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SPOTLIGHT ON: FACULTY Outstanding faculty have played a critical role in Bryant’s trajectory of success. Throughout this 150th anniversary year, we will feature remembrances from those dedicated, inspiring educators. MEDIA SEEKS BRYANT EXPERTISE In the aftershock of the Newtown, CT, tragedy, Gregg Carter, Ph.D., professor of sociology, was a sought-after resource for reporters. Carter is the editor of the acclaimed three-volume Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law, and author of Gun Control in the United States and The Gun Control Movement. He was asked to appear on numerous radio programs, including KCRW’s “To the Point” — a news show airing on several NPR stations across the country. The reporter asked Carter if school shootings are becoming an increasing phenomenon. “There are about 2,000 school kids who are shot and killed away from school yards a year, and about two dozen who are killed on school yards and that number is going to go up now for 2012, unfortunately,” Carter told the station. In a more in-depth follow-up interview, he participated in a discussion about how the tragedy connects with the changing role of guns in American society. Carter discussed Newtown in the context of U.S. gun control laws on the BBC’s “Double Take,” appeared on Voice of America’s
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“Encounter,” a public events news show, and was cited in an article that appeared in the Australian publication, The Sydney Morning Herald. Rhode Island newspapers Providence Journal and Providence
Gregg Carter, Ph.D., professor of Sociology, author of the three-volume Guns in American Society, was featured in news stories and on news programs about recent school shootings.
Business News looked to Bryant professors, Rich Holtzman, Ph.D., and Edinaldo Tebaldi, Ph.D., as sources on local issues. Holtzman, associate professor of political science, discussed some of the factors that led to
U. S. Rep. David N. Cicilline’s victory in what many expected to be a very close 1st Congressional District race. Meanwhile, Tebaldi offered insight on the local economy in a November interview with PBN
ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS “We were a commuter campus. Students held jobs that paid for a quality education at an affordable price,” recalls History Professor James Estey, MAT, describing what set Bryant apart in 1964. That was the year he began his teaching career at Bryant. Fast forward to the 21st century, and Bryant now has a more global focus, offering the Sophomore International Experience and other initiatives that help students develop an international perspective. Estey believes that this philosophy helps the University maintain a marketable edge, and he counts his World History classes as significant among the proposals that he spearheaded to support this worldwide perspective. “We couldn’t have a respectable history program without that global perspective. These offerings, along with a choice of more than 30 different history courses that explore many facets of history, a senior capstone project and seminar, and internships, attract students to the history major at Bryant. “International students also strengthen Bryant. Before diversity in our classrooms, we spoke about other cultures in terms of statistics. Now, we also learn about the world through personal connections with our international students.” Estey has been a part of Bryant’s evolution from a small college to a premier university with a respected international reputation.
James Estey, MAT Associate Professor of History Teaching at Bryant since 1964