by Richard Bailey | Mar 6, 2026 | Staff
Dr. Joanna Mąkowska, Assistant Professor at the University of Warsaw and Visiting Professor at Canisius University, has been invited to present at the University of Buffalo’s “Poetics Plus.”
Dr. Mąkowska’s talk with take place Thursday, March 12, at 3 pm in 420 Capen Hall on the University at Buffalo North Campus. Not only will she discuss some of her previous translations projects, but she will also discuss her current project on documentary assemblages as a form of protest.

by Richard Bailey | Feb 5, 2026 | Staff
Shannon R. Jemiolo, associate professor of accounting, recently had a co-authored research study published in the top academic tax journal, Journal of the American Taxation Association. The article is currently available online for early access before its inclusion in a specific issue.
Click to read The Reputational Costs of Corporate Tax Avoidance: A Closer Look at Stakeholder Responses and Their Potential Impacts on the Firm.
Submitted by Richard A. Bailey, PhD, associate dean, School of Arts & Social Sciences
by Richard Bailey | Dec 16, 2025 | Staff
Richard A. Bailey, PhD, associate dean, School of Arts & Social Sciences is excited to announce that the inaugural episode of the podcast series Canisius Conservation Conversations is now live! Thanks to funding from Canisius and the Michael and the Christopher M ’83 & Christine Kelly Endowment Fund, this series will explore conservation issues close to home, and far afield.
Listen to podcast hosts Daunte Briggs and Grace Coloney as they explore “What Happened at Ischua Creek?”
Be sure to join the conversation!

by Richard Bailey | Oct 16, 2025 | Staff
As Historian of the Animal Behavior Society, Sue Margulis, PhD, had the opportunity to visit the Society Archive at the Smithsonian last summer. Her “Notes From the ABS Archive” column was published in the Society’s newsletter. The visit to the archive was eye-opening, and Margulis hopes to visit again to examine more of the 80+ boxes of documents stored there. Read her column in the newsletter here.
Submitted by Richard A. Bailey, PhD, associate dean, School of Arts & Social Sciences
by Richard Bailey | Oct 3, 2025 | Staff
The University of Rochester will host the 2025 Faculty Governance Summit on Saturday, Oct. 25 on its campus. The event will bring together faculty governance representatives from colleges and universities across New York State.
Summit panels will include: Successful Shared Governance Strategies and Forging Alliances Between Faculty and Students.
Dr. Tanya Loughead, Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Canisius University in Buffalo, NY, will give the keynote address on Building University Solidarities Both Internal and External.
Loughead has published numerous articles and a book in the field of critical university studies. Her 2015 book, Critical University, is cited as one of the principal texts in the field. Loughead is also the Communications Director for the New York State American Association of University Professors.
Contacts for further information on this summit:
Todd Sodano, St. John Fisher University
Stephen Aldersley, Rochester Institute of Technology