Olivia DrakeQ: Brian, in addition to being the William Griffin Professor of Philosophy and tutor in the College of Social Studies, you are the executive editor of the journal History and Theory. What is the purpose of the publication? A: The purpose of the journal is to publish the best current thinking about the theory and philosophy of history. We also maintain a discussion network that provides a site for members to communicate about matters relevant to our subject area. Lastly, we seek to enhance the intellectual life at Wesleyan (more…)
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Hilary Barth, assistant professor of psychology, is the author of "Judgments of discrete and continuous quantity: An illusory Stroop effect," published in the journal Cognition in November, 2008.
Barbara Juhasz, assistant professor of psychology, is the author of "The processing of compound words in English: Effects of word length on eye movements during reading," published in Language and Cognitive Processes, 23, 1057-1088, Nov. 2008. She also is the co-author of "The processing of novel and lexicalised prefixed words in reading," published in Language and Cognitive Processes, 23, 1133-1158, Nov. 2008.
Francisco Rodriguez, assistant professor of economics, is the co-author of the article "Freed from Illiteracy? A Closer Look at Venezuela's Misión Robinson Literacy Campaign," which was published as the lead article in Economic Development and Cultural Change 57(1):1-30, October 2008.
Tom Kannam, vice-president and chief investment officer, was a guest speaker during a Middlesex County Community Foundation meeting in mid November. Kannam shared his expertise about the economy, highlighting the foreclosure crisis and offered his opinion on economic recovery. The meeting was featured in the Middletown Press.
Peter Rutland, the Colin and Nancy Campbell Professor in Global Issues and Democratic Thought, attended a conference on "Globalization and Eurasia" at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India from Nov. 9-12. Rutland gave a paper on "Post-socialist states and the evolution of a new development model." Rutland is on sabbatical this semester.