Apr 9, 2012
Chinese Professor Li Yang Opens World of Possibility for Students
Li Yang believes in setting a high bar for her students. And apparently her teaching style pays off. Students in her introductory Chinese course begin…
Faculty Profiles
Apr 9, 2012
Professor Jeff Liebner Uses Statistics to Expose Truth in the World
As a second-grader, Jeff Liebner wanted to teach first grade. When he was in third grade, he was ready to teach second. So it’s no surprise that the…
Mar 21, 2012
Professor D.C. Jackson Appears on PBS’ American Experience April 3
D.C. Jackson, professor of history, will appear as an on-camera expert on the PBS American Experience program “Grand Coulee Dam.” The segment is scheduled…
Mar 19, 2012
Biology Professor Bob Kurt Works to Unlock the Mysteries of the Immune System
Some say ignorance is bliss. But for Bob Kurt, associate professor of biology, what is not known is a doorway to discovery, especially when unlocking the…
Feb 21, 2012
Prof. Chris Phillips Explores Reading Habits of 19th Century Eastonians, One of the First Studies of Its Kind in the Country
Until a year ago, the emerging research field of the history of reading was largely circumstantial, based on diaries or sales figures. A public database…
Feb 21, 2012
A Global Professor: Joshua Smith’s Teaching and Research Have Taken Him all Over the World
Spin a globe and place your finger on it. Wherever it lands, it may not be far from where Joshua Smith, assistant professor of mechanical engineering,…
Jan 30, 2012
Professor Art Kney Helps Students Take Ideas from the Drawing Board to Reality
When a first-year student came to him with an idea to bring composting to campus in 2007, professor Art Kney was skeptical. The College didn’t recycle…
Jan 30, 2012
Art Professor Nestor Gil Asks Students to Test the Limits of Their Creative Process
In his studio at the Williams Visual Arts Building, Nestor Gil is seated in front of a window typing furiously on a laptop as the Bushkill Creek drifts…
Jan 6, 2012
Professor Rebekah Pite Cooks Up New Historical Perspective on Argentine Food Icon
It’s all connected for Rebekah Pite. Her honors thesis at Amherst College fostered an appreciation for historical research. A move to Barcelona to teach…
Jan 6, 2012
Professor Alessandro Giovannelli Encourages Students to Search for Clarity and Truth
In many ways, teaching undergraduates is more inspiring than teaching at the graduate level, a colleague at one of the best philosophy graduate programs…