Carol Dahir, Ed.D., professor and chair of school counseling, was the keynote speaker for the School Counselors' Circle of the Philippines event in Manila in December. She delivered "Multicultural Competencies and Ethical Issues: Millennial Concerns for School Counselors."

Kevin LaGrandeur, Ph.D., professor of English, had his article, "Early Modern Literature," published in December 2016 in The Cambridge Companion to Literature and the Posthuman, an interdisciplinary publication on technology and literature. LaGrandeur's article takes the form of an actual chapter in the book, which is published by Cambridge University Press.

Nicholas Bloom, Ph.D., associate professor of social sciences, had his book, Public Housing That Worked: New York in the Twentieth Century, featured in "Bronx Tale: A Young Progressive Addresses Poverty on His Home Turf," an article about New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres, in the December 12 issue of The New Yorker magazine. Torres named the book as one of the go-to publications he keeps on his office shelf. The article also ran online as "Fighting for the Poor Under Trump."

Amanda Golden, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, gave an interview, "Bringing Anne Sexton Back into the Conversation: Q&A with Amanda Golden," in Cultural Compass, a blog at the Harry Ransom Center of the University of Texas at Austin, in November. Golden discussed her new book, The Business of Words: Reassessing Anne Sexton, a collection of essays by literary critics and poets, which brings "new attention to Anne Sexton's poetry, archives, and legacy." Known for her confessional style of poetry, Sexton won a Pulitzer for her work in 1967.

Christian R. Pongratz, M.Arch., professor and interim dean, wrote the foreword to two books. In Architectural Stone Elements, Research, Design and Fabrication, he explores versatility and sustainability in the combined use of advanced fabrication technology and natural stone applications. In Mater(i)a: Conoscenza e Progetto, Nuovo Polo Museale multifunzionale per Matera 2019, he discusses student design proposals for the city of Matera in the Basilicata region of Southern Italy.

Roger Yu, Ph.D., professor of physics, published "Chaos in a Stadium-Shaped Acoustic Cavity" in the November issue of The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA) in which he discusses "a numerical scheme [that] has been developed to solve wave equations for chaotic systems such as stadium-shaped cavity."

Andrew Costello, Ph.D., assistant professor of behavioral sciences, is the featured expert in a Q&A on criminal justice schools and careers at Real Work Matters, a "resource for people interested in a non-traditional education path." Costello says, "A criminal justice degree will help in subject matter related to promotional exams over other degrees. Having a completed bachelor's degree prior to entry [in the field] will also allow for more effort in practice specialization within law enforcement while going up the supervisory ranks."

Melda N. Yildiz, Ed.D., chair of the Department of Instructional Technology, completed her Fulbright U.S. Scholar service at Azerbaijan State Pedagogy University and Azerbaijan Ministry of Education, Baku, Azerbaijan. She conducted research at the Ministry of Education and lectured at Azerbaijan State Pedagogy University as part of the project, "Transforming Teacher Education through Transdisciplinary Innovative Pedagogy: Participatory Action Research." She is one of more than 1,200 U.S. citizens who teach, conduct research, and provide expertise abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Recipients of the awards are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement as well as record of service and demonstrated leadership in their respective fields.

Melda N. Yildiz, Ed.D., chair of the Department of Instructional Technology, was selected to serve as a board member (January 2016 – present) for the New York Fulbright Chapter of the Fulbright Alumni Organization.

Melda N. Yildiz, Ed.D., chair of the Department of Instructional Technology, co-wrote two articles, "Immigration Across Cultures Throughout History: Deconstructing the Myths and Misconception in Teacher Education," in the Journal of Education Leadership Review, and "Cultivating Global Competencies for the 21st Century Classrooms: A Transformative Teaching Model," in the International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development.