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Professor Avi Patt Discusses Holocaust Museum Shooting
Posted 6/12/2009
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Meagan Fazio
Avinoam Patt, the Philip D. Feltman Professor of Modern Jewish History and assistant director of the Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, was interviewed by several media outlets in connection with the recent shooting at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. Patt, who worked at the museum from 2004 to 2007, was featured in the Hartford Courant on June 12. Patt said "the museum is very threatening to [Holocaust] deniers. It's not just a memorial but a museum that makes a statement to nearly 2 million visitors a year, educating people about the cancer of genocide." Read the rest of the article on courant.com
Patt was also featured on Fox 61 and WTNH-TV.
University President Walter Harrison was quoted in The Birmingham (Ala.) News on June 12. Harrison, who is the chair of the NCAA Committee on Academic Performance, commented on the committee's recent decision to ban the Jacksonville State football team from the postseason next year. Poor academic performance was one of the factors in that decision. Harrison said "the sport is really meant to be played by students, so no matter if you're an undergrad or a grad student, you should be a student as well as a football player." Read the rest of the article on ai.com.
Roger Desmond, a professor in the School of Communication, was quoted in the Hartford Business Journal on June 8. Desmond commented on the Hartford Courant's circulation drop, pointing out that readers may be put off by cutbacks. He said "the reaction is one of puzzlement for older readers, who are shocked or dismayed that something they have had forever isn't there anymore." Read the rest of the article on hartfordbusiness.com.
Harry Fiss, a professor emeritus in psychology who passed away in May, was the subject of the Hartford Courant's "Extraordinary Life" column on June 7. Michael Kahn, also a professor emeritus in psychology, says of Fiss: "He wanted to know the content of dreams. They reflect aspects of the place you've left behind and reprise what has been." Read the rest of the story on courant.com.
Patt was also featured on Fox 61 and WTNH-TV.
University President Walter Harrison was quoted in The Birmingham (Ala.) News on June 12. Harrison, who is the chair of the NCAA Committee on Academic Performance, commented on the committee's recent decision to ban the Jacksonville State football team from the postseason next year. Poor academic performance was one of the factors in that decision. Harrison said "the sport is really meant to be played by students, so no matter if you're an undergrad or a grad student, you should be a student as well as a football player." Read the rest of the article on ai.com.
Roger Desmond, a professor in the School of Communication, was quoted in the Hartford Business Journal on June 8. Desmond commented on the Hartford Courant's circulation drop, pointing out that readers may be put off by cutbacks. He said "the reaction is one of puzzlement for older readers, who are shocked or dismayed that something they have had forever isn't there anymore." Read the rest of the article on hartfordbusiness.com.
Harry Fiss, a professor emeritus in psychology who passed away in May, was the subject of the Hartford Courant's "Extraordinary Life" column on June 7. Michael Kahn, also a professor emeritus in psychology, says of Fiss: "He wanted to know the content of dreams. They reflect aspects of the place you've left behind and reprise what has been." Read the rest of the story on courant.com.
