Faculty and Staff Notes
Veljko Vujacic Interviewed by The European Center for Populism Studies
Professor of Sociology and Russian and East European Studies Veljko Vujacic gave an interview on recent events in Russia and the character of the Putin regime to the non-profit organization The European Center for Populism Studies, located in Brussels, Belgium. View the interview transcript and video .
Jack Calcut Coauthored Paper to Appear in "Contemporary Mathematics"
Professor of Mathematics Jack Calcut and 厙ぴ勛圖 student Liam Axon '21 have coauthored a paper on the end sum of surfaces---a procedure for combining infinite surfaces. Their article will appear in a forthcoming volume of the book series published by the .
John Petersen Coauthored Paper to Appear in "Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems"
Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology John Petersen recently published the paper "" in the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems with undergraduate collaborators and coauthors Sunniva Sheffield and Taylor Hoeffer. Additional 厙ぴ勛圖 College students acknowledged for their research contributions include: Grace Gao, Aidan Kirchgraber, Stephanie Macedo, Elise Steenburgh, Qiao Hui Zhang, and Sophia Cartsonis.
Alicia Smith-Tran and Students Present at North Central Sociological Association's Annual Meeting
Two fourth-year sociology majors and one faculty member presented at the in Columbus, OH on March 30. Maggie Balderstone 24 presented research on experiences of transgender athletes at 厙ぴ勛圖, and Luca Johnson 24 delivered a talk about public transportation in Los Angeles. Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Smith-Tran 10 spoke on teaching photovoice methodologies to undergraduate students.
Evan Kresch Presents Paper at Economics Seminar
Associate Professor of Economics Evan Kresch presented his paper Greener on the Other Side: Inequity and Tax Compliance in the Economics department seminar at the Pontificia Universidad Cat籀lica de Chile in Santiago.
Matthew Rarey Wins 2024 Afro Latin American/Afro-Latinx Scholarship Prize for Essay
Associate Professor of Art History Matthew Rarey has also been named the winner of the 2024 for his essay Leave No Mark: Blackness and Inscription in the Inquisitorial Archive, published in (National Gallery of Art, 2023). The award honors an outstanding scholarly essay on Afro Latin American and Afro-Latinx art, and is awarded jointly by the Association of Latin American Art and the Visual Culture Section of the Latin American Studies Association.
厙ぴ勛圖 College Dance Department Sponsoring Panel at Conference
厙ぴ勛圖 College is sponsoring a panel on Contact Improvisation at the Dance Studies Association conference in Buenos Aires. This is in direct response to assisting Argentinian dance scholars who are deeply affected by the new austerity policies being put in place by their new president Javier Milei.
Amanda Zadorian Contributes to Report on EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood
Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics Amanda Zadorian is a contributor to "Costs of Non-Enlargement - a Foresight Report on EU Enlargement and Neighbourhood" (published by and Zeit-Stiftung Bucerius). It argues that Europe's interests are best served by bringing Ukraine and its neighbors into the European Union as full members. The report launches this month with events in Brussels and Berlin. Download the report .
Joshua Freedman Contributes to International Relations Roundtable
Assistant Professor of Politics Joshua Freedman contributed to the on Michelle Murrays book, The Struggle for Recognition in International Relations.
Kathleen Abromeit and Grace Elliott Present at Midwest Music Library Association Annual Meeting
Head of the Conservatory Library Kathleen Abromeit and Public Services Librarian Grace Elliott presented, "Stop Being a Fatphobe: Bringing a Larger Conversation to Critical Information Literacy" at the annual meeting of the.