Questioning Authority

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