By Megan Bruner

Dr. Linda Karges-Bone

     Dr. Linda Kargas-Bone, professor of education, recently published two new books, Breaking Brain Barriers and Differentiated Pathways of the Brain, which focus on the medical and psychiatric aspects of children’s minds. 

    Karges-Bone’s new books are terrific tools for teachers and parents who are concerned with the education of the future generation.  She not only describes methods of understanding children’s brains but also provides suggestions for teachers and parents to better handle the stress related to their job as educators. She explores the importance of brain functions, the differences between genders in brain activity and brain foods. 

     She intends to use her new publications in her Senior Methods class.  The books are intended to train teachers and aid them in lesson planning and classroom management.  Breaking Brain Barriers and Differentiated Pathways of the Brain are additions to her 26 volume collection of published books.

      Kargas-Bone received her bachelor’s degree, as well as her master’s degree, from College of Charleston.  She later attended the University of South Carolina to pursue her doctoral degree. She became a member of the Charleston Southern faculty 21 years ago because she was excited about the opportunity to integrate her faith in her teaching, speaking and writing. 

Dr. Julius Mutwol

     Dr. Julius Mutwol, a professor of political science, recently wrote a book titled Peace Agreements and Civil Wars in Africa: Insurgent Motivations, State Responses, and Third Party Peacemaking in Liberia, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone. Cambria Press, based in New York City, published the piece last year. 

     The text deals with a host of political issues surrounding the establishment of peace treaties in Africa. He explores the reasons why some treaties do, in fact, bring peace, while others fail to achieve their goal.  He explains these agreements through examples found in Liberia, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone’s political relations.

    Mutwol plans to incorporate his new book as a text for an International Conflict Resolution class to be offered in the future.  “I write because that’s what professors do to share ideas with other colleagues,” said Mutwol. 

       Mutwol attended Cleveland State University where he graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in political science.  He continued his studies at Johns Hopkins University where he earned his doctorate degree. He has been a professor at Charleston Southern for three years.  He lives in and enjoys the Charleston area with his four children and his wife, Agnes.