History professor David N. Gellman’s new book, “Liberty’s Chain: Slavery, Abolition, and the Jay Family of New York,” was favorably reviewed April 22 in The Wall Street Journal (subscription required).
Eugene Gloria, the John Rabb Emison professor of creative and performing arts and professor of English, taught “Family Affair: A Generative Workshop” about poetry writing April 23 at the 2022 Gathering of Writers in Indianapolis.
Chief information officer Carol Smith ’85 was quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education’s April research brief, “Digital Transformation On Campus: Assessing College Leaders’ Attitudes On Strategic Technology Changes.” in April 2022.
The Hoosier Authors Book Club will meet virtually May 19 to discuss English professor Chris White’s novel, “The Life List of Adrian Mandrick.” To register for the Zoom link, go here.
Matthew Hertenstein, associate psychology professor, was quoted in a story in the newsletter EnoughGrassley.com about his son Isaac, who at age 16 has created a financial-literacy class for youngsters in Greencastle schools.
Samuel Autman, associate professor of English, is the subject of a comic strip based on his essay, “I thought I might die with these debts,” which appeared in The Washington Post in January. The comic strip, drawn by Josh Neufeld, was commissioned by Deborah Douglas, former Eugene S. Pulliam distinguished visiting professor of journalism and the co-editor-in-chief of The Emancipator, a reimagined version of the country’s first abolitionist newspaper.
DePauw was spotlighted and Adam Liebman, assistant professor of anthropology and sociology, was quoted in the Post-Landfill Action Network’s #breakfreefromplastic report, “Who’s Polluting Your Campus.”
Jeff McCall, professor of communication and theatre arts, wrote an opinion piece, “Saved by the Easter Bunny: Biden questions are increasingly unproductive,” that appeared April 24 in The Hill.
Derek Ford, assistant professor of education studies, recently co-wrote a chapter for the book, “Bioinformational Philosophy and Postdigital Knowledge Ecologies,” with Megha Summer Pappachen ’20. The chapter is titled “Spreading Stupidity: Intellectual Disability and Anti-imperialist Resistance to Bioinformational Capitalism.”
