Jerry Lewis '59 Professor Emeritus of Sociology Kent State University
Dr. Jerry M. Lewis is professor emeritus of sociology at Kent State University. He
obtained his bachelor's degree from Cornell College, his master's degree
from Boston University, and his doctoral degree from the University of
Illinois. Dr. Lewis was a witness to the shootings of May 4th,
1970, and he has since been involved in researching, memorializing, and
lecturing about this tragic event. He has been interviewed numerous times
by the local and national media about the shootings. Dr. Lewis is also an international authority on sports fan
violence in the United States and Europe.
Dr. Lewis' visit to Cornell during the Homecoming week will include interactions with students in sociology and kinesiology, a public lecture "Remember University Trauma: The Kent State Case," a careers in sociology luncheon, and hands-on workshops.
Visit date: October 5-7, 2009
Laura Arnold '04 Editor HarperCollins Children's Books
Visit date: November 9-10, 2009
Laura Arnold is an editor with
HarperCollins Children's Books, where she edits a full range from picture books
through novels for teens, with an emphasis on middle-grade novels and chapter
books. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell with a degree in
English in 2004, she attended the Columbia Publishing Course and began her
career at John Wiley & Sons. In 2005 she moved to Harper--home of classics
including Where the Wild Things Are, Charlotte's Web, and Little
House on the Prairie--where she has worked ever since.
Arnold's visit to Cornell included a panel discussion, "Publishing Demystified: An Author-Editor Dialogue" with distinguished visitor professor Sarah Prineas and a "Careers in Publishing" luncheon.
Visit date: November 8-10, 2009
James Hurst '62 Professor of Chemistry Washington State University
Professor Hurst, a graduate of Cornell College
(Mt. Vernon, Iowa), received his Ph.D. degree in Physical Inorganic
Chemistry from Stanford University. His thesis advisor was the Nobel
laureate Henry Taube. Following three additional years study with
Gordon Hammes at Cornell University as a NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, he
joined the faculty at the Oregon Graduate Institute for Science and
Technology (then the Oregon Graduate Center). In 1993 he became a
member of the chemistry faculty at WSU. He has also held the position
of Visiting Scientist at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
in Switzerland, and is presently an adjunct faculty member of the WSU
Biochemistry Department.
Dr. Hurst's research involves
characterizing the oxidative chemistry of living cells and in mimicking
essential cellular functions using simpler organized chemical systems.
While on campus, Dr. Hurst offered remarks on "The
Experiment No One Wants to Do: How Chemists View Global Warming”, facilitated a workshop entitled “Approaches to Direct Solar Photo Conversion”, and gave advice to students in a "Careers in Chemistry" dinner.
Visit date: March 2010
Jeffrey McCune '99 Assistant Professor, American Studies and Women's Studies University of Maryland
Jeffrey McCune holds a joint appointment as Assistant Professor
in the American Studies and Women's Studies departments and is a faculty affiliate in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studiesprogram. Prior to coming to the University of Maryland, he
was the postdoctoral fellow at the University of Rochester's Frederick
Douglass Institute and a faculty associate in the Susan B. Anthony
Institute for Gender and Women's Studies. He received his PhD in
Performance Studies from Northwestern University in 2007.
Dr. McCune's writings
include "Transformance: Reading the Gospel in Drag" published in the Journal
of Homosexuality (2004) and a book manuscript currently under
review, entitled "Quaring" the Closet: Black Masculinity and the
Politics of Sexual Passing. This manuscript maps the evolution of
"Down Low" (DL) men who traditionally identify as "straight" while
having sex with other men and refuse to employ the standardized
descriptors of sexual identity. His major areas of research include
popular culture, critical race/gender/sexuality theory, masculinities,
whiteness studies, and 20th century African American literature and
culture.
Dr. McCune's campus visit included a public lecture, "Between Hip-Hop and a Hard Place", a performance of his one-man show, “See-Saw: An
(im)Balance of Identities”, a workshop on "Hip-Hop Culture and Performance", a reception with the Women's Studies faculty and students.
