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Arcadia University News
October 22, 2012
Arcadia University Faculty Present ‘The Hidden Other: Immigrants in Higher Education’ at AAC&U Conference
Arcadia University Faculty Drs. Hilary Dick , Ana Maria Garcia and Jeffrey Shultz presented “The Hidden Other: Immigrants in Higher Education” at the Modeling Equity, Engaging Difference: New Frameworks for Diversity and Learning conference in Baltimore, Md., on Oct. 19. The conference was...
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August 29, 2012
Inside-Out Program Explores Social Justice Through Yogic Path
What happens when you put a dozen students in a room with a dozen incarcerated individuals to practice yoga? It's up to Arcadians to find out. “Living Your Yoga” is a course offered through the national Inside-Out program. It takes students behind the walls of the Philadelphia Detention Center to...
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August 3, 2012
Johnston Presents at National Conference of the Prisoner Visitation and Support Organization
Dr. Norman Johnston , Emeritus Professor of Sociology, made a presentation on a panel at the national conference of the Prisoner Visitation and Support organization in July at the Sugarloaf Conference Center of Chestnut Hill College. The other two panelists were Dr. Marie Gottschalk, Professor of...
July 31, 2012
PHL17: Loury Speaks on Collaborative Efforts with Saving Our Boys
Dr. Doreen Loury , Assistant Professor of Sociology, Director of Act 101 and Executive Director and Founder of the Black Male Development Symposium (BMDS) , appeared in PHL17's Eye Opener Philly on July 17. The clip features reporter Mikaelyn Austin's visit to Arcadia University to learn about...
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June 8, 2012
Black, Santanello ’09 Publish in 'The Gerontologist'
Dr. Helen K. Black , a researcher in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, co-authored "The Salience of Family Worldview in Mourning an Elderly Husband and Father" with Holly Santanello ’09 , which appeared in The Gerontologist . The purpose of this study was to...
June 5, 2012
Loury Hosts 'Transition Blues' Panel at the 2012 Women's Veteran Forum
Dr. Doreen Loury , Assistant Professor of Sociology and Director of Act 101, presented at the Women's Veteran Forum at Temple University on Friday, June 1. The program, “Her Story: She Wore her Boots With Pride,” was the culmination of a multi-month project in collaboration with Temple University...
June 5, 2012
Loury Honored with the Alpha Phi Alpha Charles Henry Chapman Award
Dr. Doreen Loury , Assistant Professor of Sociology and Director of Act 101, was honored with the 2012 Charles Henry Chapman Award, given by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity's Zeta Omicron Lambda Chapter on May 12, for her work with community and academic organizations on the Black Male Development...
April 4, 2012
McCabe Embarks on Legislative Career to Combat Sex Trafficking
Emily McCabe ’12 , a double major in Sociology and Spanish, is busy tweaking and polishing her Senior Capstone Project in preparation for Arcadia’s annual Capstone Presentations, April 25 - May 16. Her paper, “The Influence of Gender Norms on Sex Trafficking in Latin America,” is the culmination of...
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March 29, 2012
Philadelphia Fox29: Loury Speaks on Racial Profiling
Dr. Doreen Loury , Assistant Professor of Sociology, was a guest on Channel FOX 29 Philadelphia for a Race In America segment on March 29. Joined by Bill Anderson, radio host at 900am WURD, Loury spoke on the topic of racial profiling in response to news related to the Trayvon Martin shooting,...
March 2, 2012
Madison ’02 Presents at Lavender Languages and Linguistics Conference
Nora Madison ’02 , Adjunct Professor of Arcadia Online, presented a paper on “The articulation of bisexual identities in new mediascapes: Negotiating (in)visibility online” at the 19th American University Conference on Lavender Languages and Linguistics, held in Washington, D.C., Feb. 10-12. The...
January 13, 2012
Levittown Patch: Arcadia Students and Professors To Assist in Cyber-Bullying Research
"The Pennsbury Education Foundation is pleased to announce a $10,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation, which will be used to support a newly-developed cyber-bullying prevention program at the middle school level," reports the Levittown Patch . "The cyber-bullying prevention program will take place...
December 16, 2011
Black Co-Authors Two Articles in 'Journal of Aging Research'
Dr. Helen K. Black , a researcher in the Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice Department, co-authored two articles in the Journal of Aging Research , “End of Life: A family narrative” and “End of life in nursing homes.” A third article, “A war within a war: A World War II Buffalo Soldier’s...
November 29, 2011
Immigration and Handiwork: Saverino Presents Research at Distinguished Speaker Series
Dr. Joan Saverino , Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, presented at Villanova University's Falvey Memorial Library as part of the Alfred F. Mannella & Rose T. Lauria-Mannella Distinguished Speakers Series on Nov. 16. Her lecture, “Embroidery as Inscription in the...
November 29, 2011
Immigration and Handiwork: Saverino Presents Research at Distinguished Speaker Series
Dr. Joan Saverino , Adjunct Professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, presented at Villanova University's Falvey Memorial Library as part of the Alfred F. Mannella & Rose T. Lauria-Mannella Distinguished Speakers Series on Nov. 16. Her lecture, “Embroidery as Inscription in the...
June 17, 2011
Loury Addresses the Class of 2011 at Enon Tabernacle
Dr. Doreen Loury , Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Act 101 program, addressed recent graduates of the local community at the Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Scholarship Program on June 11. Her address to the class of 2011, centered on the word legacy. “In order to develop a...
June 17, 2011
Dr. Black To Hold Book Signings June 19, 26
Dr. Helen K. Black , a researcher in the Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice Department, will sign copies of her book From Zero to Eighty: Two African-American Men’s Narrative of Racism, Suffering, Survival and Transformation on June 19 at 12:30 p.m. at the Lombard Central Presbyterian...
November 2, 2010
Garcia, Slesaransky-Poe: ‘The Heteronormative Classroom’
Dr. Ana María García , Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, and Dr. Graciela Slesaransky-Poe , Associate Professor of Education, published an article on “ The heteronormative classroom: Questioning and liberating practices ” in The Teacher Educator , the...
October 15, 2010
Reviewer: Pinsky’s Book Disentangles Judaism and Feminism
Case Western Reserve University’s Program in Judaic Studies journal Shofar includes a book review of the book Jewish Feminists: Complex Identities and Activist Lives (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2010) by Dr. Dina Pinsky , Assistant Professor of Sociology at Arcadia University. Pinsky’s...
June 15, 2010
M.B.A. Receives Accreditation from ACBSP
Arcadia University’s M.B.A. graduate business program has received accreditation from the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), which commended Arcadia University for its educational support services and its educational and business management process, noting its flexible...
June 8, 2010
CGS Catalogs Win Communicator Awards
The College of Global Studies marketing team won two Communicator Awards from The International Academy of the Visual Arts for creative excellence in communications. The two Silver Awards of Distinction are in the categories of Brochure—Catalog Design and Brochure—Cover Design. Laura Baldwin is The...
June 8, 2010
Duffy Retires as Director of Student Teaching
Staff and faculty honored Dr. Jane Duffy , one of the first graduates of Arcadia’s Doctor of Education in Special Education program, on her retirement after 10 years as Arcadia’s Director of Student Teaching and Fieldwork at a luncheon on May 25. Duffy started her career in education as a special...