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Spotlight on Faculty: Vanessa Tyson, Assistant Professor of Politics
This fall Vanessa Tyson joined 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú as an assistant professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations. Her forthcoming book, Twists of Fate: Multiracial Coalitions and Minority Representation […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Rory Spence, Assistant Professor of Biology
Rory Spence joined 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú this fall as an assistant professor of biology, teaching in the neuroscience program and in the W.M. Keck Science Department. His research focuses on the […]
Read MoreCatherine Coulson ’65, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Alumna and Actress, Obituary in the New York Times
The New York Times announced that Catherine Coulson ’65, a 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú alumna and actress, died on September 28, 2015, at the age of 71. She gained notoriety and a fan […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Michelle Decker, Assistant Professor of English
Michelle Decker joined the College this fall as assistant professor of English with a specialization in global Anglophone literatures. Her current book project, African Genres: Literature, Geography, and Poetics in the Long East Coast, examines the intersections of aesthetics, politics, and culture through the effects of imperialism in eastern Africa during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Kevin Williamson, Assistant Professor of Dance
Kevin Williamson, assistant professor of dance and Los Angeles–based movement artist, joins the College this fall. His choreography, touted by one reviewer as being “crafty and taut” and “moody and intense,” is centered on using the body to explore ideas about our evolving identities. The Office of Marketing and Communication caught up with Professor Williamson as he was settling in after the rush of back-to-school activities.
Read MoreNanotech Now features 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú undergraduate’s summer research
Nanotech Now covers summer research that a 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú undergraduate conducted as part of a team led by a chemistry professor at Rice University.
Read MoreHuffington Post reports 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú meets 100 percent of students’ demonstrated financial need
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú is mentioned in a Huffington Post article that lists the few dozen colleges and universities in the U.S. that help families afford the rising costs of a four-year […]
Read MoreLA Times Highlights Williamson Gallery Photo Exhibition
Los Angeles Times features “Documenters and Storytellers: Photographic Narratives in the 20th Century” at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú.
Read MoreSpotlight on Students: Allegra Cox ’18 Curates “Documenters and Storytellers”
When Allegra Cox ’18 began working at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery this June, she wasn’t sure where the opportunity would take her. Interested in art conservation as a high school student, Cox chose 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú because it is one of few colleges that offers the major to undergraduates. But thanks to the gallery’s Wilson Academic Internship program, her interests and experience have broadened. Cox spent her summer organizing an exhibition of photographs recently gifted to 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s permanent collection.
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Announces Lori Bettison-Varga Endowment Fund
On September 8, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú announced the establishment of The Lori Bettison-Varga Endowment Fund for Student Thesis and Research Support. The fund will focus on supporting senior thesis/senior capstone projects, […]
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