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FACULTY
NEWS
Professor
Irene Whelan
Irene Whelan's time in Ireland began in Feb., 2003 & continued
until the start of spring semester, 2004. There she worked on
various details regarding the publication of her forthcoming book, The
Bible War: the Second Reformation & the Polarization of
Protestant-Catholic Relations in Ireland, 1800-40.
From September, 2003, she was in residence at the Centre for Irish
Studies, National University of Ireland, her alma mater, where she began
her research on Connemara in the early 19th century. On November
12th she delivered the inaugural lecture at the Centre's opening on
"Anti-Catholicism & Irish American Identity." She has
been invited to speak at The Catholic University of America, Washington,
D.C. in the fall. At press time she was in residence at the Irish
Cultural Centre, Paris, where she is researching a comparison of the
political rhetoric of the Abbe Sieyes, of French Revolution fame
("What is the Third Estate?"), and Bishop James Warren Doyle.
Professor
Colin Morris
Professor Morris
lectured on campus during Homecoming weekend on "The Salem Witch
Trials: Fate & Geography." As Faculty-in-Residence, he
organized a film series in spring around the theme of "Banned &
Censored" movies. Awarded a faculty research grant, he
successfully wrote & revised an article, "To 'Shut out he World':
Political Alienation & the Privatized Self in the Early Life &
Works of Charles Brockden Brown, 1776-1794" that was accepted for
publication in the prestigious Journal of the Early Republic.
A second article, "The Good Actor in Timothy Dwight's New Republic,
1776-1817" has been conditionally accepted by the publication Church
History. Professor
Mohamed Mbodj
Professor Mbodj was co-convener, advance position pater writer,
general rapporteur, and panel chair at the Schomburg Center's gathering on
"The Contribution of Black Intellectuals to the African Union and the
New Partnership for Africa's Development, whose keynote speaker was the
President of the Republic of Senegal, where Prof. Mbodj is from,
held in New York. He was a panel participant at the African Studies
Association's annual meeting, Boston, October 30-Nov. 2, on
Vivian Moy '04 with Professor Bob Ashkinaze, who
continues to offer outstanding & invaluable teaching & service to
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"Youthful
Africa in the 21st Century," and also on "Contested Terrains in
African Studies." He participated in the North
American-Caribbean Diaspora Delegation at the African Union Conference on
"The African Intellectuals and the African Union," Dec. 10-16,
at Dakar. During Jan.-Feb. he worked on
the Senior Grants selection committee of the West African Research
Association. In February he lectured during Senegalese Week at the
Schomburg Center on "African Immigrants in New York City
History." On Feb. 17, for Black History Month at
Manhattanville, he spoke on "African Systems of Healing: Mental
Illness in Senegal." On. Mar. 26-27, at the 'Ville, he was a
convener of an international conference on "Academics and Activists,
Continent and Diaspora: Partnerships for a New Africa." He
organized a two-part Faculty Lecture Series held at the college library in
April on "The U.S. and the World Community." He continued
to work on revisions of The Historical Dictionary of Senegal. Professor
Lawson
Bowling
As the above suggests, Professor Bowling
has completed the manuscript of his forthcoming book on the Great
Society. He completed his 20th year at the 'Ville, an occasion
kindly marked in various ways, including donations to The Gregg Reidy
Memorial Fund, gifts of books, and two testimonial dinners in Manhattan by
the classes of '98 and '02. Yes, he is still Faculty-in-Residence in
Spellman 111 and continues to occupy Reid 320 as his office (when he is
not conducting outdoor office hours on the Quad). He spoke at Manhattanville's Fall 2003
Homecoming on the topic of "Red States, Blue States: The Contemporary
American Political Divide." To promote the Gregg Reidy award,
he worked on fund-raising, spoke at the annual family gathering in New
Jersey on Gregg's birthday, and appeared on a White Plains television show
to talk about Gregg's life. He attended the NCAA Convention held in
January at Nashville and also a two-day conference at his alma mater,
Columbia University, in April on "New French Thought." For
the 22nd consecutive year he taught summer school at the University of
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