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Questioning Authority
Joe Ellis on Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize
Questioning Authority asked presidential historian Joe Ellis for his thoughts on President Barack Obama winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
Melanie Guldi on the Health Care Crisis
Questioning Authority recently asked Melanie Guldi, assistant professor of economics, for her insight into the current debate over health care reform.
Jonathan Lipman on Ethnic Tension in China
Questioning Authority asked Asian studies professor Jonathan Lipman to explain the recent violence against the Uyghur people in China.
Joe Cohen on Memory Blockers
Questioning Authority checked in with psychology prof Joseph Cohen for his thoughts on a drug that could potentially erase painful memories, break a bad habit, or cure an addiction.
Paul Staiti on the Tour de France
Questioning Authority caught the art history professor sneaking a peek at the Tour de France bicycle race. We asked him for the skinny on this year's competition.
Robert Schwartz on Campus Beauty
Questioning Authority recently asked history professor Robert Schwartz to discuss how the campus has evolved since its founding in 1837.
May 21, 2009
Maisie Knows Best
Questioning Authority asked Maisie Creighton, MHC’s First Dog, about the life of a presidential pooch, now that Bo has arrived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
April 22, 2009
Chris Pyle on Closing Gitmo
Questioning Authority recently asked the chair and Class of 1926 Professor of Politics for his thoughts on Obama’s promise to close Guantanamo Bay prison.
April 1, 2009
Dan Czitrom on MHC Alumna Frances Perkins
The professor of history weighs in on the Perkins legacy, the subject of a new book by former Washington Post reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner Kirstin Downey.
March 26, 2009
Craig Woodard on Obama’s Science Policy
Questioning Authority asked biology prof Craig Woodard for his thoughts on President Obama’s recent announcement regarding scientific research.
March 24, 2009
Ajay Sinha on the 2009 Academy Awards
Mount Holyoke College art history prof and Bollywood expert Ajay Sinha comments on globalism, spectacle, history, and “reality” in modern film.
February 17, 2009
Biologist Stan Rachootin on Charles Darwin
In honor of Darwin’s 200th birthday on February 12, Questioning Authority asked biology professor Stan Rachootin for his thoughts on the continuing significance of the theory of evolution.
February 9, 2009
Gladys Moore on Religion and the Inauguration
Questioning Authority checked in with Gladys Moore, dean of religious and spiritual life and director of diversity and inclusion, for her views on the role of religion in the inauguration.
January 20, 2009
Lisa Ballesteros on Lack of Women in Computer Science
Questioning Authority asked the associate professor of computer science about the decline of women entering the field of computer science.
January 14, 2009
David Sanford on Music Corps
Questioning Authority recently checked in with music prof David Sanford for his views on Barack Obama’s proposal for a program that would bring trained musicians into public schools.
December 18, 2008
Doug Amy on the Voting Process in 2008
Following the November 4 national elections, Questioning Authority checked in with the MHC politics prof for an assessment of how the voting process worked this time around.
November 10, 2008
Char and Jim Morrow on New Math Study
A recent study by the American Mathematical Society concluded that the U.S. fails to develop the mathematical potential of gifted students, particularly girls.
November 5, 2008
Fred Moseley on U.S. Economic Crisis
Questioning Authority recently tapped economics professor Fred Moseley for some cogent analysis of the present U.S. economic crisis.
September 22, 2008
McKay Yancey ’10 Speaks Out on Sarah Palin
Questioning Authority checked in recently with the MHC College Republicans president to get her reaction to McCain’s vice-presidential candidate.
September 15, 2008
Calvin Chen on China's Crackdown on Tibet
Questioning Authority caught up with Calvin Chen, associate professor of politics, to get his thoughts on the Tibet upheaval and its effect on the Olympics and on Chinese-American relations.
April 9, 2008
Jim Hartley on the Economy
Questioning Authority recently caught up with professor of economics Jim Hartley to get his thoughts on the country's struggling economy.
March 25, 2008
Martha Ackmann on the 2008 Red Sox
Martha Ackmann, die-hard Red Sox fan and senior lecturer in gender studies, recently shared her views on the upcoming baseball season with Questioning Authority.
March 24, 2008
Questioning Authority Goes to the Oscars
Questioning Authority recently caught up with Paul Staiti, Professor of Fine Arts on the Alumnae Foundation, to get his thoughts on this year's Academy Awards.
February 18, 2008
Joan Cocks on the Race for the Dem. Nomination
Questioning Authority checked in with the professor of politics and critical social thought about recent developments in the campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
February 1, 2008
Stan P. Rachootin on Mike Huckabee
Questioning Authority weighed in with professor Stan P. Rachootin, an expert on evolution and development, on presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's belief in creationism.
January 8, 2008
MHC's Karen Jacobus on Gambling Addiction
Questioning Authority spoke with MHC's coordinator of health education, Karen Jacobus, who has worked with the Mass. Council on Compulsive Gambling for the past ten years.
December 3, 2007
Kavita Khory '84 on Pakistan
Questioning Authority recently caught up with politics professor Kavita Khory to get her opinion on the present state of affairs in Pakistan under President Musharraf.
November 20, 2007
Donald Weber on Norman Mailer
Literary lion Norman Mailer died this month in New York City at the age of 84. Questioning Authority asked English prof Donald Weber to weigh in on Mailer's life and work.
November 19, 2007
Elizabeth Young on Frankenstein
In honor of Halloween, Questioning Authority caught up with Elizabeth Young, whose forthcoming book is Black Frankenstein: The Making of an American Metaphor.
October 31, 2007
Jack Matlock on the Armenian Genocide Resolution
The MHC professor discusses the pending Congressional resolution that would designate as genocide the mass killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks during WWI.
October 22, 2007
Alan Pounds on Al Gore
Alan Pounds, resident scientist at the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in Costa Rica, discusses this year's Nobel Peace Prize recipients. Pounds will give a lecture at MHC October 24.
October 22, 2007
Gail Hornstein on Bipolar Disorder in Children
Questioning Authority asked the psychology professor to comment on media reports of an epidemic of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents.
September 25, 2007
Penny Gill on Nicolas Sarkozy
Questioning Authority checked in with Penny Gill, Mary Lyon Professor of Humanities and professor of politics, about France's recent presidential election.
May 15, 2007
Walter Benn Michaels on Diversity
The author of The Trouble with Diversity: How We Learned to Love Identity and Ignore Inequality, who spoke at MHC recently, discusses diversity and higher education.
March 19, 2007
Jo Jensen '07 on the CPAC
Just back from the Conservative Political Action Conference, Jo Jensen '07 discusses the conference, presidential candidates, Ann Coulter, and the GOP.
March 12, 2007
Erika Rundle on the Dramaturg
Assistant professor of theatre arts Erika Rundle discusses her work as dramaturg for the upcoming production of Week 16 of Suzan-Lori Parks’s 365 Days/365 Plays.
March 1, 2007
Martha Ackmann on Molly Ivins
Journalist and author Martha Ackmann, senior lecturer in gender studies, discusses the passing of beloved columnist Molly Ivins, who broke ground for women in journalism.
February 16, 2007
Joanne Creighton on Harvard's New President
Mount Holyoke's President Joanne V. Creighton offers her thoughts on Harvard University naming its first woman president, Drew Gilpin Faust, who begins July 1.
February 13, 2007
Alan Werner on Climate Change
Professor of geology Al Werner answered questions about the recent IPCC climate change report that says humans are "very likely" responsible for global warming.
February 9, 2007
Lee Bowie on the Super Bowl
Questioning Authority tracked down Lee Bowie, dean of the College, philosophy professor, and die-hard football fan, to get his thoughts on this year’s Super Bowl.
February 1, 2007
Chris Benfey on Joseph Cornell
Chris Benfey, Mellon Professor of English and Five College Fortieth Anniversary Professor, discusses artist Joseph Cornell and his interest in Emily Dickinson.
January 24, 2007
Sandra Lawrence on Making "Dirty Dozen"
The Mount Holyoke associate professor answered questions about her course, Whiteness: The Other Side of Racism, which made the Young America’s Foundation's “Dirty Dozen” list.
January 18, 2007
Richard Moran on Saddam Hussein
Criminologist Richard Moran, sociology professor and author of Executioner’s Current (2002), offered his thoughts on the recent execution of Saddam Hussein.
January 10, 2007
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