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MHC's Jones on Georgia-Russia Conflict
Writing for the Radio Free Europe Web site, professor of Russian and Eurasian studies Stephen Jones calls the current conflict a "decisive issue in Russian-Western relations."
August 11, 2008 |
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MHC's Moseley Gives Advice on Foreclosures
Professor of economics Fred Moseley wrote an article on "How to Stop Foreclosures" for the July 8, 2008, edition of the economic justice magazine Dollars & Sense.
August 5, 2008 |
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Benfey Reviews Heller Book in NY Times
Christopher Benfey penned a review of Steven Heller's Iron Fists: Branding the 20th-Century Totalitarian State in the August 3 New York Times Sunday Book Review.
August 5, 2008 |
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MHC's Amy on Government Policies, Workers
Professor of politics Douglas J. Amy has authored two op-eds featured in the Providence Journal and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
July 30, 2008 |
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MHC's Lauret Savoy Featured in Terrain.org
Listen to professor of geology and environmental studies Lauret Savoy discuss "The Future of Environmental Essay" in a podcast in the latest issue of Terrain.org.
July 21, 2008 |
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MHC's Pyle Redrafts Declaration
Politics professor Chris Pyle's redrafted Declaration of Independence appeared in a July 3 New York Times ad sponsored by the Bill of Rights Defense Committee.
July 3, 2008 |
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Blaetz Reviews New Tinsel Town Tome
Writing in the Chicago Tribune, film studies profressor Robin Blaetz critiques The Star Machine, a new study of Hollywood's Golden Age.
April 22, 2008 |
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Doug Amy: Government to the Rescue
Professor of politics Doug Amy opines on the credit crisis and government in an op-ed in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
April 9, 2008 |
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MHC's Benfey Reviews Woodward Novel in NYT
Mellon Professor of English Christopher Benfey reviewed A Curious Earth, a new novel by Gerard Woodward, in the March 30 New York Times Book Review.
March 31, 2008 |
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Ramdas: Clinton, Obama Miss Chances
Trustee Kavita Ramdas '85, head of the Global Fund for Women, observes in The Nation that presidential candidates are not discussing "the fragile future of our shared world."
February 27, 2008 |
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Weber Reviews New Kazin Bio
Writing in the Chicago Tribune, English professor Donald Weber reviewed a new biography of the influential literary critic Alfred Kazin.
February 4, 2008 |
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MHC's Ellis: Very Opinionated
Historian Joseph J. Ellis, author of the current bestseller American Creation, had op-eds in the Washington Post and LA Times in recent days.
January 4, 2008 |
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Maya Dean '08 on Diversity in Academe
After spending a semester at Spelman College, MHC senior Maya Dean was asked by the
Chronicle of Higher Education to compare the concept of diversity at the two schools.
October 22, 2007 |
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Ellis Reviews Jay Winik's Book in Times
Ford Foundation Professor of History Joseph Ellis reviewed Jay Winik's new book in the New York Times Sunday Book Review.
October 1, 2007 |
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Moran in Times: The Presence of Malice
In an op-ed in the New York Times, professor of sociology Richard Moran argues that all too often, wrongful convictions in death penalty cases are a result of malicious prosecution.
August 2, 2007 |
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Gudmundson on History and Hero Worship
Professor Lowell Gudmundson writes in La Nacion about the exaltation of heroes and villains in Central American, Mexican, and U.S. history.
July 23, 2007 |
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Benfey Reviews Carter Novel in Times
Mellon Professor of English Chris Benfey reviewed Stephen L. Carter's new novel, New England White, in the New York Times Sunday Book Review.
July 16, 2007 |
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MHC's Gudmundson in La Nacion
On the 150th anniversary of the first U.S. intervention in Central America, professor Lowell Gudmundson explores how ideology and history collide in Costa Rica.
June 4, 2007 |
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President Creighton on Women's Colleges
Writing in an op-ed in the Boston Globe, MHC President Joanne V. Creighton argued that women's colleges are as relevant as ever and highlighted their strengths.
May 22, 2007 |
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Czitrom Reviews Book in New York Post
Professor of history Dan Czitrom wrote about A Living Lens: Photographs of Jewish Life From the Pages of the Forward, featuring images of New York Jewish life.
May 7, 2007 |
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Young Reviews Post-Civil War Tome in Tribune
Associate professor of English Elizabeth Young reviewed West From Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America After the Civil War, by UMass professor Heather Cox Richardson.
March 20, 2007 |
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Benfey Reviews Foujita Biography
Mellon Professor of English Chris Benfey writes in the New York Times Sunday Book Review about Phyllis Birnbaum's portrait of the Japanese artist Foujita.
January 16, 2007 |
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Leithauser Reviews New Aeneid Translation
Brad Leithauser, Emily Dickinson Senior Lecturer in the Humanities, reviewed the translation by Robert Fagles in the New York Times Sunday Book Review.
December 18, 2006 |
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A Tax Policy to Help Homeowners
Professor John Fox wrote an op-ed in the Daily Hampshire Gazette arguing that the current mortgage interest deduction doesn't make social or economic sense.
December 6, 2006 |
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Hornstein in Philly Inquirer on War's Mental Toll
In a November 10 piece anticipating Veterans Day, psychology professor Gail Hornstein examines the psychological wounds of wars past and present.
November 10, 2006 |
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Professor Weber Reviews David Mamet Book
In the November 3 Chronicle of Higher Education, Weber reviews Mamet's new book, The Wicked Son: Anti-Semitism, Self-Hatred, and the Jews.
November 1, 2006 |
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Fox: Taxes Are Dues for Membership in Society
Visiting associate professor of complex organizations John Fox tackled taxation and the Massachusetts race for governor in the Sunday Republican.
October 31, 2006 |
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Hornstein in Newsday on Courage and Terror
Writing in Newsday Sunday, October 22, psychology professor Gail Hornstein examined what courage and cowardice mean in today's world.
October 24, 2006 |
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Benfey Reviews Thomas Bernhard Novel
Writing in the New York Times Sunday Book Review, Mellon Professor of English Chris Benfey reviews Bernhard's first novel, Frost, which was only recently translated into English.
October 24, 2006 |
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Weber Reviews Buruma in Chicago Tribune
English professor Donald Weber examines Murder in Amsterdam, Ian Buruma's new book about the brutal murder of a controversial Dutch filmmaker.
September 28, 2006 |
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A Tribute to Ann Richards
Senior Lecturer Martha Ackmann reflects on the late Ann Richards in an op-ed published in the Austin American-Statesman and Hartford Courant.
September 19, 2006 |
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Professor Demas Reflects on Stuyvesant Town
Professor of English Corinne Demas writes about growing up in New York City's Stuyvesant Town, whose future is in question, in a New York Times op-ed.
September 19, 2006 |
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Leithauser Reviews W.D. Snodgrass Poems
Senior lecturer Brad Leithauser reviewed Snodgrass's new collection, Not for Specialists, in the September 3 New York Times Book Review and the International Herald Tribune.
September 5, 2006 |
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Dean Braun Speaks Out on Diversity
Writing for the "about Education" page of the August 7 Springfield Republican, dean of students Liz Braun discusses how MHC "engages fully with diversity."
August 10, 2006 |
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Ferraro Reflects on Israel, Cease-fire
Writing in the July 30 Newsday, professor of politics Vincent Ferraro examines the strategic implications of Israel's conflict with Hezbollah, in light of that nation's tensions with Iran.
July 31, 2006 |
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Leithauser Reviews New Work by Seamus Heaney
Writing in the July 16 New York Times Book Review, senior lecturer Brad Leithauser reviewed Heaney's new book District and Circle.
July 17, 2006 |
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John Fox: Tax Breaks Hurt Low-Income Students
In a May 3 Hartford Courant piece, Professor Fox details how tax policy actually closes college doors to economically disadvantaged students.
May 9, 2006 |
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Martha Ackmann on Emily Dickinson in S.F. Chronicle
In the April 30 San Francisco Chronicle, Ackmann recounts a recent Dickinson poetry marathon in Amherst celebrating National Poetry Month.
May 2, 2006 |
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MHC's Leithauser in N.Y. Times Book Review
Emily Dickinson Senior Lecturer Brad Leithauser reviewed "The Collected Poems of C. P. Cavafy: A New Translation" March 26.
March 27, 2006 |
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Professor Ferraro: "Overextended, U.S. Gets Real"
Writing in the March 12 Newsday, Professor Ferraro described how the "Bush administration has been forced into a less ambitious foreign policy."
March 13, 2006 |
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Chris Benfey Reviews Written Lives
Writing in the New York Times Sunday Book Review and the International Herald Tribune, Professor Chris Benfey reviewed a new book by Javier Marías.
March 13, 2006 |
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President Creighton in L.A. Times on SAT Failings
In the March 13 Los Angeles Times, President Creighton discusses failings in standardized testing, beyond the College Board's recent grading blunder.
March 13, 2006 |
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Remembering Women in Baseball
In an op-ed in the Indianapolis Star, Martha Ackmann tells the story of Toni Stone, who replaced Hank Aaron in the Negro American League.
March 5, 2006 |
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Professor Comments on History of Death Penalty
Richard Moran spoke to the Associated Press recently about the history of the
death penalty in connection to a postponed California execution.
February 28, 2006 |
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Scandal, Scandal Everywhere
Professor Douglas Amy discusses Washington lobbying practices in the Sunday Republican.
February 12, 2006 |
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The Lawless Ask For Our Trust
In an op-ed in the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Professor Christopher Pyle criticizes the Bush Administration for lying and illegally spying on
U.S.citizens.
February 3, 2006 |
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Finding a Place for 9/11 in American History
Professor Joseph Ellis questions where the events of 9/11 should rank in history in the New York Times.
January 30, 2006 |
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Are Terror Suspicions Getting Out of Hand?
Professor of politics Christopher Pyle answers this question in the Sunday Republican.
January 1, 2006 |
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Emily Dickinson: 175, Immortal
Martha Ackmann, senior lecturer in women studies, wrote a tribute to the poet in the December 11 Hartford Courant.
December 13, 2005 |
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" 'Myself and the Other Fellow': Treasure Island"
Professor Christopher Benfey reviewed "'Myself and the Other Fellow:' A Life of Robert Louis Stevenson" in the New York Times Book Review November 6.
November 7, 2005 |
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A Whale of a Book About Herman Melville
Professor Donald Weber reviews Andrew Delbanco's "Melville: His World and Work" in the Chicago Tribune.
November 6, 2005 |
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"Caravaggio: The Artist as Outlaw"
Professor Christopher Benfey reviewed a new bio of the painter Caravaggio in the New York Times Sunday Book Review October 2.
October 5, 2005 |
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Professor Criticizes Massachusetts's Anti-Terror Efforts
In a Boston Globe story, Professor Christopher Pyle was critical of a state program aimed at coordinating information in the war on terror.
September 26, 2005 |
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MHC Professor Criticizes Bush's Top Appointments
Douglas J. Amy questioned President Bush's key administrative appointments in a commentary in the Hartford Courant.
September 20, 2005 |
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Women Rose Above NASA's Sexist Attitude
Martha Ackmann, author of The Mercury 13: The True Story of Thirteen Women
and the Dream of Space Flight, penned a recent op-ed in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
July 13, 2005 |
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Ban on Flag-Burning Annual Trivial Pursuit
In an op-ed in the Sunday Republican, Professor Christopher Pyle comments on the freedom of expression and flag-burning.
July 11, 2005 |
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Voter-rights Suit on Firm Historical Ground
Professor Douglas Amy wrote an op-ed in the Sunday Republican on "Voter-Rights Suit on Firm Historical Ground."
April 17, 2005 |
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Elizabeth Young in Chicago Tribune Reviews Book
An intelligent, provocative book "The Colors of Courage" offers a different perspective on the Battle of Gettysburg.
February 13, 2005 |
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Women's Education Needs Global Lesson Plan
President Joanne V. Creighton comments in Women's ENews on women's education.
September 9, 2004 |
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Harold in the Gazette: "Distinguishing War and Metaphors"
Harold says it is important for us to look at exactly in what sense the "war on terror" is a war at all, and whether and in what sense it might be won.
September 4, 2004 |
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Fox in the Washington Post on Tax Breaks
John O. Fox believes Congress could eliminate a tax break that subsidizes deluxe health insurance policies, mostly for corporate management.
July 25, 2004 |
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Pyle Addresses ACLU on "McCarthyism - Then and Now"
Professor Christopher Pyle compares yesterday's guilt by association with today's computerized surveillance.
May 24, 2004 |
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Guilford Commencement Address by Chris Benfey
Professor Christopher Benfey offers inspiration to the Class of 2004.
May 22, 2004 |
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Campaign Celebration Remarks by President Creighton
"The Campaign has made an enormous difference to our ability to sustain and enhance college excellence."
May 8, 2004 |
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Morgan in the Sunday Republican: Fetus and Personhood
Lynn Morgan comments on the the legal precedents that could compel a court to recognize fetuses as citizens.
May 2, 2004 |
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Fox in the Washington Post "For Singles, April Really Is the Cruelest Month"
John O. Fox writes op-ed on a great injustice in our tax system: the "singles penalty."
April 11, 2004 |
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Fox in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "Don't Know Jack About Taxes"
John O. Fox says the tax code's complexity and inequity mean the joke's on us.
April 9, 2004 |
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Pyle in the Sunday Republican: "War on Terrorism Shouldn't Stoop to Torture"
Here are two stories about our war on terrorism that deserve more attention than they have received.
February 29, 2004 |
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Lasensky in the Forward: "The Good That Could Come From Sharon's Gaza Gambit"
Scott Lasensky pens op-ed on Prime Minister Sharon's recent announcement to dismantle Israeli settlements.
February 13, 2004 |
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Pyle in the San Francisco Chronicle "How Immigration Threw a Traveler to the Wolves"
Professor Chris Pyle asks isn't it time to question how watch lists are assembled and used?
January 5, 2004 |
