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In the Media

Prof spotlight: Williams Brown talks educational diversity

—The Miscellany News

Diversifiying the Canon: Sofia Ortiz-Hinojosa

Sofia Ortiz-Hinojosa, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, discussed her research on imagination in a “Blog of the APA” story.

100 Notable Books of 2018: The year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review

Immigrant, Montana, the latest novel by Amitava Kumar, Professor of English on the Helen D. Lockwood Chair, was included in the New York Times “100 Notable Books of 2018” list.

The Dirt on Dirt

Jeff Walker, Professor of Earth Science, was quoted in a Highlands Current story about Hudson Valley soil and its effect on agriculture.

Asylum-seekers deserve our comfort, not our rage

Eva Woods Pieró, Professor of Hispanic Studies, and Eugene Lopez-Huerta ’20 wrote a Poughkeepsie Journal op-ed advocating comfort for asylum seekers instead of anger.

19th-Century Politics and Society

Rebecca Edwards was featured on C-Span 3’s Lectures in History, teaching a class.

Poughkeepsie Journal taps Political Science Professor Richard Born for his thoughts on potential outcomes for local assembly races in Mid-Hudson Valley

It Is Year Of The Woman In Politics, Next Year In Sports

Professor Mita Choudhury dissects the Kavanaugh hearings in an interview with WAMC Radio’s 51% program.

Psychology professor Carolyn Palmer speaks with Inside Higher Education about programs that encourage students to slow down and think about life outside of college.