Faculty News

October 06  | Trading Places
Item Thumbnail The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL) is helping faculty re-imagine courses and to improve student learning. 
May 23  | Testimony Turns to Beacon Hill Ties
Item Thumbnail Political Science Professor Peter Ubertaccio was quoted in a Boston Globe article about the corruption trial of former House speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi. 
May 12  | Senate Race Appears Off To Early Start
Item Thumbnail In this Boston Globe article, Political Science Professor and Director of the Martin Institute Peter Ubertaccio comments on the early start to the Massachusetts Senate race. 
May 10  | Professor Debra Salvucci Named Educator of the Year By State CPA Organization
Item Thumbnail Associate Professor and Chair of Stonehill’s Business Administration Department Debra Salvucci has been named the Massachusetts Society of CPA’s Outstanding Educator of the Year for 2011. 
March 25  | Get Your Draw On At Day-Long Drawing Marathon
Item Thumbnail Members of the Stonehill community will have the chance to show off their drawing talents at a day-long Drawing Marathon on Saturday, April 9. 
March 18  | Professor Weighs in on Football Fallout
Item Thumbnail With the threat of an NFL lockout looking more and more like a reality next season, we asked Economics Professor Akira Motomura, who is an expert in field of sports economics, what economic implications a cancelled 2011 football season would have. 
March 16  | The Irish: Northern Europeans with Mediterranean Sensibilities
Item Thumbnail With St. Patrick's Day in mind, we asked Stonehill Professor and Irish Studies scholar Richard Finnegan '64 for cultural insight on the country, which he says is "a northern European country with Mediterranean sensibility." 
March 15  | Stonehill Professor on NPR
Item Thumbnail On a recent airing of NPR's "On Point," Stonehill Religious Studies Professor Chris Ives called in to the program to get travel writer Colin Thubron's perspective on pilgrimage as a model for living a meaningful life. 
February 16  | Prof. Maureen Boyle Wins Top Journalism Award
Item Thumbnail Asst. Prof. of Communication Maureen Boyle was honored by the New England Newspaper & Press Association at its 2010 New England Better Newspaper Contest awards banquet, taking first place in the racial or ethnic coverage category. 
November 17  | Professor Leavy Named Sociologist of the Year
Item Thumbnail At its annual Fall Conference recently, The New England Sociological Association (NESA) honored Stonehill Associate Professor of Sociology Patricia Leavy with its Sociologist of the Year Award. 
October 06  | Chet Raymo: What Is God?
Item Thumbnail In his popular Science Musings Blog, Professor Emeritus of Physics and renowned science writer Chet Raymo recently wrote about Catholic religious inquiry and John Haught's book "What Is God?" which he believes is a good place for students to begin with in their exploration of "the God question." 
October 03  | Professor Michael Coogan Featured in Boston Globe
Item Thumbnail Religious Studies Professor Michael Coogan, author of the new book "God and Sex: What the Bible Really Says," was featured in the Boston Globe on Sunday, October 4. Globe reporter Lisa Wangsness interviewed Coogan for the paper's Ideas section. 
September 29  | New Book by Professor Michael Coogan Examines Sex in the Bible
Item Thumbnail Published by Twelve Books, Coogan's "God and Sex: What The Bible Really Says" examines the Bible’s stance on divorce, same sex relationships, lust, adultery, marriage and other controversial issues. 
September 25  | Bill Clinton’s Brand Still Strong in Political Sphere
Item Thumbnail Political Science Professor and Director of the Martin Institute Peter Ubertaccio talked to the Taunton Daily Gazette about former President Bill Clinton. 
September 24  | Introducing New Full-Time Faculty & Faculty Fellows
Item Thumbnail This year, the College has increased the number of full-time faculty to 151 and has also added four new faculty fellows. 
September 23  | A Fresh Take on Math: An Interview with Professor Norah Esty
Item Thumbnail We recently caught up with Assistant Professor of Mathematics Norah Esty, this year’s Hegarty Award-Winner. Her engaging and challenging ways of teaching math have made her a favorite among students. 
September 15  | Election 2010: Incumbents Finally Have Reason to Worry
Item Thumbnail Peter Ubertaccio, director of the Martin Institute and associate professor of political science, tells the "Raynham Call" that the economy will be the biggest issue driving the November election. 
September 13  | Stonehill’s Second Endowed Chair Announced
Item Thumbnail A gift of $1.5 million by Margaret Vanderslice and her husband Thomas, will underwrite an endowed chair named in honor of her brother, the late Rev. Francis Hurley, C.S.C., the father of biology at Stonehill. . 
September 01  | 2010-2011 Academic Year Begins
Item Thumbnail Stonehill celebrated the beginning of the 2010-2011 academic year at its annual Academic Convocation in the Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex on Tuesday, August 31. 
August 27  | Leith to Deliver Convocation Address
Item Thumbnail At Tuesday’s Academic Convocation, Religious Studies Professor Mary Joan Leith will deliver the keynote address. In the Winter/Spring 2010 issue of the Stonehill Alumni Magazine, Leith answered some questions about teaching at Stonehill. 
August 25  | Nuclear Apartheid: Why Nonproliferation has Failed
Item Thumbnail Shane Maddock, professor of history at Stonehill, analyzes the politics of the nuclear age using recently declassified sources from the U.S. and international archives in an excerpt from his new book, Nuclear Apartheid, which appeared in the UConn Alumni Magazine. 
August 17  | Stonehill Touted a “Best National Liberal Arts College” by U.S. News
Item Thumbnail For the fourth consecutive year since moving into the category of “National Liberal Arts Colleges,” Stonehill ranked in the top tier of schools, improving to 105th in the 2011 edition of the annual U.S. News Media Group Best Colleges guide. 
August 04  | Stonehill Named a “Best Northeastern College” in Latest Princeton Review Survey
Item Thumbnail Stonehill is one of 218 outstanding colleges and universities in the Northeast that The Princeton Review recommends in the new 2011 edition of its book, "The Best 373 Colleges." 
July 29  | Stonehill College Lauded as National “Gem”
Item Thumbnail Stonehill College is an "overlooked gem" that deserves more attention from applicants and parents, according to a new book by a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist. 
July 14  | Stonehill Professor Attends Reburial of Copernicus
Item Thumbnail When the remains of the Renaissance astronomer Nicholas Copernicus were re-interred at Frombork Cathedral in northern Poland, Stonehill Professor Andre Goddu was one of only two Americans invited to take part in the event. 
July 02  | Founding Fathers Were No Stuffed Shirts
Item Thumbnail Assistant Professor of History Linzy Brekke-Aloise shares her expertise on the Founding Fathers with the Cape Cod Times. 
June 18  | Alumnus’ Gift Pushes Scientific Research to Next Level
Item Thumbnail When Gene Cassis ’78 from Waters Corporation, one of the top analytical instrument companies in the world, asked Professor Maria Curtin and the rest of the science faculty what piece of scientific equipment they would like to have, the faculty didn’t expect to receive a state-of-the-art instrument. 
June 16  | Stonehill College Math Professor Bases New Book on Middle School Experience
Item Thumbnail Stonehill College math professor Shai Simonson, who has spent 20 years teaching college students, has written a textbook based on his middle school experience. 
May 23  | 541 Degrees Conferred at 59th Commencement
Item Thumbnail Over the next few weeks, many of the graduates from Stonehill’s Class of 2010 will move on to the next phases of their lives, beginning year-long commitments to service, new jobs, careers in the military and other exciting ventures. But, at Sunday’s Commencement exercises, the day was left to celebrate their accomplishments and the friendships they have built at the College. 
April 29  | Brain Cell Break Through
Item Thumbnail Working with Courtney Ryan '10 and Kevin McEnroy '11, on an Independent Research project, Associate Professor of Biology and co-Director of the Neuroscience Program, Sharon Ramos Goyette recently succeeded in growing neurons in cell culture. 
April 28  | Dismantling the Ivory Tower: Academic Development Day Considers Public Scholarship and Pedagogies
Item Thumbnail Organized by the Office of Community-Based Learning under the auspices of the Center for Teaching and Learning, Academic Development Day brought together more than 100 Stonehill faculty members. 
April 28  | Assoc. Professor Emeritus of English Rev. Harry B. Eichorn, C.S.C. Passes Away
Item Thumbnail Associate Professor Emeritus of English Rev. Harry B. Eichorn, C.S.C. died at Holy Cross House in Notre Dame, Indiana, on Tuesday, April, 27. He was 79 years old. 
April 23  | Why Heidegger?
Item Thumbnail For an appreciation of Martin Heidegger's work, we turn to Professor of Philosophy Richard Capobianco, author of the acclaimed "Engaging Heidegger," in this extended version of a recent interview with Stonehill Alumni Magazine. 
April 09  | Public Scholarship & Teaching Reexamined
Item Thumbnail Stonehill faculty members will join in the growing national debate about public scholarship and teaching when they gather for Academic Development Day on Wednesday, April 21 in the Martin Institute. 
April 05  | Five Facts You Should Know About Cancer
Item Thumbnail With no end in sight to the war against cancer, Stonehill biology professors and authors of a new book about the disease, Craig Almeida and Sheila Barry shared with us five facts everyone should know about cancer. 
March 31  | Girls Abandon Dolls for Web-based Toys
Item Thumbnail "Girls don't play with dolls as much or for as long anymore because they are being socialized by media culture to grow up faster," said Patricia Leavy, an associate professor of sociology at Stonehill in this Philadelphia Inquirer article. 
February 25  | Faculty Members Release New Books
Item Thumbnail This week, Visiting Lecturer for the Visual Arts Department Colleen Ellis released her book "ABCing: Seeing The Alphabet Differently" while on March 15, History Professor Shane Maddock will release his book, "Nuclear Apartheid: The Quest for American Atomic Supremacy from World War II to the Present." 
January 22  | Remembering Fr. Francis Hurley, C.S.C.
Item Thumbnail The father of biology at Stonehill and one of the pioneers of the College's science program, the Rev. Francis Hurley, C.S.C., died on Friday, January 22. He had been in failing health for some time. 
January 13  | Ageless Athlete Professor Sets World Records
Item Thumbnail Religious Studies Professor Greg Shaw recently broke his own world record in the 50m butterfly in the 55 to 59-year-old age-group by three-hundredths of a second, finishing in 26.93 seconds. 
January 07  | Stonehill Professor Explores Changes in Celebrity Culture in Wake of Elvis’ 75th Birthday Celebration
Item Thumbnail This Friday, January 8 marks Elvis Presley’s 75th birthday. Associate Professor of Sociology Patricia Leavy, an expert in popular culture, recently explored how celebrity culture and the media have evolved since the King of Rock n’ Roll ruled the world. 
November 19  | Black Friday Fever
Item Thumbnail With one of the most hectic shopping days of the year fast approaching, we asked faculty members for insight on why the day after Thanksgiving is so important for consumers, retailers, and the economy. 
November 02  | Professor Examines Church's Challenges
Item Thumbnail Professor of Religious Studies Peter H. Beisheim explored topics ranging from the clergy sexual abuse scandal to the role of Anglicans and Africans in the future church. 
October 27  | Rev. Kevin Spicer, C.S.C. Named First Recipient of James J. Kenneally Distinguished Professorship
Item Thumbnail Stonehill announced its first Distinguished Professorship, named in honor of Professor Emeritus of History James J. Kenneally. The professorship will be held by Professor Kevin Spicer, C.S.C. ’87. 
October 19  | President Cregan and Professor Finnegan Named Among Nation's Top Irish Educators
Item Thumbnail Stonehill President Rev. Mark Cregan, C.S.C. '78 and Professor of Political Science Richard Finnegan '64 have been honored for their commitment to excellence in education in the inaugural "Education 100" list by the Irish Voice newspaper. 
September 21  | Professor Explores "Nuclear Apartheid" and U.S. Quest for Atomic Supremacy
Item Thumbnail As a junior high school student in North Dakota, Prof. Shane Maddock made a startling discovery that spurred a lifelong interest in nuclear power, along with the realization of its potentially terrifying consequences. 
September 09  | Stonehill Welcomes 18 New Faculty Members
Item Thumbnail Stonehill welcomes 18 new full-time faculty members to campus this academic year. Hailing from areas across the country, the group brings to the College a wide-range of academic and professional experience. 
August 17  | Stonehill Welcomes New Director of Community-Based Learning
Item Thumbnail Corey Dolgon, a sociologist and community organizer, joins the administration and faculty as director of the College’s new Office of Community-Based Learning. 
May 28  | Curtin Honored for Outstanding Faculty Service
Item Thumbnail Maria Curtin, a Stonehill chemistry professor for 16 years, was recently honored with the College’s third annual Outstanding Faculty Service Award. 
May 25  | Author Chet Raymo to Speak in Newton Tuesday
Item Thumbnail Raymo will discuss his book "When God Is Gone, Everything Is Holy" and sign copies at the Newton Free Library on Tuesday, May 26, at 7:30 p.m. 
April 27  | Academic Development Day Keynote Challenges Faculty to Change “Teaching as Usual”
Item Thumbnail Leading communication and identity scholar Dr. Ron Jackson shared his perspective in a keynote address at the College’s annual Academic Development Day. 
April 14  | One of the Girls
Item Thumbnail Stonehill College psychology professor Jane Nash is one of the subjects in the soon-to-be--released book, "The Girls from Ames" by author Jeffrey Zaslow. 
April 06  | SURE Awards for Summer 2009 Announced
Item Thumbnail This summer, a record number of 45 Stonehill students will work with 24 faculty members on a variety of research projects through the Stonehill Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program. 
January 29  | Exploring The Mysteries of Entanglement
Item Thumbnail Professor Mike Horne’s groundbreaking research on entangled states in nature at the quantum level is receiving fresh acclaim in a new book, The Age of Entanglement: When Quantum Physics Was Reborn. 
January 23  | Faculty Shepherd for the Science Center
Item Thumbnail Professor of Chemistry Maria Curtin has watched with pride the College's $34 million, 89,000 square-foot Science Center blossom. Curtin is a liaison between the architects, administration and "the voice of the science faculty." 
January 01  | Celebs Design New Ways to be Noticed
Item Thumbnail Sociology Professor Patricia Leavy tells Misty Harris of the Canwest News Service about a new form of celebrity branding. 
November 17  | The Dead Language That Never Dies
Item Thumbnail Since 2002, Stonehill has offered two popular courses in the study of Latin. Adjunct Professor of Foreign Languages Nuno Vieira explains why Latin, the perceived "dead language," never will die. 
November 10  | Prof. of Religious Studies Michael Coogan Featured In Upcoming PBS Documentary
Item Thumbnail Professor of Religious Studies and Director of Publications for the Harvard Semitic Museum Michael Coogan will be featured in a two-hour special The Bible’s Buried Secrets from PBS’s NOVA series. 
November 05  | Jack Spillane: History Making Election for All Americans
Item Thumbnail Professor of History, John Rodrigue tells Jack Spillane of the New Bedford Standard-Times that "the economy has forced people to see beyond race." 
November 02  | Election Anxiety
Item Thumbnail Rita DeOliveira, assistant professor of psychology, tells SouthCoastToday.com about the upcoming election, "Politics can either bring about enthusiasm or anxiety — and anxiety is what's happening here." 
October 20  | ‘Breakin’ It Down’ With Fr. Chichetto, C.S.C.: Communications Professor Compares Rappers and Poets
Item Thumbnail You may be hard-pressed to find a Catholic priest who listens to rap music but Fr. James Chichetto, C.S.C. has been listening to rappers like Lil' Wayne for some time now. In this interview, Fr. Chichetto explains why he finds rappers so intriguing. 
October 10  | Reconciliation Beyond Forgiveness
Item Thumbnail Recently, Joseph Favazza spoke at a Theology on Tap session about Reconciliation. To find out more about his ideas on that topic, read this recent piece he wrote for the Stonehill Alumni Magazine. 
September 18  | Introducing New Faculty
Item Thumbnail With the recent appointment of 19 new professors and one faculty fellow, the College is making progress on meeting the strategic goal of increasing the number of full-time faculty. 
September 17  | Catching Up With Hegarty Award Winning Scientist Bob Peabody
Item Thumbnail 2008 Hegarty Award Winner Prof. Bob Peabody reflects on his teaching career and research at Stonehill as well as the impact the new Science Center will have on students and faculty. 
September 10  | Top 10 Favorite Reads: Stonehill's Faculty & Staff Recommend Favorite Books
Item Thumbnail In celebration of its 10th Anniversary and the opening of its new cafe "Ace’s Place," the MacPhaidin Library invited Stonehill faculty and staff members to share their favorite reads. 
August 20  | Professor, Alum, Priest, Examines "Hitler's Priests"
Item Thumbnail Professor Kevin Spicer's second book, Hitler's Priests: Catholic Clergy and National Socialism, has just been published to positive acclaim. 
August 07  | Professor Explores Service Options in Nigeria
Item Thumbnail Professor Ubertaccio, with Chris Tirrell '09 and Kathleen Stephan '10, depart August 11 for Aku, Nigeria, to explore ways that Stonehill students might help the remote village with needs as diverse as digging wells and teaching school. 
August 03  | All for the Fuehrer: Two books raise troubling questions about the Nazis' support from Germany's populace and priests.
Item Thumbnail Professor Spicer's book on Nazi Priests is favorably reviewed in the Washington Post. 
July 31  | Professor Honored for Science Leadership
Item Thumbnail Prof. Maria Curtin has been elected a 2008-2009 SENCER Leadership Fellow by the National Fellowship Board of the National Center for Science and Civic Engagement. 
July 31  | "His": An Essay by Chet Raymo, Professor Emeritus of Physics
Item Thumbnail Professor Emeritus of Physics Chet Raymo has a new book out next month titled When God is Gone, Everything is Holy: The Making of a Religious Naturalist. The summer issue of Notre Dame Magazine features an essay by Chet, titled, "His," reflecting on the various impacts that his father’s basement workbench had on him. 
July 15  | Abington Artist Explores Women’s Roles With Humor
Item Thumbnail Stonehill Gallery Coordinator, Candice Smith Corby is featured in the Brockton Enterprise 
June 11  | States News Service Washington
Item Thumbnail Hitler's Priests: Catholic Clergy and National Socialism by Kevin P. Spicer, C.S.C. is the first book exclusively to examine those Catholic priests in Hitler's Germany who actively supported National Socialism. 
June 09  | PARENT TO PARENT: Pssst! Don't tell the kids, but some YouTube videos can teach them something
Item Thumbnail Parent to Parent advice on educational value of You Tube 
June 05  | Meal Deal
Item Thumbnail The journal Nature recently highlighted astrological research conducted by Prof. Alessandro Massarotti on the ability to spot a planet being gobbled up by its star. 
May 21  | Tirrell Honored for Outstanding Faculty Service
Item Thumbnail Michael Tirrell, a Stonehill professor for nearly 30 years, was recently honored with the College's Outstanding Faculty Service Award. 
May 15  | Real World Advice for Graduating Seniors
Item Thumbnail All too many students graduate from college uncertain about career choices and without the practical tools and know-how they need to succeed as adults. 
May 01  | Barbagallo Invited to Speak at the University of Catania, Italy
Item Thumbnail In May 2008 Professor Barbagallo was an invited speaker in the Department of Foreign Languages and in the "Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione" at the University of Catania, Italy. 
April 11  | Stonehill Professor Reads Poetry at Library of Congress
Item Thumbnail Last April Professor Antonio Barbagallo read some of his poetry at the Library of Congress and at the Teatro de la Luna in Washington, D.C. 
April 11  | Itzkovitz Highlights Changing Jewish Identity in America
Item Thumbnail Daniel Itzkovitz learned of his parents’ trip to Israel through a recording on their answering machine: “We’re off to the old country, call back in a couple of weeks,” it said. 
November 07  | Fliers Taking Too Many Bumps
Item Thumbnail We've all heard the horror stories of airplanes sitting on the tarmac, foul odors, human waste running down the aisles and passengers unable to do anything about it. 
October 23  | Raymo Series Features Poet/Novelist Anne Michaels
Stonehill welcomes Anne Michaels, poet and novelist, as the featured writer in the 2003 Chet Raymo Literary Series, held on Wednesday, November 5 at 7:00 pm in Alumni Hall. 
October 29  | Poet Pinsky Discusses Work at Raymo Series
Item Thumbnail Robert Pinsky, Poet Laureate of the United States (1997-2000), spoke at the Annual Chet Raymo Literary Series on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 in Alumni Hall. The event boasted standing room only with close to 400 students, faculty and staff in attendance. 

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