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Experts from Liberal Arts departments and centers are regularly cited in the local, national, and international media. A selection from online sources provides a sampling of the types of issues and kinds of research Liberal Arts faculty are called upon to talk about in the public sphere.

December items 

What Made Romney’s Big Speech So Mormon
Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 11, 2007 - Liberal Arts Professor Emeritus Jan Shipps writes about Romney’s speech: "When Mitt Romney gave his ‘Faith in America’ address last Thursday, observers wondered how ‘Mormon’ it would be. ‘Not very,’ is the understandable consensus. Mormonism 101 it was not, and he said very little about his personal religious beliefs, sticking to his announced topic.

"Still, in the way he talked about religious diversity, the nation’s symphony of faiths, the way religious liberty stands at the heart of the American constitutional system, and how religion belongs in the public square, this was a consummate Mormon speech."
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1211/p09s01-coop.html

Study Data from Department of Sociology At IUPUI Provide New Insights into HIV/AIDS Therapy
Calibre MacroWorld, Dec. 6, 2007 - According to a study from the United States, "although HIV positive persons engaged in a high level of risk with one another, they engaged in less risk with HIV negative partners, and these partners engaged in even lower levels of risk with other HIV negative persons. Analyses suggest that the primary motivation for sexual risk reduction is partner protection, while emotional closeness is the major barrier," wrote David C. Bell of the Department of Sociology in the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI.
http://calibre.mworld.com/m/m.w?lp=GetStory&id=283767441

Many Households Give in Some Years But Not Every Year
Indianapolis Star, Dec. 5, 2007 - A survey that tracked charitable giving by 8,000 families over three years found that about one-third donate to charity in some years and give nothing in others, according to a study by the Center on Philanthropy at IUPUI.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007712060393

 

Published on: December 18, 2007