Faculty-Staff Achievements, July 9, 2018
In the News
Amy Frappier, associate professor and chair of geosciences, was quoted in a July 4 article in
The Washington Post titled, 鈥�.鈥�
Frappier also was interviewed on Friday, July 7 by New Zealand鈥檚 news program and on Sunday, July 8 by Network, describing the difficult underground cave rescue in Thailand.
Chris Mann, assistant professor of political science, was interviewed for a July 8 story titled,
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impressions of candidates, saying the media and voters are more critical of female
candidates like Ivey. 鈥淲e judge people using things that are, in some ways, in the
lizard brain based on voice pitch, or appearance, age and gender,鈥� he said.
Daniel Nathan, professor of American studies, was interviewed by alumna Anna Piperato 鈥�01, while
on a recent research trip to Siena, Italy. The segment,
"," aired on the #PalioLive Facebook page and the Place2Be Siena travel and culture
website. Nathan discussed the parallels between the American sports of baseball and
football and Siena, Italy鈥檚 famed Palio di Siena horse race. He also talked about
his future plans to work with Skidmore students to share his field work and research.
Ian Berry, director of the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, was on July 9 to discuss the fifth annual Frances Day at the Tang. Berry also shared
information about the summer happenings at Skidmore, as well the Tang鈥檚 new exhibit,
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Publications and Exhibitions
Catherine J. Golden, professor of English and the Tisch Chair in Arts and Letters, has published 鈥淚rony
and Sensitivity: Hugh Thomson鈥檚 Pride and Prejudice.鈥� Illustration 55 (Spring 2018): 32-37.
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