Faculty News
Faculty news roundup - Sept. 25, 2020
September 25, 2020
Emmitt Y. Riley, assistant professor of Africana studies, was quoted by The Guardian in “Two decades after the ‘Brooks Brothers riot,’ experts fear graver… Read More
Faculty news roundup - Sept. 18, 2020
September 18, 2020
President Lori White was interviewed for WISH-TV’s “We Stand Together” feature, which was posted Sept. 11. Dave Berque, vice president of academic affairs… Read More
Faculty news roundup - Sept. 11, 2020
September 11, 2020
Nipun Chopra ’06, assistant professor of biology, discussed Alzheimer’s disease and its connection to environmental factors on the Here We Are podcast… Read More
Faculty news roundup - Sept. 3, 2020
September 3, 2020
Stevie Baker-Watson, associate vice president for campus wellness and the Theodore Katula director of athletics and recreational sports, was quoted by… Read More
Two English profs win Indiana Authors Awards
September 1, 2020
English professors Chris White and Eugene Gloria are among the eight winners of the 2020 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Awards. White’s novel… Read More
Faculty news roundup - Aug. 25, 2020
August 25, 2020
Deborah Douglas, the Eugene S. Pulliam distinguished visiting professor of journalism, was interviewed about “The role of Black women in U.S. politics… Read More
DePauw music tech leader leads the pledge at national convention
August 19, 2020
Veronica Pejril, a delegate to the Democratic National Convention this week, led the Pledge of Allegiance that kicked off last evening’s session. Pejril… Read More
History prof opines in Washington Post about political husbands
August 19, 2020
The possibility that America may have its first second gentleman “demonstrates how much has changed in recent decades about gender roles in politics, and… Read More
Chemistry prof wins research grant to collaborate with students
August 17, 2020
DePauw students and their undergraduate and graduate peers at Colorado State University will study how water molecules behave in miniscule environments… Read More
Faculty news roundup - Aug. 12, 2020
August 12, 2020
A novel written by English professor Chris White, “The Life List of Adrian Mandrick,” has been shortlisted for the Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors… Read More
Faculty news roundup – Aug. 6, 2020
August 6, 2020
A collection of poetry by English professor Eugene Gloria, “Sightseer in this Killing City,” has been shortlisted for the Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana… Read More
Faculty news roundup - July 30, 2020
July 30, 2020
Brian Wright, associate professor of kinesiology, was quoted by The Insider in “The health benefits of swimming and why it’s especially great for stress… Read More
Faculty news roundup - July 23, 2020
July 23, 2020
David Alvarez, associate professor of English, has received a visiting scholars fellowship from the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts. While… Read More
Philosophy prof’s debate on objective morality becomes a book
July 20, 2020
A 2018 debate involving DePauw philosophy professor Erik Wielenberg over the question of whether objective morality requires the existence of God has been… Read More
Faculty news roundup - July 17, 2020
July 17, 2020
English professor Chris White is teaching an online workshop, “Screenwriting and the House of Structure,” July 25 for the Indiana Writers Center. A July… Read More
Faculty news roundup -- July 10, 2020
July 10, 2020
Craig Paré, professor of music, was interviewed on the July 8 episode of the “Masters of the Musiverse” series, which appears on the One Man Band channel… Read More
DePauw artists' work on exhibit at state museum
July 7, 2020
The works of two DePauw art professors, the associate dean of experiential learning and an alumna are featured in an exhibition at the Indiana State Museum… Read More
Trombone prof Beckel's patriotic composition featured in internet broadcast
July 6, 2020
A patriotic composition by James Beckel, professor of trombone in the DePauw School of Music, was recently featured on Wind & Rhythm, an international… Read More
Professor emeritus Baughman dies
July 6, 2020
John J. Baughman, 95, a 1948 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of DePauw who returned to the university to teach European history for 37 years, died June 26 in Greencastle… Read More
Faculty news roundup - July 2, 2020
July 2, 2020
Angela Castañeda, anthropology professor, has published the first of several articles documenting the impact of COVID-19 on doulas, birth and mothering… Read More
Faculty recognized for contributions to DePauw and its students
June 17, 2020
Six faculty members were honored today for their contributions to DePauw University and its students. Fred Soster, professor of geosciences and chairman… Read More
English prof Heithaus publishes poetry collection
June 9, 2020
A collection of poems by English professor Joe Heithaus has been published by Dos Madres Press. “Library of My Hands” is Heithaus’s second collection… Read More
Faculty news roundup – June 8, 2020
June 8, 2020
Jonathan Nichols-Pethick, the John D. Hughes professor of communication and theatre, wrote an essay, “The Counternarratives of Ava DuVernay’s When They… Read More
New leaders named for faculty development, academic support centers
June 3, 2020
Jen Adams, professor of communication and theatre, has been appointed DePauw’s faculty development coordinator for a three-year term starting in 2020-21… Read More
Statement from the Africana Studies faculty
June 1, 2020
Dear Colleagues & Students, We, the faculty of the Africana Studies program at DePauw University, write to express our unwavering support to the families… Read More
Faculty news roundup - May 20, 2020
May 20, 2020
Jeff McCall, communication and theatre professor, wrote an opinion piece for The Hill, “Shared blame for an uninformed citizenry during COVID-19 crisis… Read More
Bio prof Hazel finds twins are nature’s strategy
May 13, 2020
Biology professor Wade Hazel and Rick Smock, emeritus professor of mathematics, are getting a lot of international attention in the science world following… Read More
Faculty news roundup - May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020
Bruce Stinebrickner, professor of political science, has accepted a four-year appointment to Transylvania University's Bingham Fellow Renewal Committee… Read More
Faculty news roundup - May 4, 2020
May 4, 2020
Sharmin Tunguz, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience, was recently invited to blog for Psychology Today. Her first blog post, “Emotional… Read More
Faculty news roundup - April 27, 2020
April 27, 2020
Jeff McCall, professor of communications and theatre, wrote an opinion piece for The Hill, “News media stoke Gov. Cuomo narrative as counter to Trump,… Read More
Faculty news roundup - April 20, 2020
April 20, 2020
Jinyu Liu, professor of classical studies, was interviewed for a post, “The Art of Translation: An Interview with Jinyu Liu,” on the Society for Classical… Read More
Art history and history profs win grants to advance humanities research
April 20, 2020
Two DePauw professors have been awarded $6,000 summer stipends from the National Endowment for the Humanities, which are intended to stimulate research… Read More
Faculty news roundup - April 13, 2020
April 13, 2020
Emmitt Y. Riley, assistant professor of Africana studies, won the Fannie Lou Hamer Outstanding Community Service Award from the National Conference of… Read More
Visiting J prof wins top investigative reporting award
April 7, 2020
Deborah Douglas, the Eugene S. Pulliam distinguished visiting professor of journalism, and her team of reporters at a nonprofit newsroom have won first… Read More
Faculty news roundup - April 3, 2020
April 3, 2020
Sharmin Tunguz, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience, was quoted in a column in the Tribune-Star of Terre Haute: "Not a square to spare in… Read More
Faculty news roundup - March 23, 2020
March 23, 2020
Derek Ford, assistant professor of education studies and director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program, wrote an opinion piece: “Fight the virus,… Read More
Faculty news roundup - March 16, 2020
March 16, 2020
Emmitt Y. Riley, assistant professor of Africana studies, participated in “Super Tuesday II: Will This be the End if Sanders Struggles?,” an episode of… Read More
Faculty news roundup – March 9, 2020
March 9, 2020
Wayne Glausser, English professor (retired), wrote a guest column for Americana: Just Do It: Gary Gilmore, Nancy Reagan, and Other Cultural Entanglements… Read More
Faculty news roundup – Feb. 27, 2020
February 27, 2020
Emmitt Y. Riley, assistant professor of Africana studies, wrote an opinion piece for the Jackson Free Press: Trump Presidency Shows 'Whiteness' Protects… Read More
Faculty news roundup - Feb. 20, 2020
February 20, 2020
Derek Ford, assistant professor of education studies, is quoted in ‘Inherent Anarchy’: US Capitalist Housing System Leaves 1.5 Million Students Homeless… Read More
Oware book gets favorable review in academic journal
February 13, 2020
Matthew Oware’s 2018 book, “I’ve Got Something to Say: Gender, Race, and Social Consciousness in Rap Music,” was favorably reviewed in the February issue… Read More
Faculty news roundup - Feb. 4, 2020
February 4, 2020
Joe Heithaus, English professor, writes about “my great fortune of being a professor at DePauw” in the “Faculty Perspectives on Teaching and Learning”… Read More
Professor McCall '76 writes op ed about journalism for The Hill
January 6, 2020
“The journalism world just keeps digging a deeper credibility hole, seemingly unable to generate the professionalism that citizens demand and the nation… Read More
Sociology professor Newman publishes book
January 2, 2020
Sociology professor David Newman has a new book out. “A Culture of Second Chances: The Promise, Practice, and Price of Starting Over in Everyday Life,… Read More