Yasmina Madden, visiting instructor of English, published an essay “Why I Write” in Fictionsoutheast.org, an online literary journal dedicated to short fiction.

Olga Lazareva, associate professor of psychology, begins her term as the elected president of Comparative Cognition Society (CSS) in April 2016. The CCS is an international society representing researchers in the fields of comparative psychology and animal cognition. She previously served as a secretary.