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Ireland & America: I Should Have Taken That Class

Ireland & America: I Should Have Taken That Class

Letters from Ireland Stephen J. Scanlan, Fulbright  Scholar National University of Ireland Galway Ireland: History and Complexities History 374: Ireland & America. I really wish I would have taken this class when I was an undergraduate at the University of Dayton. I minored in history and had plenty of great […]

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December 11, 2013 at 6:41 amNews

Scanlan: ‘I Miss Composting’

Scanlan: ‘I Miss Composting’

Letters from Ireland Stephen J. Scanlan, Fulbright  Scholar National University of Ireland Galway Sustainability and the Environment I miss composting. At home in Athens the compost pile where my backyard meets woods is a fixture of my gardening and waste management activities. Everything from apple cores and coffee grounds to […]

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November 15, 2013 at 8:14 amNews

Food Labeling and Transparency in Ireland and the EU

Food Labeling and Transparency in Ireland and the EU

Letters from Ireland Stephen J. Scanlan, Fulbright  Scholar National University of Ireland Galway Suitable for vegetarians. Oh, how I love to hear, or rather see, these words. And not just because I am a vegetarian and that it makes grocery purchases a bit easier. Rather, the words symbolize greater transparency […]

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October 29, 2013 at 8:00 amNews

Wealth and Poverty: Within and Between Countries

Wealth and Poverty: Within and Between Countries

By Dr. Yeong-Hyun Kim and Dr. Edna Wangui College of Arts & Sciences faculty are tackling the challenges of the 21st century by building interdisciplinary and team-taught courses around a new set of curricular themes. The Wealth and Poverty theme aims to address economic growth, wealth distribution, poverty, inequality, and […]

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October 28, 2013 at 9:21 amNews

Letters from Ireland: Transitions

Letters from Ireland: Transitions

By Stephen J. Scanlan, Fulbright  Scholar National University of Ireland Galway Greetings from Galway, Ireland. It has been far too long since I have traveled abroad. I have too often lived vicariously through the stories students and colleagues have shared with me.  I am thus drawn back to the simplicity […]

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September 16, 2013 at 9:05 amNews

Scanlan Presents on Fracking at Sociological Association Meeting

Scanlan Presents on Fracking at Sociological Association Meeting

Dr. Stephen J. Scanlan, Associate Professor of Sociology, presented “Framing Fracking: Resource Extraction, Economic Development, and Greenwashing” in a session on environmental sociology focused on fracking at the North Central Sociological Association 2013 annual meeting April 4-7 in Indianapolis. This paper examines the framing mechanisms of the U.S. gas industry […]

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May 6, 2013 at 4:06 pmResearch

The Atlantic Quotes Scanlan on Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strike

The Atlantic quoted Dr. Stephen J. Scanlan, Associate Professor of Sociology, in an April 2 article on “Why the Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strikes Probably Won’t Work; Starving is surprisingly effective form of prison protest. But only if your cause is sympathetic to begin with.” Scanlan teaches in the College of […]

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