The Center for Peace and Justice Education would like to welcome Ron Hill, Ph.D., as visiting faculty member for 2012-2013. Dr. Hill joins us from the School of Business where he serves as the Richard J. and Barbara Nacleiro Chair. In addition to his other teaching responsibilities,Dr. Hill teaches a marketing class entitled Philosophy of Exchange with Jim Wetzel, which holds a P&J attribute. Through this class, Ron seeks to conjoin groups of students from business and the arts and sciences to illuminate their potential intersection and lend greater consciousness to our most persistent practices of exchange. In addition to the social justice aspect of his teaching, his research focuses on issues of social and public policy, including, as he describes, topics such as “homelessness, public-private collaborations, gender equity, consumption and environmental degradation, discrimination, and ethical leadership. Dr. Hill’s research has led to bettering the community worldwide through the implementation of youth entrepreneurship programs in impoverished neighborhoods in Philadelphia and even electornic waste management in South Asia. His excellence as an educator and profound commitment to bettering the world makes Dr. Hill a very welcome asset to the Peace and Justice department for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Dr. Ronald Hill
Dr. Gaynor Strickler
The Center for Peace and Justice Education would also like to welcome Gay Strickler, Ph.D., as a 2012-2013 visiting faculty member. Dr. Strickler is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology. She intends on designing a course based on the integration of her passion for both the arts and issues of social inequality. In her description of the course, Dr. Strickler describes that “Unfortunately, what we find is that those of lower socio-economic status generally do not have the same access to the arts as do their wealthier counterparts. In addition, one can argue that historically art (broadly defined) as embodied by marginalized groups, is often dismissed as inferior by those with the power to judge.” Dr. Strickler’s passion for social justice issues with her unique sociological focus on the arts and social work is a welcome asset to the Center.
