Mark J. Prus
Mark J. Prus, Academic Affairs, has been informed that his paper, “Prevailing Wage Regulations and School Construction Costs: Cumulative Evidence from British Columbia,” coauthored with Kevin C. Duncan and Peter W. Philips, has been accepted for publication in Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society.
Thomas Lickona and Marthe Seales
Thomas Lickona and Marthe Seales, Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, co-edited the winter/spring 2013 special parenting issue of excellence & ethics, which was chosen as a featured resource on Harvard University’s new Making Caring Common Project website. It is posted under the “Raising Caring and Ethical Children” section. Produced by the School of Education’s Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, the parenting issue of excellence & ethics focuses on teaching respect and promoting family communication. The Making Caring Common Project, under the direction of Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Richard Weissbourd, seeks to help educators, parents and communities raise children who are caring, respectful and responsible. Lickona, director of the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, is a member of the project’s advisory board.
Jerome O’Callaghan
Jerome O’Callaghan, associate dean in Arts and Sciences, with co-author Paula O’Callaghan, presented a paper titled “Courts, Trademarks and the ICANN Gold Rush: Top Level Domains Outside Free Speech” in April at the North East Academy of Legal Studies in Business annual meeting in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Joshua Peluso '00
Joshua Peluso '00, Information Systems and Security, earned his Information Systems Security Professional Certification (CISSP), awarded by International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium. Meeting all certification requirements, which include the professional experience prerequisite, adoption of the (ISC)2 Code of Ethics, and successful performance on required competency examinations.
Joseph Anthony
Joseph Anthony, Political Science Department, was quoted in a story titled “Ranked-choice voting proposals gain traction across Michigan ahead of local elections,” which aired on NPR on Friday, Nov. 3. Anthony, an assistant professor, has been studying voter opinions on ranked choice voting over the last decade. The story was produced by Michigan State University’s NPR member station WKAR.
Jordan Kobritz
Jordan Kobritz, Sport Management Department, gave a talk on “Why Baseball is a Metaphor for Life” on April 15 at the Southworth Library in Dryden, N.Y.
Kathryn Kramer
Kathryn Kramer, Art and Art History Department, had her panel presentation approved for the College Art Association’s 105th annual conference, set for Feb. 15-17, 2017, in New York City. Her panel, titled “Manifesta at Twenty,” will discuss the 20th anniversary of the contemporary art biennial exhibition, Manifesta, which reflects the geopolitics of the European Union.
Robert Spitzer
Robert Spitzer, Distinguished Service Professor of political science emeritus, is the author of two new articles: “Understanding Gun Law History after Bruen: Moving Forward by Looking Back,” published in the most recent issue of the Fordham Urban Law Journal, and “Historical Weapons Restrictions on Minors,” published in the Spring 2024 issue of the Rutgers University Law Review.
John Suarez
John Suarez, coordinator of the Institute for Civic Engagement’s Office of Service-Learning, conducted a workshop at the 2014 Noyce NE Regional Conference in March in Philadelphia, Pa., in which participants applied reflective-listening skills in STEM-based role-play situations that were complicated by cultural concerns that could compromise student learning. Reflective listening skills help teachers maintain good working relationships with students and parents by helping teachers understand other people’s concerns. The role-plays’ concerns dealt with a hands-on hydrofracking classroom demonstration, the reading of a current events evolution newspaper, and a boy-girl teamwork situation in a chemistry laboratory.
Tyler Bradway
Tyler Bradway, English Department, authored a book titled Queer Experimental Literature: The Affective Politics of Bad Reading, which was recently published in Palgrave Macmillan's Studies in Affect Theory and Literary Criticism series.