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Dr. Tom Arcaro and junior sociology major Emily Wappes were invited speakers at Twin Lakes Retirement Center on Friday, February 7th. They spoke about "Faith and Politics: the New Atheism's impact on politics" as part of an ongoing enrichment series for residents. To put their comments in context, Wappes and Arcaro presented data from Arcaro's international research on the demographics and views of atheists. A spirited discussion followed their presentation.

Tom Arcaro, a professor of sociology and director of Project Pericles at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, and Lauren Taylor '10, a Periclean Scholar during her studies at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, presented a talk on Jan. 28, 2011, at Thames Valley University in London.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ professors Ken Hassell and Tom Arcaro were part of the Sullivan Social Entrepreneurship Fall Retreat held in Hendersonville, N.C., from Nov. 5-7, 2010.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ sociology and global studies students used Skype technology on Oct. 20 to hold a 90-minute conversation with students at Dijlah University College in Baghdad, Iraq. The session was the brainchild of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ sociology professor Tom Arcaro and Ahmed Fadaam, a sculptor/journalist from Baghdad who has visited ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ in the past.

An article written by sociology professor Tom Arcaro has been published in the most recent edition of Skeptic magazine, a quarterly publication by the Skeptics Society.

Angela Lewellyn Jones has been named associate dean of ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ College, the College of Arts and Sciences, effective June 1.

On April 24, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ anthropology students Katie Walker and Matt Summers accompanied Rissa Trachman, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology, to volunteer on a state-sponsored archaeology project at historic Alamance Battleground.

Anne Bolin was invited to organize and co-chair a symposium titled "Issues in Teaching Human Sexuality: Sexual Orientations" at the Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology in Merida, Mexico, from March 24-27.

A letter from two ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ students to U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, in which they urge the Massachusetts senator to support legislation that funds the development of nuclear energy technology, is a finalist in a contest that will be judged April 8 by prominent former lawmakers at a Project Pericles conference in New York City.