The Academic Minute

On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week:  Financial fraud may be in the news, but it’s also old news. Today on The Academic Minute: Amy Froide, professor of history and chair of the department of history, examines past wrongdoings. Professor Amy Froide is Chair of the History Department at UMBC where she teaches courses in […]

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On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week:  Dissertations can be tough to finish. Ramon Goings, associate professor in the language, literacy, and culture doctoral program, outlines the process to getting students across the finish line. Dr. Goings’ research interests are centered on exploring the academic and social experiences of gifted/high-achieving Black males PK-PhD, diversifying the […]

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On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week:  Digital tools can help preserve languages that may otherwise become extinct. Renée Lambert-Brétière, associate professor of linguistics, looks into democratizing the process of documentation. Renée Lambert-Brétière is a linguist in the department of Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication at UMBC. She specializes in the documentation of the […]

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On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week: Revolutions carry many inherent risks. Michael Nance, associate professor of philosophy, takes a philosophical approach to these conflicts. Michael Nance is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He has also been an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt. With James […]

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On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week: A healthy work-life balance can be difficult no matter where you apply your trade. Today on The Academic Minute: Elizabeth Patton, associate professor of media and communication studies, examines how we portray work/life balance at home. Elizabeth Patton is media historian interested in discourses of gender, race and […]

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Iceland and NATO have a frosty relationship. Jodie Childers, visiting assistant professor in the department of English at Tulane University, examines the history. Jodie Childers is a Visiting Assistant Professor of English at Tulane University. Her research examines twentieth-century transnational Icelandic/American literary and political encounters.  She has published her work in Comparative American Studies, Resources […]

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There’s a lot of hubbub around the First Amendment in the news. Mark Satta, assistant professor of philosophy at Wayne State University, examines this in the context of anti-drag laws. Mark Satta is assistant professor of Philosophy at Wayne State University. He received his PhD in Philosophy from Purdue University and his JD from Harvard […]

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Words matter, especially in the political sphere. Stephen Collins, professor of government and international affairs at Kennesaw State University, examines this through the lens of social media. Dr. Stephen D. Collins is Professor of Government and International Affairs at Kennesaw State University (Ph.D., Political Science, Johns Hopkins University, 2004). His past publications have examined diplomacy, […]

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There is still a lot to study from COVID-19 lockdowns. Judith DeSena, professor of sociology at St. John’s University, discusses the response of two neighborhoods in Brooklyn to the crisis. Judith N. DeSena, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at St. John’s University in Queens, NY. and a resident of Brooklyn, NY. Her work focuses […]

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COVID rates on campuses didn’t always follow the socioeconomic script. Lewis Davis, Thomas Armstrong professor of economics at Union College, explores why. Lewis Davis is the Thomas Armstrong Professor of Economics and Chair of the Economics Department at Union College.  He has over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles, with recent work addressing the religious, climatic, and […]

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