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Kasling Award is a significant campus honor that has been a tradition at Fredonia for over 30 years. This lectureship lets faculty talk about aspects of their scholarly and/or creative interests to a general audience. Kasling Lecturers explain and examine the purposes, methods, and results of their particular area of scholarship or creativity. The Kasling series highlight the range and diversity of research being undertaken at Fredonia.
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Neil Feit of the Department of Philosophy is the recipient of the Kasling Award for the academic year 2011-'12. The award recognizes a faculty member’s outstanding achievement in scholarship or artistic performance. Dr. Feit will deliver the Kasling Memorial Lecture this fall on October 18, 2011, 4 p.m., at Rosch Recital Hall.
Dr. Feit joined the philosophy department in 1999. He studies philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, but also has research interests in epistemology and some areas in ethics. He has published many articles in top international journals of philosophy and a book with Oxford University Press. Some of his work is widely cited and his ideas on the nature of mental content, and on the evil of death, have led to new paths of research in these areas.
Dr. Feit has collaborated on several projects with colleagues and is glad to be part of a department that values scholarship and gives students the opportunity to experience the clarity, rigor, and energy of research in contemporary philosophy.
Kasling website>>
The Hagan Young Scholar/Artist Award tradition:
In 1987, the Kasling tradition was extended to honor a junior member of the faculty whose research or creativity has been exemplary. The Hagan Young Scholar/Artist Award is now also presented during the Kasling Lecture.
This year's recipient is Dr. Kate Mahoney (at left) of the College of Education (Department of Language, Learning, and Leadership).
Professor Mahoney studies the ways teachers can help immigrant children learn English and keep pace with their peers while in school. Her research is revealing best practices for teaching children who are English Language Learners.
Dr. Mahoney teaches in Fredonia's TESOL program, which is preparing teachers to meet the needs of the fastest-growing segment of the public school population: English language learners. More about her research>>
Hagan Young Scholar/Artist Award website>>
