Faculty and Staff Notes
Allegra Hyde Article Published in "The Millions"
December 21, 2022
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Allegra Hyde wrote about her "Year in Reading" for The Millions.
Matt Elrod Coauthored Article Published in "ACS Earth and Space Chemistry"
December 21, 2022
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Matt Elrod recently published an article in ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, "Kinetics Study of Acid-Catalyzed Sulfate Esterification Reactions for Atmospherically Relevant Polyols". The coauthors on this paper are Aziz Mohammed ’23 and Sunniva Sheffield ’22.
Shari Rabin Article Published in "Jewish Social Studies"
December 21, 2022
Shari Rabin published “‘Jews, Heathens, and Other Dissenters’: Governing Religion in the English Atlantic World, 1614-1790” in the journal Jewish Social Studies.
Amy Berg Participated in Interview for "1843"
December 14, 2022
Amy Berg was interviewed by a journalist at the magazine 1843 (a sister publication of The Economist) about the recent implosion of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange and the resulting fallout for the effective altruism movement.
Chanda Feldman Read at Literary Celebration; Published Two New Poems
December 14, 2022
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Chanda Feldman read as part of the WBUR and CitySpace hybrid celebration of 50 years of AGNI literary journal on Friday, November 4, 2022. Additionally, Chanda Feldman has published two new poems, "For the picnic in the sculpture garden" and "Shuk", in AGNI Issue 96.
Jenny Garcia Quoted in Article
December 14, 2022
Assistant Professor Jenny Garcia was quoted in an article in the Guardian US about Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries rise to power.
Jillian Scudder's Upcoming Book Reviewed in "Publisher's Weekly"
December 14, 2022
Jillian Scudder's upcoming book, The Milky Way Smells of Rum & Raspberries, was positively reviewed in Publisher's Weekly: "From Saturn’s slowly decaying rings to diamond rain on Neptune, Scudder delivers entertaining pop science, all explained in accessible prose. Armchair astronomers will come away with a renewed sense of wonder at the strangeness of the universe."
Stiliana Milkova's Book Reviewed in Italian Newspaper
December 14, 2022
Professor Stiliana Milkova's book of short fiction written in Italian Storia delle prime volte (Voland 2022) was reviewed in the major Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera. The reviewer compared Professor Milkova's literary style to that of Italo Calvino.
Cynthia Taylor Interview Published in "ACM Inroads"
December 9, 2022
Associate Professor of Computer Science Cynthia Taylor published an interview with Beth Simon in ACM Inroads magazine. The interview discusses how to get people to adopt pedagogical innovations, peer instruction, and the differences between working with K-12 instructors and higher ed instructors on changing pedagogy.
David Forrest Interviewed About Recent Book
December 9, 2022
David Forrest was interviewed on WAMF (New Orleans) about his book, A Voice but No Power: Organizing for Social Justice in Minneapolis. The interview was conducted by Wade Rathke, who founded the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) in 1970 and served as its chief organizer for 38 years.