Eagle Pond Authors’ Series Presents: Matthew Olzmann

Smith Recital Hall 114 Main Street, Plymouth, New Hampshire

Matthew Olzmann will read from his poetry collections, Constellation Route, Contradictions in the Design, and Mezzanines, as well as from new work. There will be a brief question and answer period and book-signing with the poet following the reading.This reading is free and open to the public. Books will be sold at the reading by the Plymouth State University Barnes ...

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Wixson Professorship: Jennifer Nelson

Smith Recital Hall 114 Main Street, Plymouth, New Hampshire

Nelson Named Wixson Endowed Professor of Mathematics Jennifer Nelson is an associate professor of practice in mathematics and acts as the co-coordinator for the Computational, Applied, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Academic Unit at PSU. With a passion for both mathematics and biology, she shares her wealth of knowledge by teaching algebra and statistics courses and participating in a long-term field ...

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Stevens-Bristow Professorship: Christian Bisson

Smith Recital Hall 114 Main Street, Plymouth, New Hampshire

Christian Bisson is a professor of adventure education and a program coordinator for PSU’s adventure education program where he teaches undergraduate students the technical skills needed for navigating the wilderness. Prior to his work with PSU, Bisson taught outdoor education to a variety of populations ranging from elementary and high school students to college graduates. He has also taught and ...

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Rethinking Conservation: Feminist Approaches to Justice, Sustainability, and Marine Resource Management

Smith Recital Hall 114 Main Street, Plymouth, New Hampshire

Conservation efforts often grapple with deep-seated social and environmental inequities, yet mainstream approaches frequently overlook the intersection of justice and sustainability. Merrill Baker-Médard presents feminist conservation as a framework that actively engages with these structural challenges, rather than bypassing them. Drawing on extensive research in Madagascar’s marine conservation landscape, Baker-Médard explores the concept of commoning—a dynamic, multi-scalar practice of collaboration ...

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Helen Abbott Professorship: Jamie Hannon

Smith Recital Hall 114 Main Street, Plymouth, New Hampshire

James Hannon is an associate professor in the department of Health and Human Performance at PSU, where he also serves as the adventure learning graduate programs coordinator. Passionate about the outdoors, Hannon brings his experience working as an environmental educator and wilderness trip leader in Maine, as well as a patrol leader in Alaska, to PSU students as he guides ...

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