John Suarez
John Suarez, the Institute for Civic Engagement’s coordinator of the Office of Service-Learning, peer-reviewed “Writing Partners: Bridging the Personal and Social in the Service-Learning Classroom,” a chapter for an upcoming book titled Culturally Engaging Service-Learning in Diverse Communities.
Seth N. Asumah, Mechthild Nagel and Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo
Seth N. Asumah, Political Science and Africana Studies departments, and Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy and Africana Studies departments and the Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies, presented a workshop titled “Diversity Leadership, Inclusive Excellence and the Emerging Roles of Chief Diversity Officers and Faculty Engagement” at the November SUNY Diversity Conference in Albany, N.Y. Ibipo Johnston-Anumonwo, Geography and Africana Studies departments, gave a workshop on “Visualizing Diverse Worlds: Film and Social Media in the Social Science Classroom.” Both Asumah and Nagel served on the SUNY-wide diversity conference organizing committee and also chaired sessions at the conference.
Tracy Hudson ’89, M ’93
Tracy Hudson ’89, M ’93, Physical Education Department, initiated a program to create a culture of care in the Physical Education Department. The goal of “Wear to Care in PE” is to engage students in different ways so they learn what a culture of care means and to start a conversation of how to create a culture of care. Students and staff can wear a color on a certain day which can inspire classroom discussions about what it means to care for others and to develop a culture of care within the Physical Education Department. This project has shown success in Dr. Hudson’s EDU 470: Foundations of Education in American Culture course.
Rhiannon Maton and Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth
Rhiannon Maton, Foundations and Social Advocacy Department, and Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, Economics Department, had their article “This Could Be Me': Simulation of Refugee Experiences” published in Kappa Delta Pi Record. The authors discuss how the kinesthetic, affective and conceptual learning triggered through simulation can support future teachers in building empathy for refugees and immigrants.
Alexis Blavos
Alexis Blavos, Health Department, recently conducted an invited national webinar for the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) titled “Next Steps: Advocating for Gun Violence Prevention after the Advocacy Summit.”
Seth N. Asumah
Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science departments, was invited by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the National Security Education Program (NSEP) and served as a 2016 Boren Fellowship Merit Review Panelist for the Africa Region and the Africa Flagship Languages Initiative. Asumah and two colleagues from Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Arizona, reviewed and selected top applicants for the National Security Program Boren Fellowships for 2016 (Africa Region/AFLI) from Feb. 23-25 in Washington, D.C.
Mechthild Nagel
Mechthild Nagel, Philosophy Department and the Center for Gender and Intercultural Studies (CGIS), presented “What to do with the dangerous few? Empathy deficit reconsidered” at the conference titled “The Politics of Plasticity: On Solidarity and Mutual Aid with Catherine Malabou,” held Feb. 23 and 24 at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague. Nagel is a research fellow at the Czech Academy of Sciences Department of Contemporary Continental Philosophy.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Political Science Department, is interviewed in a new feature-length documentary, “The Price of Freedom.” Produced by Flatbush Pictures and Tribeca Films, it takes a fresh look at America’s gun history and the contemporary gun controversy from multiple perspectives, including a deep dive into the pivotal role of the NRA. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City at Hudson Yards on June 16. Spitzer, who also served as a consultant, attended the premiere. The film is expected to have a July theatrical release.
Alexandru Balas
Alexandru Balas, International Studies, published a book chapter titled "Mixing Western and Eastern Medical Practice in the Ottoman Empire: the Adventures of a Transylvanian Doctor in Constantinople, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq (1815–1838)" in the edited volume Travellers in Ottoman Lands II: The Balkans, Anatolia and Beyond. (Oxford: Archaeopress, 2025)
John Hartsock
John Hartsock, Communication Studies Department, was invited to give a reading from his book Seasons of a Finger Lakes Winery (Cornell University Press) on April 29 at the Hudson Valley Writers’ Center in Sleepy Hollow (formerly North Tarrytown), N.Y. He read from the first chapter of the volume. Afterwards he discussed the challenges of making wine in the Finger Lakes, and the similarities and differences between Finger Lakes and French white and red wines. The audience then tasted wines from Long Point Winery, which is located near Aurora on Cayuga Lake and is the subject of the book.