Faculty and Staff Notes
Ann Cooper Albright Wins 2024 Individual Excellence Award from Ohio Arts Council
February 20, 2024
Professor of Dance Ann Cooper Albright won a 2024 Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council. She was recognized in the Criticism category for work that included an excerpt from her forthcoming book about the postmodern artist and dancer Simone Forti. The grant recognizes accomplishments by artists spanning a variety of disciplines and encourages further creative exploration. It marks the eighth time Albright has been honored by the OAC.
Ana Cristina Perry Contributed New Essays to "Smarthistory"
February 14, 2024
Assistant Professor of Art History Ana Cristina Perry has contributed three new essays on Latinx Art to the online Art History textbook Smarthistory. The essays are on Freddy Rodríguez's "Paradise for a Tourist Brochure", María Magdalena Campos-Pons' "Spoken Softly with Mama," and Raphael Montañez Ortiz's "Duncan Terrace Piano Destruction Concert: The Landesmans' Homage to 'Spring can really hang you up the most'."
Sandra Zagarell Gives Lecture and Participates in Workshop
February 14, 2024
English Emeriti Professor Sandra Zagarell gave a lecture on Dunbar-Nelson's unpublished "The Grievances of the Books" to Women Writing Women's Lives (CUNY/NYC), February 5. Zagarell also co-conducted a workshop for teachers on Phillis Wheatley Peters for Humanities Texas on February 8.
Stephen Crowley Article Appeared in "Responsible Statecraft"
February 14, 2024
Professor of Politics Stephen Crowley wrote "Pass Ukraine aid, but make it conditional on ending the war" for Responsible Statecraft.
Christa Rakich Commissioned for Chorale Preludes
February 7, 2024
Oxford University Press has commissioned four chorale preludes from Organ Professor Christa Rakich. The pieces are based on hymn tunes Melita, O quanta qualia, Faithfulness, and Hendon. They will appear this spring in two anthologies, Oxford Hymn Settings for Organists, volumes 8 and 9.
Cortney Smith Recent Article Published in "Communication Teacher"
February 7, 2024
Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication Cortney Smith's article "Making the grade: Student perceptions of labor-based contract grading" was recently published in the journal Communication Teacher.
David Forrest Recent Essay Published in "Qualitative and Multi-Method Research"
February 7, 2024
Associate Professor of Politics David Forrest has an essay in the most recent issue of Qualitative and Multi-Method Research. The essay is about philosopher Charles Taylor's contributions to interpretive social science.
Hal Sundt Article Published in "The New York Times Magazine"
February 7, 2024
Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication Hal Sundt ’12 wrote for The New York Times Magazine about living in the Hotel at Oberlin and watching QVC.
Lisa Ryno Coauthored Article Published in "Antibiotics"
February 7, 2024
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Lisa Ryno has recently published an article with student coauthors. “Constitutive Activation of RpoH and the Addition of L-arabinose Influence Antibiotic Sensitivity of PHL628 E. coli” was published in Antibiotics with Jenna Frizzell ’23 and Ryan Taylor ’23.
Matthew Rarey Presents at Atlantic History Workshop
February 7, 2024
On January 30, Associate Professor of Art History Matthew Rarey spoke to the Atlantic History Workshop at New York University. Rarey discussed and received feedback on a chapter of his in-progress book manuscript, tentatively titled Blackness and Cartography in the Unending Eighteenth Century, with professors and graduate students from across the university.