English
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New poems by Kim Burwick, clinical assistant professor, English, are featured in the Summer 2016 issue of North American Review, along with a statement about her forthcoming book.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
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History
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Peter Boag, professor, history, delivered an invited commencement address for the Department of History at his doctoral alma mater University of Oregon. Boag also was chosen to lead the inaugural “Pride Forever: Portland LGBTQ History Walking Tour” in Portland, Ore.; and he appeared in and provided historical consultation for the episode “Darcelle XV” of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s series The Oregon Experience.
Music
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Lori Wiest, CAS associate dean and professor, music, received the Washington Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association’s Leadership and Service Award at the group’s state conference in Tacoma.
History
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Marina Tolmacheva, professor, history, presented “The Delhi Sultanate as a Muslim borderland: a snapshot from the Rihla of Ibn Battuta” at the 2016 Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast conference at California State University Northridge.
Foreign Languages and Cultures
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Xinmin Liu, associate professor, foreign languages and cultures, published “Making an Ethical Choice in Planetary Habitation: Ecocriticism’s Roots in Existential Philosophies” in Siyi Journal, Critical Stimulations from Drifting Minds (online, Cardiff, UK).
Sociology
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Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson, professor, sociology, was elected to membership in the Washington State Academy of Sciences.
Sociology
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Don Dillman, Regents professor, sociology, was named a national associate of the National Research Council, the operating arm of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in recognition of his service to the academies. Dillman also recently received the American Sociological Association’s 2016 Lazarsfeld Award for a career of distinguished contributions to the field of sociological methodology.
Music
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Chris Dickey, clinical assistant professor, music, presented “Make it Work: Diverse Career Paths in Music” and “Money Matters: Finances for the Music Student” at the International Tuba-Euphonium Conference in Knoxville, Tenn.