Three of my students presented their research findings at the Bentley University annual Undergraduate Research Day, co-organized by the Valente Center for Arts & Sciences

The Valente Center for Arts & Sciences, and me personally, were very glad to host world renowned thinker Steven Pinker to Bentley University on March 20, 2024. His talk and the following Q&A on Human Rationality & Academic Freedom were insightful and inspiring.

We were pleased to have Harvey Silverglate speak with us about freedom of speech in general, and on campus. A lively event – organized by the Valente Center for Arts & Sciences.

Time flies!

Finally an almost normal semester, halfway through even the masks came off. Hybrid teaching is here to stay – we seem to have all become quite tech savvy. In GLS102 we talk about comparative politics and government, and a lot about the news …

Our first hybrid semester – a challenge, but completed with success. ‘Globalization’ and ‘Science, Tech & Society’ in hybrid mode, and a fully remote Globalization class with students in China.

It’s remarkable how we have learned: already quite a ‘tech optimist’, the whole remote teaching/learning experience became routine in this spring semester….it will not go away

All classes online this semester. A new normal? We’ll continue ‘virtually’ next semester. Classes went well. Student resilience is remarkable. Besides my regular ‘Comparative Government & Politics’ classes, I developed and taught an interactive, interdisciplinary course on ‘Science, Technology, and Society’: this weekly three hour seminar style class included of lectures, team work, and many talks by visiting faculty. A challenge and an achievement in one!