On April 11 the college celebrated faculty and staff members who have published tomes within the last year at the 27th annual library book party. This year, 31 可乐视频 professionals were honored for writing, co-writing, editing, or co-editing a book.
“Through your publications, you represent 可乐视频 in important national conversations and also contribute to the vibrant intellectual life of our college community,” said President Michelle J. Anderson.
This year鈥檚 titles included Associate English Professor Ronald O. Howell鈥檚 Boss of Black Brooklyn: The Life and Times of Bertram L. Baker (Fordham University, 2019); Writing on the Wall: Graffiti and the Forgotten Jews of Antiquity (Princeton University Press, 2018) by Karen B. Stern, an associate professor in the history department; and Economics Professor Robert Cherry鈥檚 Jewish and Christian Views on Bodily Pleasure: Their Origins and Relevance in the Twentieth-Century. (Wipf & Stock, 2018).
“Events like this one are important because it鈥檚 one of the only times every year that faculty across disciplines come together and learn about their colleague鈥檚 new works,” said Anderson.