Amanda Deerfield, assistant professor of economics, and Sriparna Ghosh, visiting professor of economics, presented research at the Association of Private Enterprise Education in Las Vegas, Nevada, in April. Deerfield’s research in “Examining the Relationship Between Economic Freedom and Ridesharing Legislation” found that states with less economic freedom take longer to pass ridesharing legislation. Her research Find out more »
Başaran Receives Fellowship at Folger Shakespeare Library
Betül Başaran, associate professor of religious studies, received a fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. for the academic year 2018-19, in support of her sabbatical project, “Cross-Cultural Intimacy and Marriage between Europeans and Ottoman Women in the Early Modern Era.” The fellowship provides support for up to a three-month residence at the Folger. Fellowships are Find out more »
Holden published During 2017-18 Academic Year
St. Mary’s College Professor of History Charles Holden published two articles over the 2017-18 academic year. “Prominent Men Badly Beaten: The Baltimore Pro-War Riot of 1917,” was published in the Fall/Winter 2018 issue of Maryland Historical Magazine. The article describes a riot that broke out in Baltimore in April 1917 as the U.S. entered World War Find out more »
Dowla Published on the Issue of Adaptation to Climate Change
Asif Dowla, professor of economics and Landers Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts, published an article “Climate Change and Microfinance” in the journal Business Strategy and Development. The article https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/bsd2.13 examines how microfinance institutions that provide collateral-free loans (mostly to women) can help their borrowers deal with consequences of climate change. The article suggests that these institutions will Find out more »
Brodsky to be Published in Upcoming book “Global Jewish Foodways: A History”
Adriana M Brodsky, associate professor of history, has a chapter, titled “The Battle against Guefilte Fish: Asserting Sephardi Culinary Repertoires among Argentine Jews in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century,” included in the upcoming book “Global Jewish Foodways: A History” (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The book chronicles the culinary habits of migrating Jewish Find out more »
Tredway Published in Journal “Fashion, Style & Popular Culture”
Kristi Tredway, visiting assistant professor at St. Mary’s College, has had an article published in the journal “Fashion, Style & Popular Culture,” with co-author Rita Liberti, professor of kinesiology at California State University – East Bay. The article, “‘All Frocked Up in Purple’: Rosie Casals, Virginia Slims, and the Politics of Fashion at Wimbledon, 1972,” Find out more »
Professor Emerita Taylor Publishes New Book Examining St. Mary’s County
Professor Emerita of Theater, Film and Media Studies (Dance) Merideth Taylor’s new book “Listening In: Echoes and Artifacts from Maryland’s Mother County,” (University of Virginia Press, 2018) will be published this June. Pre-orders are available on Amazon. A book release celebration will take place on the St. Mary’s College campus in October (details to follow). Find out more »
Grossman Published in Physics Today, Makes Case for Liberal Arts
Josh Grossman, associate professor and chair of the physics department at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, has had a letter published in Physics Today, the magazine of the American Institute of Physics (AIP). Titled, “Broad Academic Experience is Best,” the letter rebuts a critique of broad educational requirements in U.S. higher education. Grossman cites several points of Find out more »
Casey Published in Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Emily Casey, assistant professor of art history, had an essay published this week on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. The timeline is an invaluable public resource for the study of the history of art, from one of the most prestigious art museums in the country. Titled, “Visual Culture of the Atlantic World,” Find out more »
Professor of Music David Froom to hear premiere performances of his three most recent compositions in San Francisco
A year ago, Professor of Music David Froom was approached by the California Music Center to compose the required works for solo violin, solo viola, and solo cello for the semi-finalists of the 2018 Irving M. Klein International String Competition. On June 2 and 3, he will travel to San Francisco to join a distinguished jury Find out more »
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