Department News Archive

Professor Emilye Crosby’s Article Featured in The Crisis

History News Professor of history Emilye Crosby’s article “Mr. Nate” appeared in The Crisis, published by the NAACP. Emilye Crosby has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 1995. Prof. Crosby studies and teaches African-American history and the modern Civil Rights Movement. She has received numerous awards–for her teaching, scholarship, and service. These include the Chancellor’s Award for

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Distinguished Teaching Professor of Mathematics Olympia Nicodemi Awarded Charles Dunn Award

Mathematics News Olympia Nicodemi, distinguished teaching professor of mathematics, was awarded the Charles Dunn Award for Faculty by the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) board of directors. The annual award honors faculty whose commitment to student success goes “above and beyond.” Nicodemi has served as the Director of the Edgar Fellows Program, Geneseo’s Honors Program,

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Performance Choreographed and Directed by Associate Professor Mark Broomfield Invited to Perform at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

English News Taking Flight, choreographed and directed by Associate Professor of Dance Studies, Mark Broomfield, PhD, to Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Prélude by Yo-Yo Ma, has been invited to perform at the 78th International Choreographers’ Showcase at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland in August. The live performance includes a dance short

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Professor Rob Doggett Named General Editor of International Yeats Studies

English News Rob Doggett, professor and chair of English, has been named general editor of the journalInternational Yeats Studies. The publisher, Clemson University Press, has posted an announcement and interview.

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Professor Justin Behrend Served as Panelist at American Historical Association’s Annual Meeting

History News Justin Behrend, professor and chair of the Department of History, served on a panel for the “Marketing the History Major” session at the American Historical Association’s (AHA) annual meeting in New York City.

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Professor David Levy Invited to Serve as Panelist at American Philosophical Association Meeting

Philosophy News Professor David Levy, who also serves as chair of the Department of Philosophy, was a panelist at the January Eastern Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association. Levy was invited to participate as a part of a panel of the APA Department Chairs Network; the topic of the panel was “Building Support for Philosophy on

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Assistant Professor Suann Yang and Evan Burr ’20 Represented Geneseo at the SUNY Campus Showcase

Biology News Suann Yang, assistant professor of biology, and Evan Burr ’20, a biology major, represented Geneseo at the SUNY campus showcase offered in conjunction with SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson’s State of the University System speech in January. They discussed the Designing Open Modules on Environmental Sustainability (DOMES) project, a Geneseo-based initiative developed by Yang and Karleen West, associate professor

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Dr. Mark Paris ’76

Alumni Relations News Friday Knight Alumni Spotlight Tell us about yourself. Where you live now, career, and/or family news. What have you been up to since you left Geneseo? I actually got my MASTER’S degree (not Bachelor’s!) at Geneseo, in psychology. After that, I got a doctorate and then worked as a clinical psychologist, first

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2020 Fed Challenge Team

Fed Challenge Team School of Business News This team competition for undergraduate students is usually held in New York City; however, due to COVID this year it was held virtually. This competition is inspired by the workings of the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed Challenge is intended to encourage students to learn more about the

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Denise Reed Lamoreaux ’84

Alumni Relations News Friday Knight Alumni Spotlight Q & A Tell us about yourself. Where you live now, career, and/or family news. What have you been up to since you left Geneseo? I live in Rochester, NY, have two adult children (one fellow alum!), and serve as the Global Chief Diversity Officer at Atos. Who inspires

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