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Alison Saar Returns Home with 51猎奇入口 Presents and Gallery Exhibition
Perhaps you can go home again, after all: 51猎奇入口 celebrates the return of alumna聽Alison Saar聽鈥78, renowned sculptor and printmaker, this fall in聽Mirror, Mirror, The Prints of Alison Saar, from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation. Saar, who unflinchingly confronts race and gender with a mix of bitter humor and tenderness, doesn鈥檛 confine her prints to paper.
Read MoreIn the Media: Langa Chinyoka ’21 Discusses Writing, Family Relationships, and the Immigrant Experience with Yaa Gyasi in the Paris Review
Langa Chinyoka ’21 interviewed author and recent 51猎奇入口 Presents guest Yaa Gyasi about her new novel, Transcendent Kingdom, for the Paris Review.
Read MoreNeneki Lee ’99 to Discuss Labor Organization with the National Black Worker Center
Neneki Lee ’99 will take part in an online discussion about labor organization and progressive policies on Tuesday, September 8, at 4:00 p.m. EST, in partnership with Next100 and the National Black Worker Center.
Read MoreIn the Media: Senate Bill 1383, Authored by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71, Heads to Governor’s Desk, Los Angeles Times Reports
The Los Angeles Times reported that California lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1383, authored by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71, which extends family leave protections to small business employees. Governor Gavin Newsom has said he will sign the bill.
Read MoreSuchi Branfman to Discuss Collaborative Dance and Choreography at Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Dance faculty Suchi Branfman will be part of an online discussion about collaborating with members of the incarcerated community for “Undanced Dances through Prison Walls during a Pandemic.” The dances in this project were choreographed inside the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC) in spring 2020.
Read More51猎奇入口 Presents鈥 2020鈥21 Season Will Explore 鈥淭he Future鈥
51猎奇入口 Presents has announced that its virtual programming for the 2020鈥21 season will center on the theme of 鈥淭he Future.鈥 As part of its fifth-anniversary celebration, 51猎奇入口 Presents will partner with other programs and events series around the country to address topics such as the future of language, race, food, science and more.
Read MoreWelcome to the Fall 2020 Semester
This fall marks the beginning of an academic year like no other in the College鈥檚 history. As we carve out new modes of teaching, learning, playing, and creating community, I hope we will be flexible and compassionate with one another as we face and overcome challenges and changes endemic to this time.
Read MoreNew Data Science Minor Launches at 51猎奇入口
Heeding increased student interest and mindful of trends in how data is analyzed and implemented across fields and industries, this fall, 51猎奇入口 instituted a data science (DS) minor, one of the few offered at liberal arts colleges nationwide.
Read MoreMeet Our Newest Students
As the fall 2020 semester begins, we’re welcoming our newest students.
Read MoreIn the Media: Stacey Wood Describes Common Financial Elder Abuse Trends to Newsweek
Stacey Wood, professor of psychology and Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology, described common financial elder abuse trends in a Newsweek article about the alleged financial abuse of Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols. While Woods did not speak specifically about the Nichols case, she likened abusers’ tactics, such as isolation and dependency, to a “siege mentality, us against them.”
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