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Vol. 3, No. 9 - April 23, 2004
| Curley Wins $22K Grant from Loeb Classical Library Foundation Dan Curley, assistant professor of classics, has won a competitive research grant from the Loeb Classical Library Foundation, administered by Harvard University. Curley will apply the grant of approximately $22,000 toward a sabbatical leave in academic year 2004-05, during which he will complete a book manuscript on Ovid's Metamorphoses. Titled "Theater and Metatheater: Transforming Tragedy in Ovid," Curley's project is an examination of tragic storytelling in the works of the Roman poet Ovid, whose greatest work, the Metamorphoses, represents a significant (and overlooked) turn in Western dramaturgy. The Loeb Classical Library Foundation was established in 1933 following the death of James Loeb, founder of the Loeb Classical Library series. Loeb directed in his will that income from the Library beyond that needed for maintenance and enhancement of the collection should be used "for the encouragement of special research at home and abroad in the province of Archaeology and of Greek and Latin literature" and that awards should be granted "without distinction as to sex, race, nationality, color or creed." Workshop to Focus on Effective Communication with Health Care Professionals Skidmore is offering a workshop on "Communicating Effectively with Health Care Professionals" from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 1. Facilitated by Crystal Moore, Ph.D., assistant professor of social work at the College and director of the Social Work Program, the workshop is geared toward people who are caring for a child with special needs, a loved one with a disability, or an older, frail relative. The goal of the program is to enable family caregivers to communicate effectively with health care professionals as active members of the health care team. The registration fee of $25 covers the workshop, as well as refreshments and materials. The program will take place in Skidmore's Tisch Learning Center, room 208. For registration information, contact Skidmore's Office of the Dean of Special Programs, 518-580-5590. Participants will follow a curriculum developed by the National Family Caregivers Association. Goals of the session include the following: • Improving communication regarding the planning of medical appointments and hospital visits; • Learning concise ways to list questions and concerns; • Developing a better understanding of how to enhance relationships with health care providers; • Using worksheets, checklists, and other planning tools to concentrate on critical issues; • Becoming assertive in establishing and presenting the needs and concerns of your patient and family. According to Moore, workshop participants will come away better able "to communicate their needs and their loved ones' needs to health care professionals in order to ensure the best medical care possible." Through exercises such as role-playing and a workbook of materials, participants will gain a better understanding of the medical system. They will develop a toolkit of skills that will allow them to be strong advocates on behalf of family members. Moore, a Skidmore faculty member since 2001, earned a B.A. in psychology and an M.A. in behavioral sciences at California State University at Bakersfield. She earned master's and Ph.D. degrees in social work from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the State University of New York at Albany. Her research interests include end-of-life and palliative care for older adults. She has obtained experience as a social worker in the VA Healthcare Network of Upstate New York and as a clinician in the geriatric continuing day treatment program of the Rehabilitation Support Services in Albany. Previous critiques of communitarianism have focused on the conflict between individual rights and the communal good. Breslin, according to the publisher, takes a different stance-examining the pragmatic question of whether or not communitarian policies are truly practicable in a constitutional society. Says Wayne Moore of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, "Breslin's central claim is that communitarian thought is anti-constitutionalist because it elevates the will of the community over objective, clearly discernible constitutional limitations. [He] succeeds admirably in sharpening debates over fundamental matters of constitutional design." Adds Austin Sarat of Amherst College, "Everyone who reads it will come away with a new understanding of the power, complexity, and problems of communitarian ideas." Read more at the publisher's web site Employee Recognition Event Announced In the News Sandy Baum, professor of economics, was a source for an April 20 story in The Dallas Morning News titled "Critics say Kerry's college-tuition plan fails in some aspects." The story was syndicated by the Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. In addition, she was a guest March 29 on On Point, a program that aired on WBUR-FM, a Boston-area NPR affiliate. Baum discussed "Paying for College" with guests Ronald Ehrenberg, director of Cornell's Higher Education Research Institute; Bill Witbrodt, director of student financial services at Washington University in St. Louis; and Anthony Brooks, higher education reporter at NPR. On Point is a two-hour evening news program heard daily on WBUR and available at various times to other stations in the NPR network. Tom Ashbrook hosts the show. Robert Boyers, Tisch Professor of Arts and Letters and professor of English, is the author of a letter to the editor of The New Yorker published March 8, commenting on an article by George Packer that appeared in the Feb. 16 issue of the magazine. Carolyn Forché, professor of English, was a guest April 2 on Vox Pop, the afternoon program that airs on WAMC-FM, an Albany NPR affiliate. She discussed National Poetry Month and her new collection, Blue Hour, in addition to her work as a Skidmore faculty member. Gerry Erchak, professor of anthropology, was a guest on three recent segments of Taboo-Body Perfect, a multi-part series on cultural anthropology produced by National Geographic TV. He appeared as a commentator on the March 5 segment, titled "Initiation"; the March 29 segment, titled "Gross Work"; and the April 12 segment, titled "Marks of Identity." Penny Jolly, Kenan Professor of Liberal Arts and professor of art history, and Ian Berry, curator of the Tang Museum, were guests April 22 on Roundtable, the morning program that airs on WAMC-FM, where they discussed the current Tang exhibition, Hair: Untangling a Social History. Pat Oles, dean of student affairs, was a source for an April 11 story in The Sunday Gazette titled "Skidmore housing plans will end use of 'pink palace'."
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