Frank McAndrew (psychology) and recent Knox grad Hye Sun Jeong ’11 have published an article in the November issue of Computers in Human Behavior. The title of the article is “Who does what on Facebook? Age, sex, and relationship status as predictors of Facebook use.” Their research was also presented at the annual meeting of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )On November 3, Owen Muelder, director of Knox’s Underground Railroad Freedom Center, will join historians from Colgate, Harvard, Holy Cross, Simmonds College, and the University of Nottingham, who will give presentations about African American resistance to slavery at the Social Science History Association’s Annual Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. Muelder’s presentation will be an overview [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Chad Simpson recently published four short stories: “The Other Woman” appeared in Five Chapters (http://www.fivechapters.com/2012/the-other-woman/); “Translated from the French” appeared in BETTER: Culture & Lit (http://bettermagazine.org/001/chadsimpson.html); “The Most Beautiful Thing About Her” appeared in WhiskeyPaper (http://whiskeypaper.com/the-most-beautiful-thing-about-her-by-chad-simpson/); and “Open Mic Night at Fat Fish Pub” appeared in Wigleaf (http://wigleaf.com/). Simpson also recently published an essay, “The [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Frank McAndrew (psychology) made a presentation and participated in a panel discussion on teaching careers at liberal arts colleges in Columbia, Missouri on October 2. The event was sponsored by the University of Missouri’s Graduate School as part of their “Preparing Future Faculty” program.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Chad Simpson’s essay, “An Epilogue to the Unread,” appeared recently at the Rumpus. Simpson’s story, “Status Updates” was recently published in B O D Y. http://bodyliterature.com/2012/09/05/chad-simpson/ Simpson’s wife, Jane Carlson, created a book trailer for his soon-to-be-released collection of stories, Tell Everyone I Said Hi. And speaking of the book: There will be a book-release [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Frank McAndrew (psychology) has published an article in the August issue of Psychological Reports. Carin Perilloux ’03, was a co-author on the article, and she is currently on the faculty at Union College in Schenectady, NY. The title of the article is “The Selfish Hero: A Study of the Individual Benefits of Self-Sacrificial Prosocial Behavior.”
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Monica Berlin’s (English) essay, “Your Small Towns of Adult Sorrow & Melancholy” was recently published in Triquarterly Online (issue 142, summer/fall 2012).
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Work by Journalism Students Awarded 2 Statewide Prizes from Professional Groups An award-winning investigation by Knox journalism students, The Maytag Project, earned two additional top statewide prizes in June at the annual joint convention of the Illinois Press Association and the Illinois Associated Press Editors Association. The students’ work competed against work produced by professional [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Emre Sencer (history) was recently interviewed by the Bulgarian Daily Capital about the current developments in civil-military relations in Turkey. It appeared as part of a piece on Turkey in the online edition of May18. The geography of parades actually tells a lot about the world today, from a demilitarized Europe that feels disgust of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( Comments Off so far )Stuart Allison’s (biology) book Ecological Restoration and Environmental Change: Renewing Damaged Ecosystems was published in the United Kingdom and Europe on May 18, 2012. The book was published by Routledge, part of the Taylor and Francis Publishing Group. It will be officially published in North America within the next month (once hard copies arrive at [...]
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