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March 9, 2011

Dionne Bensonsmith : “Race, Choice, and Reproductive Health in the Age of Health Care Reform”

This talk addresses recent proposals and amendments in the Obama Health Care Plan and their potential effects on reproductive choice — specifically among women of color.

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March 8, 2011

MacArthur “Genius” to Give 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Commencement Address

Noted sculptor and 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú alumna Elizabeth Turk, winner of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for 2010, will be the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú commencement speaker on Sunday, May 15.

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March 7, 2011

2011 Commencement speaker

I am pleased to announce that noted sculptor and 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú alumna Elizabeth Turk ’83, winner of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for 2010, will be the College’s commencement speaker on May 15, 2011.

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Brown is the New Green

How does Lola Trafecanty, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s director of grounds, keep Alumnae Field lush and green during the cold winter months? She doesn’t – and it’s all in the name of sustainability.

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March 4, 2011

Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling: An American Woman Becomes a DNA Scientist

Professor Laura L. Mays Hoopes, Halstead-Bent Professor of Biology at Pomona College, presents “Breaking Through the Spiral Ceiling: An American Woman Becomes a DNA Scientist” hosted by the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Commons and Joint Science Program on Tuesday, March 8, at 6:45 p.m. in 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s Malott Commons Hampton Room. The event is free and open to the public.

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Tuesday Noon Academy Presents “Marble Statues and Earthquakes”

McKenzie Lowry, mount maker in the department of antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum will speak on “How to Keep Massive Marble Statues Standing in an Earthquake,” presented by the Malott Commons Tuesday Noon Academy, on March 8.

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“Should Affirmative Action be Based on Race or Class?”

Richard Kahlenberg, author and scholar, will speak on “Should Affirmative Action Be Based on Race or Class?” at Pitzer College, Benson Auditorium, on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at 4:15 p.m., as part of the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Humanities Institute spring 2011 lecture and film series.

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March 2, 2011

Hands-on Learning: Music, Digital Humanities, and Community Engagement

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú professors Nancy Neiman Auerbach, David Cubek, and Jacqueline Wernimont will participate in a panel discussion on “Hands-on Learning: Music, Digital Humanities, and Community Engagement” at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s Hampton Room, Malott Commons, on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 12 noon. This event is part of the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Humanities Institute spring 2011 film and lecture seriesand is free and open to the public.

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February 28, 2011

Stargazing and Sky Watching: Astronomy through the Ages Exhibition

From March 21, 2011 to May 4, 2011, the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Clark Humanities Museum is exhibiting rare historical astronomy items from special collections at Honnold/Mudd and Denison libraries and from the astronomy collections of Brackett Observatory at Pomona College. This exhibition is free and open to the public.

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February 25, 2011

Kathleen O’Brien Wicker Endowed Lecture Presents Professor Musa Dube

Professor Musa Dube, this year’s Kathleen O’Brien Wicker Endowed Lecture speaker, will present “The No. 1 Lady Detective Meets Rahab for a Cup of Bush Tea: A Postcolonial Feminist Analysis of Translation” on Wednesday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. in 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s Malott Commons Hampton Room. The event is free and open to the public.

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