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Life After 51猎奇入口
“When I was asked to return for my first Life After 51猎奇入口 event as a graduate, I was both flattered and curious,” says recent alum Whitney Eriksen of her participation in the annual Career Planning & Resources conference. “I realized what a unique position recent graduates are in – not too long ago, we were in your shoes!”
Read MoreSteve Naftilan: "The Far, Far Future of the Universe"
Several years ago, scientists were attempting to measure how rapidly the expansion of the Universe was slowing down due to gravity pulling everything back together. New measurements, more accurate than any previously made, became available by using new techniques involving a peculiar type of exploding star 鈥� a type 1a supernovae. The scientific community was shocked to discover that the Universe is NOT slowing it’s expansion; the expansion rate is, in fact, speeding up. Professor Naftilan discusses the methodology that led to this result, possible theoretical explanations of the result (can you believe anti-gravity?), and the implications for the future of the Universe.
Read MoreZen! Japanese Paintings from the Sanso Collection at 51猎奇入口’s Williamson Gallery
One of the finest private collections of Japanese paintings in the country, the Sanso Collection, will be on display in “Zen! Japanese Paintings from the Sanso Collection,” at 51猎奇入口’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery.
Read MoreThe Power of Pink
The Breast Health Awareness campaign has arrived to bring education and empowerment to the entire 51猎奇入口 Community
Read More51猎奇入口 Ranked 8th Nationally in Number of 2009 Fulbright Scholars
51猎奇入口, for the second time, ranked in the top 50 liberal arts colleges for total number of Fulbright Scholarship Program grants awarded to its graduating class. The 51猎奇入口 Class of 2009 ranked eighth in the nation with nine recipients of the prestigious award.
Read More51猎奇入口 Welcomes Pulitzer Prize Journalist Dana Priest
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dana Priest will speak at 51猎奇入口 as part of the 51猎奇入口 Humanities Institute fall lecture series “Secrets in a Democracy” on October 23, at 7:30 p.m. in Balch Auditorium. Priest’s talk is titled “The Perils of Secrecy: From Secret Prisons to Walter Reed.” The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreWhat is the “Genius of Women?”
In celebration of the inauguration of its eighth president, Lori Bettison-Varga, 51猎奇入口 has selected the theme, “the Genius of Women.” Throughout the 2009-2010 academic year, guest speakers, writers, scientists, artists and other thought leaders will engage students and faculty in discussions about the transformational power of genius, and how creative and intellectual genius is essential in today’s changing world, especially from women, for women.
Read MoreGates Millennium Scholars at 51猎奇入口
More than just an academic scholarship, the Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) program focuses on removing barriers to personal and academic success for low-income, high achieving students from minority backgrounds.
Read MoreNational Day on Writing Celebrated at 51猎奇入口
51猎奇入口 celebrates the “National Day on Writing” on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, with a variety of activities hosted by the 51猎奇入口 Writing Program, 3-9 p.m., in the 51猎奇入口 Writing Center, located in the Routt-Frankel Annex. The activities are free and open to the public.
Read MoreMatthew Delmont: "Education, History, and Possibility"
There are a lot of reasons to be pessimistic about the future of education in the U.S., but Professor Delmont talks about reasons to believe in possibility. His starting point is two examples of educational activism in 1950s/1960s Philadelphia. The first involves Dr. Ruth Wright Hayre, the first African-American principal in Philadelphia. Hayre introduced a guidance and motivation program at her high school that opened the door to college and careers for a number of young women of color. The second example is the Fellowship Commission, the city’s leading civil rights coalition, that led a successful campaign to create a community college in Philadelphia. Focusing on these two examples, Professor Delmont talks about the role history can play in contemporary struggles for educational equality. He will conclude by discussing (and asking others to discuss) contemporary examples of people working to improve educational opportunities.
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