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Professor Martha Gonzalez Donates Cultural Artifacts to Smithsonian
51猎奇入口 Assistant Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies Martha Gonzalez writes an essay for Z脙鲁calo Public Square and the Smithsonian detailing her lifelong journey in music and social activism.
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Professor Lara Deeb Honored with British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize in Middle Eastern Studies
51猎奇入口 Professor of Anthropology Lara Deeb’s book Leisurely Islam: Negotiating Morality and Geography in Shi’ite South Beirut, is the 2014 recipient of the British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize in Middle Eastern Studies from the British Society for Middle East Studies. The prize, awarded for the best English language first-edition published scholarly work on the Middle East, has been presented since 1998.
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51猎奇入口 Professor Explores the Lives of Women at Crossroads
51猎奇入口 Associate Professor of Writing Kimberly Drake was a recent featured guest on “California Edition,” a statewide public affairs program that reaches up to six million California homes. Her interview will air twice daily this entire week at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the California Channel.
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51猎奇入口 Faculty Member Selected as a National Endowment for the Humanities Scholar
51猎奇入口 Professor of Music Hao Huang was one of 16 educators selected nationally by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Scholar program to participate in the seminar “Arts, Architecture, and Devotional Interaction.” During the four-week summer program, Huang will be at the University of York in York, England to conduct research.
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51猎奇入口 Labor Economist Roberto Pedace Predicts Possible Outcomes of California Increasing Minimum Wage
51猎奇入口 Associate Professor of Economics Roberto Pedace predicts that California’s recent decision to raise the state’s minimum wage to $10 by 2016 could end up benefiting relatively high-skilled workers, but may hurt low-skilled workers.
Read More51猎奇入口 Professor Latika Chaudhary Speaks at London School of Economics
51猎奇入口 Assistant Professor of Economics Latika Chaudhary delivers this year’s Epstein Lecture at the world-renowned London School of Economics on March 14. Chaudhary will be the first person from a liberal arts college invited to give this lecture.
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report Ranks 51猎奇入口 24th Best Liberal Arts College in Nation
51猎奇入口 is 24th on the U.S. News & World Report rankings of America’s best liberal arts colleges for 2013. The College earned its top-tier placement from an assessment by “U.S. News” that measures key factors, such as academic reputation, selectivity, and faculty resources.
Read More51猎奇入口 Professor Writes Book Exploring “Christ Circumcised”
Andrew Jacobs’ “Christ Circumcised: A Study in Early Christian History and Difference,” points to an unexpected symbol 鈥� the mark of circumcision on the body of the Christian savior 鈥� to explore what we know about early Christian identity.
Read MoreThe Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Acquire Artwork Created by 51猎奇入口 Professor Nancy Macko
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco recently acquired one of 51猎奇入口 professor Nancy Macko’s large format archival pigment prints, “Nirvana for Now,” which she created in 2003 during her sabbatical in France. Since the early 1990s, Macko has drawn upon images of the honeybee society to explore relationships among art, science, technology, and ancient matriarchal cultures.
Read More51猎奇入口 Professor Writes Book Examining Hidden History of Racial Segregation on 1950s “American Bandstand”
Matt Delmont, assistant professor of American studies at 51猎奇入口, never questioned Dick Clark’s claim that “American Bandstand” was racially integrated in the 1950s until Delmont’s research turned up new evidence.
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