Accomplishments - August, 2024
“Grigori V. Aleksandrov—Great Directors,” a journal article by Tony Williams, professor, English, was published in “Senses of Cinema” this month. Williams’ contribution states Aleksandrov, a former associate of Russian film director and screenwriter Sergei Eisenstein, has suffered neglect due to his work in 1930s and ’40s Soviet musicals. Although marketed as ideological mass entertainment, Aleksandrov kept faith with the developments in 1920s Soviet avant-garde, such as FEKS, and wove them into his narratives in such a way as to avoid charges of formalism that blighted the careers of many of his 1920s colleagues.
“Segmentation,” a solo exhibition by Jiyong Lee, professor, School of Art and Design, runs Sept. 6 to Oct. 12 at the Duane Reed Gallery, 4729 McPherson Ave., St. Louis. Lee’s work also was recently shown at the Traver Gallery in Seattle. The series is inspired by Lee’s fascination with cell division.
Matthew J. Brown, professor of philosophy, the Boydston endowed chair of American philosophy and Center for Dewey Studies director, has been appointed editor in chief of “HOPOS: The Journal of the International Society for the History of Philosophy of Science.” His appointment begins in January 2025.
Dr. Jerry Kruse, dean and provost, SIU School of Medicine, will co-chair the Massey Commission, a citizen's commission in Sangamon County that will examine the underlying causes that led to the July 6, 2024, police-involved shooting death of Sonya Massey. The commission’s mission is to also “address the issues of race relations and systemic racism and to examine associated issues in law enforcement practices, mental health responses, and community relations.”
“The Government Spends Millions to Open Grocery Stores in Food Deserts. The Real Test Is Their Survival.” by Molly Parker-Stephens with photography by Julia Rendleman, both assistant professors, School of Advertising and Journalism, was published recently by ProPublica and Capitol News Illinois.
Zvi Rosen, assistant professor of law, SIU Simmons Law School, moderated a virtual discussion on Aug. 14 sponsored by The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies Intellectual Property Practice Group on “The First Amendment in Trademark Law after Vidal v. Elster.”
“Shocked,” a photograph by Sean Hoisington, admissions and records representative, Undergraduate Admissions, has been selected by juror Courtland Blade to be part of the “Out With the New and In With the Old” juried exhibition at the Arts Illiana Gallery, 23 N. 6th St., Terre Haute, Indiana. The exhibition will be on display from Aug.16 to Oct. 25.
The Saluki softball team achieved the nation’s highest GPA for the 2023-2024 academic year with a team GPA of 3.856 and 3.831 for the spring 2024 semester. Nine players recorded a perfect 4.0 in the spring, while the entire roster had a 3.30 or better for the term. Across the full academic year, every player on the team posted a 3.50 or above.
Christopher Behan, professor, Simmons Law School, recently spent a week in late June as visiting professor at the University of Lay Adventists in Kigali, Rwanda. In addition to teaching international humanitarian law classes, he presented a lecture “Will Gideon’s Trumpet Sound in Africa? Access to Justice and the Potential Impact of Court-Appointed Counsel for Indigent Defendants in African Courts.”
