For the Record, Oct. 23, 2026

For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and honors of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Recent presentations and honors include the following:

Presentations

Leslie F Goldstein, Judge Hugh M. Morris Professor Emerita of Political Science, gave a presentation at the Florida State University School of Law, Tallahassee, at a conference on the Declaration of Independence, Feb. 15-16, 2006, entitled "The Declaration of Independence and the Women's Movement."

Katherin Rogers, professor of philosophy, was recently interviewed on The Prometheans YouTube show about whether God's foreknowledge is incompatible with human free will.

Cyndi Connelly, associate director, Payroll, was a speaker at the 2026 Educational Institutions Payroll Conference, held Oct. 18-21, in Columbus, Ohio. She spoke in sessions on W-4s and on managing multiple garnishments.

Rudi Matthee, John and Dorothy Munroe Distinguished Professor of History, presented "Shah 'Abbas I and Wine, and Wine: Between Indulgence, Repentance and Proscription," at the University of Vienna, Austria, as part of a lecture series on Tasting EurAsia: Food, Drink and Transformation across Connected Worlds, Oct. 24, 2026, via Zoom.

Honors