Meet Three Faculty Experts
Scholar of constitutional law and LGBT legal issues
Stephen M. Engel
Professor of Politics and Associate Dean of the Faculty
Beneficial economic behaviors for others and society
Sandra H. Goff
Associate Professor of Economics
Poet, artist, community-engaged scholar
Ian Khara Ellasante
Assistant Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies
Faculty Spotlights
Tyler Austin Harper: Writing on ChatGPT for The Atlantic
Fall 2024
Assistant Professor Environmental Studies Tyler Austin Harper is also a contributing writer for The Atlantic, where he tackles topics related to politics, race, culture, higher education and personal passions (like extreme fishing). His recent stories include ChatGPT Doesn’t Have to Ruin College
Jessica Anthony’s novel “The Most” longlisted for National Book Award
Fall 2024
The Most, the fourth novel from English Lecturer Jessica Anthony ’96, has earned widespread acclaim. Longlisted for the National Book Award in September, the slim novel recently made Time’s list of top 100 books for 2024. Read Anthony’s Getting a Grip on Fictional Time in Literary Hub.
Michael Rocque on guns, violence and hunting for Slate
Long an expert source for the media on gun violence, Professor of Sociology Michael Rocque delved into the available data around weapons used for hunting versus self-defense for Slate. Read Into the Woods: Are the decline in hunting and the increase in gun violence connected?
Michel Droge: Painting the ocean depths and discovering an octopus nursery
A fish on stilts, an octopus nursery, and “bioluminescent disco balls” are just a few of the deep-sea wonders seen by visiting assistant professor Michel Droge while spending a month at sea as an artist-in-residence on a scientific expedition.
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