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Professor Julia Knowlton to be President of the GA Poetry Society
Professor and poet Julia Caroline Knowlton was invited to serve as the next President of the Georgia Poetry Society and was duly elected. She will step into this role at an honorary ceremony in January 2022. She will initially focus on youth programs and a commitment to diverse voices in…
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Mona Tajali Gives Commentary on Current Situation in Afghanistan
Professor Mona Tajali has recently been featured on Sky News giving her expertise on the developing fall of Afghanistan once more to Taliban forces. Dr. Tajali is an Associate Professor of International Relations and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and warned of reversals to women’s rights that are already happening,…
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Viniece Jennings Featured Recently in Nature Communications
An article by Assistant Professor of Public Health, Viniece Jennings was recently featured in the premiere scientific journal, Nature Communications. Jennings’ piece was also selected for the Editor’s Highlights which are aimed to showcase the best papers that have been recently published. The article discusses how green infrastructure can combat the…
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What Are the Chances? Why We Believe in Luck by Barbara Blatchley
Dr. Barbara Blatchley recently published her second book, “What are the Chances? Why We Believe in Luck” through Columbia University Press. The book has already been reviewed favorably by multiple sources, including Inside Higher Ed and Dr. Blatchley was also interviewed by GQ Magazine. “Witty in tone. Psychology and neuroscience…
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Folk Stories from the Hills of Puerto Rico: a conversation with Rafael Ocasio
It’s 4:00 on a Thursday afternoon the week before spring semester finals as a familiar face appears on my computer screen. Rafael Ocasio is smiling back at me in front of a virtual background of Old San Juan. His eyes are tired, filled with the same Zoom-induced fatigue we all have at…
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Celebrating the Writers’ Festival: A Conversation with Nicole Stamant
With the 50th Agnes Scott College Writers’ Festival coming up, English Professor and Department Chair Dr. Nicole Stamant is looking back at Festival archives. A lucky few—the English department, select alumni, and some faculty—have been receiving Stamant’s near-weekly emails (subject line “This Week in Celebrating the Writers’ Festival”) since January…
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Learning through Lacquer: A Conversation with Katherine Smith
Katherine Smith, Professor of Art History at Agnes Scott College, has been working on her new book for over a decade. Shaped by conversations with students and the title artist alike, The Accidental Possibilities of the City: Claes Oldenburg’s Urbanism in Postwar America explores the influences of environment on the…
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showing/thinking: Christine Cozzens
Christine Cozzens is the vice president for academic affairs, dean of the college, and the Charles A. Dana Professor of English at Agnes Scott College. She has a B.A. and an M.A. from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Cozzens’ teaching, scholarly and writing…
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showing/thinking: Bridget Roosa
Bridget Roosa is a professor of dance and chair of theatre and dance at Agnes Scott College. She holds a B.F.A. from Southern Methodist University and her M.F.A. from Florida State University. Her teaching and scholarly interests include ballet and modern technique, choreography, labanotation and dance history. Labanotation is a…
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showing/thinking: Lilia Harvey
Lilia Harvey is the Charles A. Dana Professor and chair of Chemistry and associate dean for STEM teaching and learning at Agnes Scott. She holds a B.S. from Florida International University and a Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology. Her teaching and scholarly interests include organic chemistry, synthesis and study…
