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President’s Column: Eclipses, Communitas, Technology, and the Natural World

by 553866pwpadmin | Jun 3, 2024 | Officers

Deconstructing the interplay of technology and humanity throughout the ages Grant J. Rich, PhD Walden Universityoptimalex@aol.com The recent total (or partial) solar eclipse, which moved across much of North America on April 8, 2024, afforded an excellent opportunity...

Past President’s Column: Battle Weary—The Ongoing Fight Against Disinformation

by 553866pwpadmin | Jun 3, 2024 | Officers

Examining the roles of information pollution and media platforms on growing political polarization Susan J. Eddington, PhDseddington@email.fielding.edu This presidential election year has amplified citizen discontent about the state of politics in the nation. Since...

President’s Column: The Quest for Truth amid the Perils and Pitfalls of Political Disinformation

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 15, 2023 | Officers

Susan J. Eddington, APR, PhDseddington@email.fielding.edu Campaigning for the 2024 elections is in full swing. It has been projected that the 2023-2024 election cycle will be the most expensive in history, with political expenditures expected to reach $10.2 billion,...

President-Elect’s Column: Music and Technology—Looking Back and Looking Forward

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 15, 2023 | Officers

Grant J. Rich, PhDoptimalex@aol.com Ethnomusicologists tell us music is ubiquitous across time and place; the archaeological record for instance shows a rich tradition across many continents, from ancient flutes to bullroarers (Blacking, 1974; Nettl, 2015). With the...

Past President’s Column: APA Convention Highlights

by 553866pwpadmin | Dec 15, 2023 | Officers

Don Grant, MA, MFA, DAC, SUDCC IV, PhDdoctordeeg@gmail.com Our APA convention is one of my favorite weeks of the year-for me, it is like a holiday. The overflowing opportunities to reunite with dear friends, learn from exceptional scholars, participate in exciting...

President-Elect’s Column: Reflections on Book Banning

by 553866pwpadmin | Jun 15, 2023 | Officers

Grant Rich, PhDoptimalex@aol.com Recently, book banning has been front and center in the news. So much so, that the best-selling author of young adult fiction Judy Blume has noted that book banning “has become political… it’s worse than it was in the...
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