Newsmakers | College of Liberal Arts

Highlighting the professional and academic accomplishments of College of Liberal Arts students, faculty, and staff.

Newsmakers are a quick and easy way to acknowledge the professional and academic accomplishments of RIT students, faculty, and staff, such as publishing an article in a scholarly journal, presenting research at a conference, serving on a panel discussion, earning a scholarship, or winning an award. Newsmakers appear in News and Events as well as the "In the News" section on faculty/staff directory profile pages.

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August 2024

August 29, 2024

Karen vanMeenen, principal lecturer in the Department of English, delivered the keynote address “Using Graphic Novels to Enhance Social-Emotional Learning and Empathy” at the Greater Rochester Region School Librarians Summer Conference on Aug. 21.
August 27, 2024

Eunju Kang, senior lecturer in the Department of Public Policy, spoke to University of Minnesota students in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 1, as part of the Seoul National University of Education Summer Program. Kang delivered a special lecture on “Comparative Public Policy: South Korea and the U.S. from Institutional and Cultural Perspectives.”
August 19, 2024

Hinda Mandell, professor in the School of Communication, has joined the editorial board of the International Journal of Sustainable Fashion and Textiles, following a selective process. This journal is a peer-reviewed academic publication dedicated to the area of sustainability and ethics in the fashion and textiles industry. Its principal objectives are to provide a platform for the advancement of sustainable fashion and textiles innovation, raise awareness of the environmental and social issues, and disseminate how sustainable solutions can be implemented.
August 19, 2024

Katrina Overby, assistant professor in the School of Communication, has joined the editorial board for Gatherings, an interdisciplinary, intersectional feminist journal housed by St. John Fisher University. Overby’s article, "The Familiar Feels Like Family: A Black Feminists’ Approach to Placemaking and Gathering for Black Women in the Academy," is featured in the journal’s first volume, titled “Exploring Feminist Placemaking.”
August 19, 2024

Six staff members of RIT’s Reporter magazine attended the Associated Collegiate Press College Media Mega Workshop, July 18-20 in Minneapolis. They earned second place in the People’s Choice Best in Show Award for their 2023-2024 winter publication and placed eighth in the newspaper/news magazine category. During the workshop, the students enhanced their collegiate media skills, guided by their adviser Tom Dooley, a lecturer in the School of Communication.
August 19, 2024

Rebecca Scales, associate professor in the Department of History, published the article "Inventing Polio Care at the Colonie de Saint-Fargeau: Disability, Rehabilitation, and the Welfare State in Interwar France" in the latest issue of The Journal of Social History. The article explores the history of the first residential polio care facility in France, founded by polio survivor Ellen Poidatz.
August 13, 2024

Jonathan Schroeder, the William A. Kern Professor of Communications, was interviewed for an article titled “The Daily Heller: Long-Playing Instructionals and the American Dreams” in Print magazine on July 31. The article explores the cultural impact of midcentury instructional records, a subject Schroeder recently addressed in his book, Designed for Success: Better Living and Self-Improvement with Midcentury Instructional Records.
August 13, 2024

Jessica Hardin, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, co-authored the article “Ethnographic methods: Training norms and practices and the future of American anthropology” in American Anthropologist. The article offers suggestions for addressing historical inequalities in the field and ensuring that students receive the training necessary for today’s work environment. Hardin was also the lead author of a short piece in Practicing Anthropology focused on preparing medical anthropologists for careers in applied social science.
August 8, 2024

Anthony Jimenez, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and two co-authors published their book The Third Net: The Hidden System of Migrant Health Care. The book explores implications of inequalities in the healthcare system while also shining a spotlight on the dedicated, resourceful, and often unnoticed and unconventional providers whose work fills a critical gap.
August 8, 2024

Jonathan Schroeder, the William A. Kern Professor of Communications, was interviewed on Kansas public radio’s “The Retro Cocktail Hour” about his recent book, Designed for Success: Better Living and Self-Improvement with Midcentury Instructional Records.