The third edition of the college art appreciation textbook, “The Power of Art,” co-written by Professor Susan Lewis (History) and husband Richard Lewis (Marist College), has been published by Wadsworth/Cengage Learning (2014). The new edition features more works by women and non-Western artists. It also highlights the convergence of artistic media (drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, architecture, and design) in contemporary art, as well as the cross-pollination of art across the globe enabled by the internet.
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- New Paltz selects Interim Dean of the School of Business
- SUNY New Paltz picked as site for Governor Cuomo’s NYS Master Teacher Program
- Dr. Hamilton Stapell Named 2012-13 Teacher of the Year for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- New Paltz ranked second in list of top 50 affordable colleges
- New Paltz names Nicolette Glebatis as class of 2013 valedictorian
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Professor David Appelbaum (Philosophy), for Codhill Press, has just published the 10-year-anniversary edition of Professor Alice Andrews’s (Psychology, Evolutionary Studies) novel “Trine Erotic.” Writes Steven Pinker: “A marvelously seductive novel that inspires and pleases many instincts at once.” Distributed by SUNY Press. Professors Maureen Morrow (Biology, RSCA) and Kathleen (KT) Tobin (Sociology, CRREO) published an article in the winter 2012 CUR Quarterly, the official publication of the Council on Undergraduate Research. “Communicating Student Research at SUNY New Paltz to State and Local Elected Officials” describes the various ways in which CRREO connects undergraduate researchers with lawmakers. This article is...
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Professor Rosemarie Sokol Chang (Psychology, Evolutionary Studies) co-edited “Evolution’s Empress: Darwinian Perspectives on the Nature of Women,” published by Oxford University Press. This book, co-edited with Maryanne Fisher (St. Mary’s University) and Justin Garcia (The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University) includes cutting-edge research on the interface of evolutionary psychology and feminist perspectives on humanity. Read more here.
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Professor Sarah Wyman (English) published an article on East/West literary politics titled, “Facing Problems of Representation in Robert Olen Butler’s ‘Open Arms’ and ‘Letters from my Father,’” in Amerikastudien/American Studies, the official journal of the German Association for American Studies.
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Professor Aaron Haselton (Biology) coauthored a review article titled, “The Adult Dipteran Crop: A Unique and Overlooked Organ,” in the Annual Review of Entomology (2013). This review was written with Professor John Stoffolano Jr. (University of Massachusetts at Amherst). Professor Emeritus Ronald Knapp (Geography, Asian Studies) authored “The Peranakan Chinese Home: Art & Culture in Daily Life,” with photography by A. Chester Ong, which was published in December 2012. Professor Emeritus Lee Cahn co-authored, with Professor Emeritus Ruth Anna Abigail (Azusa Pacific University) a chapter titled, “Working with You Is Killing Me: Learning How to Effectively Handle Workplace Conflict,”...
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Professor Sarah Wyman (English) has published a chapter, Charting the Body: Percival Everett’s Corporeal Landscapes in re:f (gesture) in the book, “Perspectives on Percival Everett,” edited by Keith Mitchell and Robin Vander (University Press of Mississippi, 2013).
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Oxford University Press has released “Mating Intelligence Unleashed: The Role of the Mind in Sex, Dating, and Love,” co-authored by Professor Glenn Geher (Psychology) with Scott Barry Kaufman (NYU). This book summarizes recent research on the interface of human mating and cognitive processes. Most of that research was conducted by the Evolutionary Psychology Lab at New Paltz. Professor Emeritus Dudley Cahn (Communication and Media) has co-authored, with Ruth Abigail (Azusa Pacific University), a chapter titled,“Working with You is Killing Me: Learning How to Effectively Handle Workplace Conflict,” published in the book, “Workplace Communication for the 21st Century: Tools and...
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“Educational Courage: Resisting the Ambush of Public Education,” edited by Professor Nancy Schniedewind (Educational Studies) and Mara Sapon-Shevin (Syracuse University), was published in September by Beacon Press. A collection of empowering stories that brings together the voices of educators, parents, and students who are fighting market-driven educational policies, it was recently named one of the “15 Must-read Books about K-12 Education in the U.S.” by the Christian Science Monitor. Howard Fast: Life and Literature in the Left Lane, by Professor Emeritus Gerald Sorin (History) has been published by Indiana University Press. It is Sorin’s eighth published book. “Educational Courage:...
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Kairos: A Consort of Singers announces the release of a new CD recording, “The Valley Sings: Choral Music by Composers of the Hudson Valley”, on the MSR Classics label. Kairos is directed by Professor Edward Lundergan (Music), artist-in-residence at Holy Cross Monastery in West Park. The CD features choral works, most never previously recorded, by composers who have lived and worked in the Hudson Valley region, including Aaron Copland, Peter Schickele and George Tsontakis. Former music faculty member John B Hedges is represented by Exeter Riddles, a setting of texts in Old English from the 10th-century Exeter Book. Also...