In The News


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Assistant Professor Jennifer Gerometta, Speech Communication Studies, was recently interviewed for blog 'tweenmedia' (found at tweenmedia.wordpress.com). The blog, published on March 20, is titled, "The Latest Trend (and it's Not One you Can Wear)", related to language variation in the female population in the US. It was a great opportunity to talk how the media can influence language change.

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Elena Procario-Foley, associate professor of religious studies at Iona, is quoted in The Journal News in an article entitled "Passover and Easter align, enrich traditions".  Read the article here.

She is also quoted in the magazine Westchester Jewish Life in an article entitled "Coming to Terms with Post-Communist Poland Holocaust Past".  Read the article here.

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Dr. Teresa Delgado was an invited speaker for the following: Fordham University (Bronx, NY), Dr. Thomas Beaudoin's Theology and Ministry graduate class: "Contexts as Theologies of Ministry: Social Justice and Ministry" (Mar 2012); Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University (New York, NY), Dr. Janet Walton's graduate class: "Theology and Politics in Esmeralda Santiago's America's Dream" (Mar 2012); IHM Church (Scarsdale, NY): Lecture, "Insights into Catholic feminist theology" (Nov 2011); Andover Newton Theological Seminary (Boston, MA), Orlando Costas Lecture 2011: "God's Story, Our Story: Constructing Latina Theology Outside the Biblical Gate" (Oct 2011).


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