On April 16, Paul Abraham and Janet Chumley of the Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language Program, hosted 25 English language educators from across the globe at Simmons. The group, sponsored by the Department of State and World Boston, represented 24 countries including Algeria, Costa Rica, Kuwait, Nigeria, and the Republic of Tajikistan. Abraham and Chumley discussed the context of English language teaching in the U.S., and current trends in second language teacher education.

Political Science and International Relations Chair Zachary Abuza presented a paper titled "The Disengagement and De-radicalization of Members of Jemaah Islamiyah: Lessons Learnt from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia" at the United Nations' International Peace Institute in NewYork April 22.

Jeannette Bastian, associate professor and director of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science Archives Program, and Donna Webber, associate director of the College Archives, are co-authors of Archival Internships, A Guide for Faculty, Supervisors and Students (Society of American Archivists, 2008). One of few books about internships in the archives or library field, its cover features snapshots of interns working with their supervisors, several of whom are GSLIS archives students.

English Professor Renee Bergland has published Maria Mitchell and The Sexing of Science: An Astronomer Among the American Romantics (Beacon, 2008), a story of astronomer Mitchell's life and work in the mid-1800s.

Graduate School of Library and Information Science Professor Ching-chih Chen was a keynote speaker at the International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, ICIKM 2008, in March in Kathmandu, Nepal. She delivered the keynote speech, "Digital Libraries as Instant Knowledge Bases," as well as "Potential and Challenges in Developing Digital Libraries." Chen also published "Global Memory Net and World Heritage Memory Net: Documenting and Preserving Threatened Cultures," in Art Libraries Journal, 33 (2): 21-28 (2008).

Annette Iglarsh, chair and professor of physical therapy, spoke at the first Biennial Conference on the Responsible Conduct of Research Education in St. Louis, April 17-19. She addressed  RCR education and the liability issues that could occur when performing clinical research.

Madalaine Pugliese, assistive technology graduate program director, organized a two-day Assistive Technology Showcase at the International Council for Exceptional Children Conference, April 4-6  in Boston. The showcase demonstrated best practice models for technology integration in the K-12 classroom, and can be seen at http://simmonsatshowcase.wikispaces.com.

Sociology Professor Becky Thompson co-authored an op-ed titled "Vote Vision, Not Race or Gender," for the April 13 issue of PoughkeepsieJournal.com. In the article, she suggests that Democratic voters change their thinking that is "based on ranking oppressions" and instead focus on Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's qualifications and visions.

The city of Baltimore proclaimed April 19 "Afaa Michael Weaver Day" during its CityLit Festival, in recognition of the Alumnae Professor of English's literary achievements as a native of that city.

Patricia White, clinical assistant professor of nursing, gave a presentation at the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, April 11 on "Value Added: The Effect of Faculty Practice on Educational Outcomes." She also presented a poster based on her dissertation research, "Exploration of Nurse Practitioner Practice with Clients Who Are Grieving," which won an Outstanding Poster Award at the conference.

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