Archive for September 15th, 2014

Ferguson shooting spurs discussion on race, inequality

Ferguson shooting spurs discussion on race, inequality

In light of the events in Ferguson, Mo., where an unarmed African-American was shot and killed by a police officer, two SIUE professors organized a discussion in collaboration with the Edwardsville School District.
Anthropology Professor Aminata Cairo. Photo courtesy of Patrick Mitchell
Anthropology professor Aminata Cairo and psychology professor Danice Brown organized the conversation, “Exploring Ferguson: A […]

Philosophy professors help organize historical existentialism conference

Philosophy professors help organize historical existentialism conference

Dr. Simons, Dr. Gordon, and Dr. Lueck at the "Diverse Lineages of Existentialism" conference in St. Louis. Photo courtesy of Howard Ash
SIUE professors were instrumental in organizing a philosophy conference held in St. Louis earlier this summer that brought together more than 200 academics from around the world.
On June 19-21, 2014, the “Diverse Lineages of […]

SIUE implements science training program for teachers to meet IBHE standards

SIUE implements science training program for teachers to meet IBHE standards

Through an Illinois state grant, SIUE provides training, networking, supplies and professional development to more than 100 science teachers.
Chemistry professor Sadegh Khazaeli instructs local science teachers at SIUE during workshops. Photo courtesy of Eric Voss
Chemistry professors Sadegh Khazaeli and Eric Voss co-direct the yearlong project, titled Students Learning Science through a Sustained Network of Teachers.  […]

SIUE hosts 7th conference on function spaces

SIUE hosts 7th conference on function spaces

Krysztof Jarosz, professor of mathematics and statistics, accomodates a participant traveling to a conference at SIUE on function spaces. Photo courtesy of Jarosz.
The 7th Conference on Function Spaces drew in more than 100 professors and scholars in mathematics to SIUE in May.
Krzysztof Jarosz, professor of mathematics and statistics, has worked alone to organize the event […]

English professor explores culture of reprinting through book

English professor explores culture of reprinting through book

English professor Jessica DeSpain is set to release her book, “Nineteenth-Century Transatlantic Reprinting and the Embodied Book,” September 25th through Ashgate Publishing. Photo courtesy of Howard Ash.
With no copyright law between Britain and the U.S., reprints were multiplicitous and even promiscuous during the period of 1840-1891.
At least according to English professor Jessica DeSpain in her […]

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