Location: Durham, NCEmployment: Full-time | 3-year grant-funded (with possibility of continuation)Organization: Forest History Society Position Overview The Forest History Society is seeking a highly organized and collaborative Oral/Public Historian (OPH) to our new multi-year initiative, Forests of the Last 50 Years. This 3-year initiative includes major efforts to secure oral histories and documents from key […]
Position: Library Associate Organization: Forest History Society Location: Durham, NCEmployment: Full-time | 2 to 3-year grant-funded (with possibility of continuation) Position Overview The Forest History Society is seeking a Library Associate to support the Forests of the Last 50 Years Project—an initiative dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing public access to materials documenting the history of forests from […]
Applications will be accepted through 11:59pm EST April 3, 2026. We must receive all letters of recommendation by April 10, 2026. The recipient will be notified by April 17, 2026.
Conference Dates: May 7-8, 2026 Location: Arlington, Virginia. The conference will be in person with no virtual/hybrid option. Deadline for Submissions: Friday, March 27 by 11:59pm Eastern
Walter J. Ong was a distinguished American Jesuit priest, scholar, and educator known for his exploration of the connections between communication technologies and human consciousness. Born on November 30, 1912, in Kansas City, Missouri, Ong’s academic journey included studies at Rockhurst College and Saint Louis University, culminating in a doctorate from Harvard University in 1955. His work focused on the transition from oral to written and printed forms of communication, highlighting how these shifts impacted human thought and social structures. Ong argued that the advent of typography altered how people engage with words, moving them from experiencing language as a temporal sequence in oral cultures to viewing it as spatially arranged in literate societies.
Throughout his career, Ong examined the implications of these changes for religion and culture, advocating for a theology that aligns with contemporary scientific understandings. His notable publications include *The Barbarian Within*, *The Presence of the Word*, and *Orality and Literacy*, where he articulated the dialectical relationship between orality and literacy and its effects on human identity and community. Ong’s insights contributed significantly to discussions about the evolving nature of communication, placing him in dialogue with other media theorists like Marshall McLuhan. Even in his later years, he continued to develop these themes, emphasizing the unifying power of orality in the face of modern technological fragmentation. Ong’s legacy endures through his profound impact on literary studies and the philosophy of communication.
Published in: 2022
By: Paradowski, Robert J.
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American literary theorist
Born: November 30, 1912
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri
Died: August 12, 2003
Place of death: St. Louis, Missouri
Identity: Catholic
Clarity about the ethics of using AI when editing.
Suggestions for best practices around using AI while editing.
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Time: 2-4 p.m. ET
Cost: $49 for members; $79 for nonmembers.
ACES is excited to launch its inaugural Spotlight Series this spring, a recurring virtual educational series focusing on topics that are trending in the editing community. Considering the reach of AI across industries and communities, it may not be surprising that it was selected as this year’s topic.
In the session, a panel of experts will each give a 15-minute lightning talk, followed by a moderated Q&A from the online participants. This, the first session of the new series, focuses on the legalities and ethics of editors using AI in their work. Go to the ACES Spotlight Series page for details.
Three learning objectives:
Understand the legalities of using AI when editing.
Clarity about the ethics of using AI when editing.
Suggestions for best practices around using AI while editing.
Cost: $49 members / $79 nonmembers
Panelists:
Patricia Loo, licensing and subsidiary rights management
Rights & Permissions Officer
International Monetary Fund
Jasmine McNealy, the legal and policy environment at the intersection of editing and AI
Professor, Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology
University of Florida
Joseph J. Perry, Esq., contracts and intellectual property
Literary Attorney
The Law Offices of Joseph J. Perry, Esq.
Nancy Sims, copyright and licensing
Director, Copyright and Scholarly Communication, Content, and Collections
University of Minnesota Libraries
Complete information and panelists’ bios are available on the ACES website.
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