linguistic counterpart, the first-person pronoun "I").
Panel discussion to continue Convocation's focus on diversity
A panel discussion exploring “The Value of Diversity” will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 103B of the Williams Center to complement to the prior week’s Convocation keynote address by acclaimed African American commentator/writer Dr. Michael Eric Dyson. The panel includes Dr. Bill Boerner, the campus’ new chief diversity officer; Dr. Neil Feit, pPhilosophy professor; and Dr. Emily Straus, history professor.
Izmir University of Economics professor to discuss condom ad campaign
Izmir University of Economics Professor Yesim Kaptan will give a presentation focused on how an advertising agency in Istanbul, Turkey, created an advertising campaign that constructed a new identity based on the intersections of race, discourse of disease and gender for Benetton condoms. The presentation -- the first of this semester's International Learning Brown Bag talks -- will take place on Monday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. in 127 Fenton Hall (a.k.a., the English Reading Room).
Sherri Mason's groundbreaking research continues to garner international attention
Sherri Mason, above right, collaborated with The 5 Gyres Institute to track plastic pollutants in Great Lakes. Chemistry Professor Sherri (Sam) Mason continued to traverse...
Max Zorn supervised tech and production at Bristol Valley Theater
For the ninth season in a row, Maximillian B. Zorn (in photo at right), scene shop supervisor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, was the Production Manager and Technical Director for Bristol Valley Theater in Naples, N.Y.
Sarah Gerkensmeyer travels to promote new book
Visiting Assistant Professor Sarah Gerkensmeyer of the Department of English spent much of the summer promoting her new book, "What You Are Now Enjoying," winner of the 2012 Autumn House Press Fiction Prize and published in February.
Keary Howard gives President's Award for Excellence talk Sept. 17
Dr. Keary Howard, winner of the 2013 President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, will share his thoughts about students in his talk, “Fredonia for Life: A Transformative Learning Experience for All,” on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 2 p.m. at Rosch Recital Hall. “Together, as a university we, simply put, transform lives,” Howard explained. “Instead of spending time focused on my research, I wanted to talk about students, taking a look at them when they were with us, and then take a look at where they are now.”
Tom Loughlin acts in his 11th season with Shakespeare in Delaware Park
Department of Theatre and Dance Chair Tom Loughlin appeared in Shakespeare in Delaware Park's production of "Hamlet" in July.