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Hawthorne in the hallways

Samuel Coale, professor of english, recently co-edited the book “Nathaniel Hawthorne in the College Classroom” with Christopher Diller, professor of english rhetoric and writing at…

Black Mountain College Musings

Russell Williams, associate professor of economics, will have his personal reflection “Intergenerational Reverberations” published in the upcoming special issue of the Appalachian Journal.

Asymmetrical Political Relations

Jeanne Wilson, professor of political science and Russian studies, published “The asymmetry of China-Russia Relations” in the online journal China Policy Institute this past week.

College Majors… more than preparing for a career; preparing students for the world!

Students face the unending question of “What’s your major?” from the moment they consider attending college. It seems such a significant decision, as if they…

Public Art in South Africa

Associate Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies and Art History Kim Miller and her coauthor examine how South Africa deals with public art, how it…

Houses, Parties and Wealth

Assistant Professor of Political Science Lindsay Flynn crunches numbers to illuminate the stories of wealth (or lack of wealth) and people’s choices.

Small Telescope, Big Discovery

With Wheaton’s rooftop telescope, hard work and good luck, Maitra and Scarpaci ’17 make a discovery that challenges prior assumptions about black holes. With this…

Just Desserts in the Afterlife?

Jonathan Brumberg-Kraus, professor of religion, publishes “What’s for Dinner in Olam Ha-ba? Why do We Care in Olam Ha-zeh? Medieval Jewish Ideas about Meals in…

What Makes a Friend?

Nancy Kendrick, professor of philosophy, had her article “Mary Astell’s Theory of Spiritual Friendship” published in the British Journal for the History of Philosophy.

Beautiful Words for Beautiful Girls

This past October, Professor of English Lisa Lebduska’s short story “Belle Ragazze” was published in the Tishman Review.

Applying Mathematical Concepts to Elections – the “Geometry of Redistricting”

Tommy Ratliff, professor of mathematics and economics, speaks about his participation in the “Geometry to Redistricting” workshop sponsored by the Metric Geometry and Gerrymandering Group…

Cosmopolitan Post-nationalists – New Approaches to Hispanic Literature

Francisco de Alba, professor of Hispanic Studies, contributes chapter entitled “Cosmopolitan Post Nationalists: The Case of Virgilio Piñera and Wifredo Lam” to the recently published…