Faculty News

Documentary filmmaker Sandra Dickson has moved a film institute that she helped lead at the University of Florida to Wake Forest.

Seasonal local factors and long-term global trends are causing a shortage of honey that has beekeepers, farmers and scientists worried, says Reynolds Professor Susan Fahrbach.

Dean of Business Steve Reinemund talks about the economy, the need to educate students about the "ethical foundation" for capitalism, and other topics in an interview with CNBC.

Drinking. Drugs. Caving into peer pressure. When parents expect their teenagers to conform to negative stereotypes, those teens are more likely to do so, according to new research by professor Christy Buchanan.

From The New York Times to U.S. News & World Report, from NBC News in Chicago to local television stations, from AOL News to Yahoo!, Wake Forest and its faculty are prominent in the national media.

Three out of four American economists are fans of Wal-Mart, believing that the retail giant generates more benefits to society than costs, according to a survey conducted by Professor of Economics Robert Whaples.

Despite what apologists for Roman Polanski are saying, “every victim matters, even those victimized by people rich enough to evade jurisdiction for many years,” says law professor Shannon Gilreath.

Immigration reform will likely be the next contentious political issue, according to professors David Coates and Peter Siavelis, authors of “Getting Immigration Right: What Every American Needs to Know.”

National Public Radio reports on a study by doctoral student Aaron Corcoran and Professor of Biology William Conner that sheds new light on how moths can outfox bats to avoid being eaten.

With the school year underway, it’s vital for parents to get off to a good start with their child’s teacher, before any problems arise, says counseling professor Donna Henderson.

With the debate over health care continuing to rage, is it even constitutional for the government to require individuals or employers to pay for health insurance? Yes, says Professor of Law Mark Hall on CBS News.

In light of recent Supreme Court rulings, the School of Law is sponsoring a symposium on Title IX on Sept. 25. Professor of Law Tim Davis explains why the interpretation of a 37-year-old law is still changing today.

In the ongoing battle to protect computer networks from intruders, security experts such as professor Errin Fulp are deploying a new defense modeled after one of nature’s hardiest creatures — the ant.

Professor of Law Suzanne Reynolds encouraged students and others at Opening Convocation on Sept. 17 to bring inquiring minds and open hearts to bear in serving others in the community.

The challenges of life should push us to explore life with more honesty and to discover useful truths unavailable in more contented moments, writes Professor of English Eric Wilson in The New York Times.

Three years after the FDA approved the drug Gardasil as a vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), only one in four women have been vaccinated; assistant professor Michelle Steward may have found a reason why.

A year after last fall’s economic meltdown, the financial system may have been stabilized, but weak credit markets and government interference still pose risks to the recovery, says professor Rob Bliss.

With students and teachers back in school and a new television season beginning soon, professor Mary Dalton takes a look at her top 10 teacher TV shows and what they say about society and education.

Government policies were the primary cause of last year’s financial crisis, business professor John Allison, who is also chairman of BB&T Corporation, told an audience of students and faculty at Wake Forest on Sept. 11.

Simeon Ilesanmi has been appointed to a Wake Forest Professorship as the Washington M. Wingate Professor of Religion. Ilesanmi joined the faculty in 1993 and has directed the religion department’s graduate studies since 2006.

With the NFL season kicking off, children will be watching football on television and the accompanying ads for alcohol and Viagra, but psychology professor Christy Buchanan says parents can turn those uncomfortable moments into “values moments.”

With the opening of the new academic year, Wake Forest welcomes its newest faculty members. “They will add to our record,” says Provost Jill Tiefenthaler, “as a faculty that is rare in higher education — top researchers at the peak of our disciplines who have chosen to focus on teaching as well as research.”

A recent study by business professor Holly Brower (’83) shows that managers need to be trustworthy leaders and be trusting of their employees to get their best effort, she writes.

In these difficult economic times, it’s important to talk to your children about money and assure them that you have everything under control — but don’t make promises you can’t keep, says psychology professor Christy Buchanan in USA Today.

New regulations for failing large financial firms that technically are not banks face a host of problems, says business professor Robert Bliss in The Economist.

There are signs that North Carolina’s unemployment rate may have leveled off, but it could be months before the employment rate improves, says economics professor Robert Whaples.

Henry Stroupe ('35, MA '37), the founding dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and one of the last surviving faculty members to have taught on the Old Campus, died on Aug. 20 in Winston-Salem.

As the debate over the Obama administration’s health care plan continues, Professor David Coates, a native of Great Britain, takes on some of the claims being made against Britain’s health care system.

Trips to Africa by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton are signs that Africa is increasingly important to U.S. foreign policy, says Benin native and economics professor Sylvain Boko.

On the 40th anniversary of “three days of peace and music” at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, music professor Susan Borwick talks about what young people found there and how it influenced today’s music.

Professor Emeritus of English John Carter, who died Aug. 4, is remembered as the “epitome of a teacher and scholar” by colleagues and former students.

Two economic moralities have guided economic policies and actions since Colonial Days, and one of those invites a “culture of excess,” argues economics professor Don Frey in his new book.

Law Professor Sidney Shapiro, who spent two months teaching American public law to students at the second oldest university in Italy, examines the differences in the two country’s legal systems.

Congress voted August 6 for a $2 billion extension of the “Cash for Clunkers” program. Economics lecturer John MacDonald (’95) explains where CARS might speed up the recovery and where it might lose control.

It’s difficult to predict the impact that Sonia Sotomayor will have on the Supreme Court, says political science professor Katy Harriger, but with the court closely divided, her presence could swing the balance.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. Law professors Ron Wright, Suzanne Reynolds and Sid Shapiro discuss her likely impact on the court.

Computer science professor Brian Kell and students in his first-year seminar tackle how digital technology is changing communication, society and higher education.

The two longest-serving faculty members on the Reynolda Campus are retiring this summer, along with five others who dedicated their lives to Wake Forest.

Ross K. Smith (’82), the award-winning director of debate who led Wake Forest’s debate team to a national championship in 2008, died unexpectedly on Sunday.

Dean of Business Steve Reinemund describes his view of business education and his leadership philosophy in a recent television interview.

The New York Times reports on a study, published in Science magazine, by doctoral student Aaron Corcoran and Professor of Biology William Conner (at left).

Thousands of plant species in the Amazon will likely disappear in the next 40 years because of land-use changes and habitat loss, according to a new study co-authored by post-doctoral research fellow Kenneth Feeley and Associate Professor of Biology Miles Silman (left).

A research team of faculty, staff and graduate students, lead by Professor of Chemistry Bruce King, has developed a new method to identify chemical markers that could lead to new drugs to treat congestive heart failure.

Since becoming the first scientist to build a functioning organ from scratch — a bladder made cell by cell — ten years ago, Dr. Anthony Atala, director of Wake Forest's Institute for Regenerative Medicine, has moved on to cobbling up bones, heart valves, muscles, and some 20 other body parts. Read more in U.S. News & World Report.

Hot or not? Men tend to agree about whom they find attractive, while women's opinions vary more, according to a new study by assistant professor of psychology Dustin Wood, that could shed light on how expectations regarding attractiveness affect our behavior.

The grainy images of a young woman dying on the streets of Tehran became an instant symbol of the recent political turmoil in Iran. David Lubin, Charlotte C. Weber Professor of Art, explains why: "We create the martyrs that we need at any given moment."

In his new book, Professor of Economics Donald Frey argues that two differing views of morality have shaped — and continue to shape — economic thought and today’s “culture of excess.”

Christian and mainstream romance novels both emphasize love and a happy ending, says religion’s Lynn Neal, but in Christian novels the heroine and hero have to overcome spiritual issues to live happily ever after.

Professor of Law Jennifer Collins has received the Student Bar Association’s Jurist Excellence in Teaching Award. Read more about her research in family law.

Associate Professor of Anthropology Ellen Miller is among the scientists studying 20-million-year-old fossils discovered in the Egyptian desert. Watch the National Geographic video »

Assistant Professor of Physics Jed Macosko and alumni Anthony Pecorella (’04, MA ’06) and Yuri Shtridelman (’07) collaborated on a project that has won an award from the MacArthur Foundation.

With gas prices rising again, Professor of Economics Robert Whaples challenges conventional wisdom about fuel costs, biofuels, energy independence and "green" jobs.

Psychology's Bob Beck, the last remaining faculty member hired in the 1950s, is retiring after a half-century of service to Wake Forest.

Ecologist and Renaissance man Pete Weigl of biology has conducted research on five continents. He's retiring this summer after 41 years on the faculty.

Math’s mild-mannered Fred Howard, who is retiring this summer, has brought wit and wisdom – and a love of baseball – to his classroom for 43 years.

All things Southern — especially North Carolina and Wake Forest — have been historian Ed Hendricks’ focus for the last 48 years. Now he’s retiring as the second longest serving current faculty member.

Sixteen faculty members on the Reynolda Campus have received promotions, effective July 1.

Steve Ewing (at left) is retiring from the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy after 38 years, while colleague Don Robin is retiring after 12 years.

With April 15 still fresh in taxpayers' minds, Professor of Law David Shores, who is retiring this summer, offers some thoughts on the tax system and the recent “tea parties,” and some parting words for future students.

School of Law Dean Blake Morant has been inducted into the Raven Society at the University of Virginia, one of the highest honors given to an alumnus. He received his undergraduate degree from UVa. in 1975 and his law degree in 1978.

Following President Obama’s recent decision to ease some restrictions toward Cuba, political science professor Peter Siavelis offers insight into the Cuban embargo and the emerging “Obama Doctrine” in Latin America.

Professors Nancy M. P. King and Michael Hyde explain why it’s important to discuss the ethical and public policy controversies surrounding some of the most important issues of our time.

School of Law Professor Suzanne Reynolds has received a Women of Achievement Award in recognition of her work in domestic violence and in improving the law of the family.

School of Law Clinical Professor Kate Mewhinney has been invited by the United Nations to participate in an international program regarding older adults.

Economics professor Joseph Daniels talks about the economics behind the global food crisis that has contributed to an 18 percent increase in “chronically malnourished” people around the world.

Long-hidden letters from the Holocaust brought the law school’s Miki Felsenburg and political science professor Helga Welsh together to bond over a shared tragedy.

Associate Professor of English Jefferson Holdridge has written a new book, “The Poetry of Paul Muldoon,” which examines the works of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet from Northern Ireland.

Professor of Law David Shores, who is retiring this summer, has seen a lot of changes in his 37 years on the law faculty.

Pat Dickson of the Calloway School (at left) will be granted tenure and Chet Miller and Michelle Roehm of the Babcock School will be promoted to full professors.

Spanish lecturer Jenny Puckett (’71) takes students and alumni on a “tour” of the history of Wake Forest and introduces the characters – from Harold Tribble to Shorty Joyner, to Archie Bunker to the Demon Deacon – who shaped the University over the last 60 years.

Worrell Professor David Coates addresses the banking and housing crises, the faltering auto industry, and the need for a new “social contract” in America.

Should you be concerned if your child prefers communicating with friends via video games instead of face-to-face? Psychology’s John Petrocelli examines the influence video games have on how young people communicate.

Mike Green, the Bess and Walter Williams Distinguished Chair in the School of Law, explains the importance of the “Third Restatement of Torts” to lawyers, judges and the public, especially in emerging new areas such as “toxic substance” cases.

China has become fertile territory for a “rich flowering” of innovation, says professor Mike Lord, director of the China program at the Babcock Graduate School of Management.

John Allison, the chairman and retired chief executive of BB&T Corp., says he plans to focus on helping students develop leadership skills when he joins the business schools faculty in April.

Associate Professor of Mathematics Hugh Howards has received the 2009 Distinguished Teaching Award of the Southeastern Section of the Mathematical Association of America.

With the country in a recession and the economy in the news daily, Professor of Economics Robert Whaples' national profile is growing as he's being called on frequently for expert commentary in the media.

Divinity School professor Jill Crainshaw ('84) has been elected vice president of the North American Academy of Liturgy and will chair the association next year.

Associate Professor of English John McNally has recently published his fifth collection of short stories, "Ghosts of Chicago."

Professor of History Anthony Parent discussed the history of African-American faculty and students at Wake Forest in his Founders' Day Convocation address on Feb. 26.

Christian Miller, Sheri Bridges, Martin Guthold, Charles Iacovou, Jack Meredith, Michelle Roehm and Christine Nero Couglin received faculty awards for excellence in teaching, research or service during Convocation.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Rebecca Alexander is encouraging the next generation of female scientists in her classroom and in the laboratory.

School of Law Dean Blake Morant has contributed an essay to a new book, “Law Touched Our Hearts: A Generation Remembers Brown v. Board of Education,” about his childhood in Hampton, Va., in the early days of school integration.

Internet gossip sites such as the now-defunct Juicy Campus raise troubling questions about Internet ethics and how students communicate, says communication professor Alessandra Beasley Von Burg.

The surprise hit “Slumdog Millionaire” may take home an Oscar at the Academy Awards on Feb. 22, but don’t confuse the movie for the real India, says Professor and Chair of Communication Ananda Mitra. Professor Mitra comments on “Slumdog Millionaire” in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The School of Law has opened a new Community Law and Business Clinic, directed by Steve Virgil, to provide experience for students and free legal aid for small-business owners and nonprofits.

The Journal of Operations Management has recognized Jack Meredith, professor of management and Broyhill Distinguished Scholar and Chair in Operations at the Babcock School, for his scholarly contributions to the publication.

Wake Forest researchers have developed a new class of anti-tumor drugs that animal studies have shown to be 10 times more effective in destroying certain types of lung cancer cells, says principal investigator Ulrich Bierbach, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Fellow and associate professor of chemistry.

Professor of Physics Daniel Kim-Shapiro has been named the first Harbert Family Distinguished Chair of Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship. Kim-Shapiro's pioneering research on sickle-cell anemia and other cardiovascular disorders is well known.

Getting young people “to do hard work for a purpose” is one key to moving them toward becoming responsible adults, according to the results of a recent study by Assistant Professor of Psychology Dustin Wood.

On the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, a new book by Reynolds Professor Paul Escott offers some provocative arguments that challenge what we thought we knew about the 16th president.

Paul Escott also offers a new view of Jefferson Davis in a speech delivered at the N.C. Museum of History: Even though he was “on the wrong side of history’s judgment…(he) accomplished political and social change on an almost unimaginable scale.”

The economic stimulus bill contains several provisions to provide health insurance to people who have lost their jobs. The Obama administration views this as a “down payment on their campaign promise of change in the health care system,” writes Professor of Economics Michael Lawlor.

Assistant Professor of Religion Lynn Neal and students in her class on religious intolerance have created a web site to show the power of visual imagery to promote prejudice against religious groups.

President Obama has appointed the divinity school’s Melissa Rogers, an expert on the separation of church and state, to a panel to advise him on faith-based social-service programs.

Barack Obama’s inaugural address may have been ‘old school’ and understated, but it was solid in its sentiments about America and its promise, writes associate professor of communication John Llewellyn.

Faculty and students discussed the historical significance of the inauguration of Barack Obama during a program in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library on Jan. 21.

• ZSR Library Director Lynn Sutton: “What Barack Obama’s election means to America”
• Professor of History Anthony Parent: “What to the African-American is the Fourth of November?”
• Professor Rhon Manigault: “Down payment on the dream: A cautionary warning”
• Professor James Bryant: “On appropriate acts of remembrance”
• Associate ZSR Director Wanda K. Brown: “A letter to Dr. King”
• Jermyn Davis (’09): “One day we’ll say, so what?”
• Matt Triplett (’09): Yes, we can dream”

More inauguration stories »

Steve Reinemund, the dean of Wake Forest’s newly integrated schools of business, brings impressive credentials and compassion to his pursuit of helping students find their own calling in life.

Professor of Philosophy Charles Lewis has been named the first A.C. Reid Distinguished Teaching Fellow. Lewis joined the faculty in 1968. Reid ('17, MA '18) was chairman of the philosophy department from 1920 until 1965. Read about more faculty achievements, presentations and research grants in Faculty Focus.

Mark Welker, William L. Poteat Professor of Chemistry and associate provost for faculty affairs, and Dilip Kondepudi, Thurman D. Kitchin Professor of Chemistry, have been elected as 2008 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Pianist and Assistant Professor of Music Pamela Howland has released her latest Christmas CD, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: 10 Original Arrangements." Listen to an interview with her and to some selections from the CD on WFDD and WDAV.

Professor of Sociology Angela Hattery takes a new look at domestic violence — what she calls intimate partner violence — and its connections with unemployment, crime and other social problems.

Reynolds Professor Jacquelyn S. Fetrow has been named dean of the College, effective Jan. 1. Fetrow joined the faculty in 2003 as Reynolds Professor of Computational Biophysics.

Delmer P. Hylton, the tough professor who started Wake Forest's accounting program in the 1950s, died on December 2. During his four decades on the faculty, from 1949 until 1991, he laid the foundation for one of the top accounting programs in the country.

Calloway professor Jon Duchac, who is a Fulbright Distinguished Chair at the Vienna School of Economics this semester, explains how 9/11, the baby boom generation and even technology all contributed to the meltdown of the financial and credit markets.

Rubin Professor Earl Smith's latest book, "Race, Sport and the American Dream," has been singled out as the best new book in the area of sports sociology and sports studies by the North American Society for the Study of Sport.

Charles F. Longino, the Washington M. Wingate Professor of Sociology and a nationally recognized expert on retirement migration, follows the path that retirees take, wherever they go, and brings that lifetime of research into his classes. (Note: Charles Longino died on Dec. 25, 2008.)

Classical guitarist and music lecturer Patricia Dixon brings the social movements and protest songs of the past to students in her first-year seminar class and lets them try their own hand at writing protest songs.

• What to the African-American is the Fourth of November? – Anthony Parent
• Roosevelt, Kennedy and Obama – Simone Caron
• Obama’s game-changing strategy – Allan Louden
• Obama’s impact on the Supreme Court – Katy Harriger
• Obama faces economic realities – Robert Whaples
• Foreign policy and the global economy – Charles Kennedy
• The challenges of health-care reform – Michael Lawlor
• The outlook for immigration reform – David Coates
• Hope for education and young people – Joseph Milner
• The new governor’s ‘to-do’ list – Jack Fleer

All Election ‘08 Faculty Commentaries »

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Jason Parsley and students in his first-year seminar are exploring the different methods of voting and why the way we vote can determine who wins.

The School of Law's Shannon Gilreath on why we may need to regular free speech when it becomes "anti-identity" speech against the "have-nots" of society.

Associate Professor of Political Science Peter Siavelis explains the pathways politicians in Latin America — and the U.S. — take to power, and why the U.S. would benefit from a third political party.

Fathers and daughters often don’t have the close ties mothers and daughters have, but in her newest book Professor of Education Linda Nielsen argues that it’s never too late to strengthen the father-daughter bond.

Noted political science professor — and new American citizen — David Coates offers his unique perspective on capitalism, politics and immigration.

Professors Mark Hall, Alison Snow Jones and Michael Lawlor examine the health care plans of John McCain and Barack Obama, health care reform and the changing nature of health insurance.

Economics professors Robert Whaples (at left) and Allin Cottrell discuss what the $700 billion economic rescue plan means for the economy, the global response to the economic crisis, and comparisons with the Great Depression.

It's been a busy election year for Associate Professor of Communication Allan Louden. From newspapers in Brazil and Edinburg to national television networks, he has been in high demand for expert commentary on the election.

Associate Professor of Romance Languages Linda Howe (at left) and students in one of her classes is organizing an exhibit of handmade books by Cuban painters, sculptors, photographers and printmakers that will be shown in galleries nationwide beginning next summer.

Professor Emeritus of Political Science Jack Fleer handicaps the North Carolina governor's race, examines the candidates' strategies and advertising, and looks ahead to the challenges the winner faces.

Luis Roniger, Reynolds Professor of Latin American Studies, will co-direct an international research group at Hebrew University of Jerusalem next year that will examine the ways democracy is acquiring new meanings around the world.

Professor of Health and Exercise Science Steve Messier explains how his research is improving the lives of older adults suffering from osteoarthritis.

Research at the Wake Forest Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials has the potential to impact virtually every field of science.

Wake Forest researchers are using nanotechnology to search for new cancer-fighting drugs through a process that could be up to 10,000 times faster than current methods.

Associate Professor of Political Science Michaelle Browers talks about her summer-study program in Morocco, service-learning opportunities in her classes, and what Wake Forest offers political science majors.

The Babcock School's Bruce Resnick and Charu Raheja explain the credit crunch driving the proposed $700 billion bailout plan.

Calloway School professor Rob Bliss explains what the government’s proposed $700 billion financial bailout plan means for Wall Street and Main Street, and what happened to Wachovia.

Debate coach Ross Smith and Associate Professor of Communication Allan Louden are keeping a close eye on the Presidential Debates this year and they share their observations in their DebateScoop blog.

In observance of "Banned Books Week," Professor of English Andrew Ettin, Assistant Professor of English Rian Bowie and Associate Professor of Communication John Llewellyn talk about the importance of hearing other viewpoints, even those you disagree with.

Sustainability will change the way Wake Forest faculty and students teach and learn, according to several professors involved in the effort to bring sustainability issues into the classroom.

Dilip Kondepudi, the Thurman D. Kitchin Professor of Chemistry, explains the importance of thermodynamics to sustainability and renewable energy sources, and the problem of cheap plastic bags.

A theater production in Los Angeles involving several Wake Forest faculty and alumni is gathering good reviews. "Red Scare on Sunset" is being directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Cindy Gendrich. Associate Professor of Theatre Mary Wayne-Thomas designed the set and costumes, and Marla Dumont ('06) is the stage manager. The play stars Drew Droege ('99) and Sona Tatoyan ('00).

Associate Professor of Communication and veteran debate watcher Allan Louden gives a preview of what we can expect from the Presidential Debates. Follow his regular commentary on DebateScoop and in The Charlotte Observer.

Associate Professor of Sociology Joseph Soares, an expert on the role of the SAT in the college admissions process, offers a detailed look into the historical and more recent data on the validity of the SAT as a predictor of academic success in college.

Professor Emeritus of Political Science Carl Moses died on Monday. Moses joined the faculty in 1964 and retired in 1991.

Do you think others view you as friendly or unfriendly, interesting or boring? Associate Professor of Psychology Mike Furr studies how you think other people perceive you — and what they really think about you.

Professor of Classical Languages James T. Powell received the Jon Reinhardt Award for Distinguished Teaching at Opening Convocation Sept. 18. Paul Ribisl, the Charles E. Taylor Professor of Health and Exercise Science, received the Donald O. Schoonmaker Faculty Award for Community Service.

The arts push us out of our comfort zone, "gently in some instances, violently in others," said David Lubin, the Charlotte C. Weber Professor of Art, in his address at Opening Convocation. "It draws us out of ourselves, out of our small-minded self-absorption, and makes us see, hear, feel — and understand — the world anew."

Consumer behavior, perceptions and emotions all play into the rising prices and availability of gasoline, says the Babcock School's Michelle Roehm.

Calloway School professor Rob Bliss explains what caused the recent failure of Lehman Brothers, why the government refused to intervene after rescuing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and what lies ahead for the economy.

What in the world happens when superfast streams of protons collide? Associate Professor of Physics Eric Carlson explains how scientists at the Large Hadron Collider are trying to find out.

A new book by Linda McKinnish Bridges, adjunct professor of ministry studies in the School of Divinity, presents a new interpretation of two books of the New Testament.

Fifty-two new faculty members, including 45 who will teach in the College, have joined Reynolda Campus schools for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Every summer, children die after being left unattended in hot cars. But how often are parents actually prosecuted? Associate Professor of Law Jennifer Collins found some surprising answers in her research on who is — and who isn't — typically charged.

Robert Walsh, who retired as dean of the School of Law in June 2007, has been appointed to a five-year term on the Federal Judicial Center Foundation Board by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.

Associate Professor of Communication Mary M. Dalton ('83) explains how teachers and the disabled are portrayed on television, how she chooses her documentary subjects and how students contributed to her latest book.

WNYC radio interviews Mary Dalton »

In her new book, "Between Fathers & Daughters: Enriching and Rebuilding your Adult Relationship," Professor of Education Linda Nielsen offers practical advice for strengthening the father-daughter bond.

Associate Professor of Anthropology Ellen Miller discusses her research on the origin of the Old World monkeys, how anthropology addresses contemporary issues of concern to her students, and the importance of the service-learning requirement in her first-year seminar.

Shielding children from sex and violence, avoiding commercials and finding extra time for other activities are among the key reasons Americans live without television, according to a new book by Associate Professor of Communication Marina Krcmar.

A new book of essays co-edited by Kahle Associate Professor of History Michele Gillespie challenges the commonly held belief that the South has always lagged behind the rest of the country in industrialization.

Earl Smith, professor of sociology and the Rubin Distinguished Professor of American Ethnic Studies, has been awarded the Arthur A. Sio Distinguished Visiting Professorship in Diversity and Community by Colgate University. He will spend the next year teaching at Colgate and finishing three books.