Faculty News
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Prof. John Dittmer to Keynote Civil Rights Conference
May 14, 2012John Dittmer, professor emeritus of history at DePauw University, will provide the keynote address this week at a three day conference sponsored by Louisville's... Read More
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Prof. Samuel Autman Contributes Essay to The Chalk Circle
May 13, 2012A work by Samuel A. Autman, assistant professor of English at DePauw University, appears in a new anthology, The Chalk Circle: Intercultural Prizewinning... Read More
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Faculty Excellence Recognized with Presentation of Annual Awards
May 11, 2012John T. Schlotterbeck, A.W. Crandall Professor of History at DePauw University, has been awarded the Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Tucker Jr. Distinguished Career... Read More
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Broadcast TV "Not That Essential" to Young People, Says Prof. Jeff McCall '76
May 11, 2012The piece notes, "As Jeffrey McCall, a communications professor at DePauw University, concluded: 'Regular broadcast television is just not that essential... Read More
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Michael Risdon Appointed Lee G. Hall Visiting Professor
May 11, 2012Michael "Mick" Risdon will join the faculty of DePauw University this fall, and will serve as Lee G. Hall Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics and... Read More
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Prof. Cas Mudde Writes of 'The Relationship Between Immigration and Nativism in Europe and North America'
May 9, 2012Cas Mudde, Hampton and Esther Boswell Distinguished University Professor of Political Science at DePauw University, has authored "The Relationship Between... Read More
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Prof. Joe Heithaus Remembers Author Maurice Sendak
May 9, 2012"Maurice Sendak, for me, embodied the pleasure of curling in next to your child and reading something that could delight both of you," Joseph Heithaus... Read More
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Antonya Nelson
May 3, 2012Students will have a unique opportunity this fall to work with nationally recognized creative writer Antonya Nelson. Read More
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Prof. Jonathan Nichols-Pethick Authors TV Cops
May 1, 2012Jonathan D. Nichols-Pethick, associate professor of communication and theatre at DePauw University, is the author of TV Cops: The Contemporary American... Read More
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Line Between Public TV and Commercial Stations is Blurring: Prof. Jeff McCall '76
April 30, 2012"Public broadcasting already does look increasingly like commercial television," according to Jeff McCall, professor of communication at DePauw University... Read More
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Prof. Cas Mudde Writes of 'The Remarkable Non-Impact of the Norwegian Terrorist Attack'
April 20, 2012As the trial of a terrorist accused of killing 77 people in Norway begins, Cas Mudde opines that "the horrific attack in Norway has had some short-term... Read More
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Newspaper Profiles Prof. Greg Schwipps '95 and His Award-Winning Book
April 16, 2012"When he was growing up in Milan, Greg Schwipps often took trips to the Brookville reservoir and couldn't help noticing the squares at the bottom of the... Read More
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American Idol ">Prof. Jeff McCall '76 Discusses "Aging" of TV's American Idol
April 14, 2012"As American Idol winds down its 11th season, it's time to ask: Is Fox's smash singing contest losing the kids?," asks Scott Collins in today's Los Angeles... American Idol ">Read More
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Popular Online Video Caine's Arcade Doesn't Wow Prof. Mark Tatge
April 13, 2012A Christian Science Monitor article on the popularity of an 11-minute online film, Caine's Arcade, includes comments from Mark Tatge, Eugene S. Pulliam... Read More
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Breakdown of "Old Media Silos" Creates "Confusion in Marketplace," According to Prof. Mark Tatge
April 5, 2012"There's a lot of confusion in the media marketplace," Mark W. Tatge, Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism at DePauw University... Read More
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Prof. Carla Edwards to Perform in Upstate New York
April 5, 2012Carla Edwards, professor of organ in the DePauw University School of Music, will perform a concert for the music department of Binghamton University in... Read More
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Prof. Kevin Howley Contributes to Popularizing Research
April 4, 2012Kevin Howley, associate professor of communication and theatre at DePauw University, authored a chapter which is published in Popularizing Research: Engaging... Read More
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Network Morning Shows Take "Sharp Turn in a Shrill Direction," Says Prof. Mark Tatge
April 3, 2012On network morning news programs, "this week’s hosting battle is a bad sign, says Mark Tatge, a journalism professor at DePauw University in Indiana,"... Read More
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Prof. Joe Heithaus to Read From Poison Sonnets April 11
April 3, 2012Joseph Heithaus, University Professor and professor of English at DePauw University, will read from his collection of poems, Poison Sonnets, at a Wednesday... Read More
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NBC's 'Co-Host' Role for Sarah Palin Not Appropriate: Prof. Jeff McCall '76
April 2, 2012NBC's announcement that former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will serve as "co-host" of the Today Show tomorrow... Read More
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Humanimalia
April 2, 2012Professor Istvan Csicsery-Ronay founded an online home for scholars in the maturing field of human-animal studies. Read More
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Occupy Wall Street is "Morphing," Says Prof. Mark Tatge
April 1, 2012A Christian Science Monitor piece by Gloria Goodale on Occupy Wall Street notes that the movement "is in transition, says Mark Tatge, journalism professor... Read More
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Prof. Bob Steele '69 Discusses Journalism Ethics with Maine TV Station
March 29, 2012The sale of the parent company of three Maine newspapers to a financier who is "a major donor to liberal causes" is raising questions about editorial bias... Read More
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Prof. David Gellman Contributes to Bruce Springsteen, Cultural Studies, and the Runaway American Dream
March 28, 2012David N. Gellman, professor of history at DePauw University, contributes an essay to Bruce Springsteen, Cultural Studies, and the Runaway American Dream... Read More
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Now is Not the Time to Lift Supreme Court Blackout, Argues Prof. Jeff McCall '76
March 25, 2012"In today's visual culture, people wonder why the justices refuse to allow camera coverage," writes Jeff McCall, professor of communication at DePauw University... Read More
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Prof. Steve Timm Has Ties to Hunger Games Author
March 24, 2012Suzanne Collins, the author of the Hunger Games books, has a connection to a DePauw University professor, notes a report by Indianapolis Fox affiliate... Read More
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"Everybody Has a Megaphone" in Today's Media Environment: Prof. Mark Tatge
March 21, 2012DePauw professor Mark Tatge talks with CNN.com about the fallout from This American Life's use and retraction of Mike Daisey's material adapted from his... Read More
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Prof. Jeff McCall '76 Discusses Struggles of Oprah's OWN
March 21, 2012"OWN is struggling for a number of reasons, said Jeffrey McCall, professor of media studies at DePauw University," reports MSNBC.com in a story on the... Read More
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Former Prof. Sally Gray Dies at 78
March 14, 2012Sally H. Gray, who was an economics professor at DePauw University from 1965 through 1979 and was retired senior judge of the Putnam County Court, died... Read More
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Prof. Thomas Hall at Speak at Ashland University Symposium
March 10, 2012Thomas D. Hall, professor emeritus of sociology and anthropology at DePauw University, will speak at Ohio's Ashland University on Tuesday, March 20. Dr... Read More
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Prof. Dave Berque Discusses 'Digital Citizenship' with Campus Technology
March 6, 2012"Too often, faculty members assume that because students are very comfortable using technology, they are also well prepared to be digital citizens," Dave... Read More
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Yale Scientific Cites DePauw Research of Prof. Matt Hertenstein
March 4, 2012"Humans can express a wide range of emotions from anger to love. These emotions can be transmitted through means such as words, tones of voice, or facial... Read More
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Prof. Mark Tatge Discusses Cable News "Rethink"
March 3, 2012"Here's a news flash: Politically flavored reporting –- as in conservatives prefer Fox News and liberals like MSNBC or CNN –- may be undergoing a rethink... Read More
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NSF Grant Will Support Research of Prof. Tim Cope and His Students in China
March 1, 2012Tim Cope, associate professor of geosciences at DePauw University, has been awarded a $144,000, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation.... Read More
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Southeast Asia Trekkers Discover Different Things
February 29, 2012For three weeks in January, DePauw students and professors toured Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, exploring cities and villages, rivers and ruins. Read More
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'Leap Year Baby' Prof. John Schlotterbeck Noted in Newspaper Story
February 29, 2012A Terre Haute Tribune-Star story on "Leap Year babies" -- who were born on February 29 and celebrate every four years when that date appears on the calendar... Read More
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Article Offering 'Money Etiquette' Advice Calls Upon Prof. Bob Steele '69
February 29, 2012Bob Steele '69, Distinguished Professor of Journalism Ethics at DePauw University and Phyllis W. Nicholas Director of DePauw's Janet Prindle Institute... Read More
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Prof. Rebecca Bordt Honored by North Central Sociological Association
February 27, 2012Rebecca L. Bordt, associate professor of sociology at DePauw University, is the recipient of the 2012 John F. Schnabel Distinguished Contributions to Teaching... Read More
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Prof. Bob Steele '69 Among Presenters at Syracuse U Symposium on Media & Sports Scandals
February 23, 2012Bob Steele, Distinguished Professor of Journalism Ethics at DePauw University and Phyllis W. Nicholas Director of DePauw's Janet Prindle Institute for... Read More
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Thursday Poetry Reading by Prof. Joe Heithaus Previewed in Newspaper
February 22, 2012"Hard work really does pay off, at least in the case of DePauw University professor and poetry writer Joe Heithaus, who was recently awarded the honor... Read More
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Prof. Lennie Foy Performs Twice at UW-River Falls This Weekend
February 21, 2012Lennie Foy, trumpeter and professor in the DePauw University School of Music, will perform this weekend at two events in Wisconsin as part of the 2012... Read More
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Island Hopping
February 17, 2012Prof. Kevin Kinney and his students explore the Galapagos Islands much as Darwin did, ferrying between islands on a boat that doubles as a hotel. Read More
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Dean Kerry Pannell Named a GLCA Teagle Pedagogy Fellow
February 16, 2012Kerry E. Pannell, dean of faculty, Q.G. Noblitt Professor of Economics and Management, and associate professor of economics and management at DePauw University... Read More
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Prof. Joseph Heithaus Publishes Poison Sonnets
February 15, 2012Poison Sonnets, a collection of poems by Joseph Heithaus, University Professor and professor of English at DePauw University, has been published by David... Read More
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Prof. Bert Barreto Discusses NFL's Business Model with BBC
February 5, 2012NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's comments that the league's business model "combines socialism with capitalism" are examined in a BBC report which includes... Read More
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Students Contribute to Recently Published Heart Regeneration Study
February 2, 2012Six students in Prof. Pascal Lafontant's lab contributed to an article about how a small fish regenerates its heart tissue. Read More
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Facebook Has Challenges as it Goes Public: Prof. Mark Tatge
February 2, 2012An article on the planned initial public offering (IPO) by Facebook is the subject of a Christian Science Monitor story which quotes Mark Tatge, Eugene... Read More
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Prof. Mona Bhan Speaks at IU-Bloomington February 9
February 2, 2012Mona Bhan, assistant professor of anthropology at DePauw University, will speak at Indiana University - Bloomington as part of the Dhar India Studies Program's... Read More
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Prof. Jeff McCall '76 Questions Relevance of Super Bowl's Halftime Show
January 29, 2012"It seems ridiculous to think a music concert would fill its intermission break with a few downs of live football on the stage," begins a column by Jeff... Read More
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Making a Splash
January 25, 2012Prof. Jacob Hale's high-speed imaging lab has quickly become one of DePauw's hottest research destinations. Read More