College Grants Tenure to Seven Faculty

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The College awarded tenure to seven faculty members at the end of December, a decision which provides the opportunity to examine the thorough and complex[...]

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Forbes.com Fires Essig for Blog Post

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Laurie Essig, associate professor of sociology and women’s and gender studies, was recently informed by Forbes.com that her blog position would be “sunsetted” as a result of a post she wrote regarding the Newtown, Conn. shootings on Dec. 17. In her last post, Essig confronted issues of masculinity and violence in the context of mass shootings. Shortly after being published, the post was removed from Forbes.com.

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McKibben Receives Honors for Activism

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On Dec. 29, the Burlington Free Press named Bill McKibben, Schumann distinguished scholar at the College and Ripton resident, Vermonter of the Year for 2012.[...]

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Faculty Update Quorum Number

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On Monday, Nov. 12, the College hosted its monthly faculty meeting in McCullough Social Space. Prior to the meeting concerns were high regarding attendance after[...]

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Science Departments Seek Three New Faculty

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Both the neuroscience and biology departments are looking to add faculty members to start in the fall of 2013. The two departments are working together[...]

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Faculty Strive for Meeting Quorum

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On Monday, Oct. 1, Associate Professor of Mathematics John Schmitt objected to the quorum that was called during the monthly faculty meetings. When the moderator[...]

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Astronomy Professor Reaches for the Stars

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At 1:31 a.m. on Aug. 5, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Mars Curiosity rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars after an[...]

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Eight Professors Receive Honor of Tenure

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Eight members of the College faculty were granted tenure by the Board of Trustees at its meeting in July, following the recommendations made by President[...]

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