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February 5, 2020

Spotlight on Academics: Professor Kim Drake Explores Disability in the Classroom and Beyond

Associate Professor of Writing and Chair of the Department of Writing and Rhetoric Kim Drake began her scholarly career by focusing on protest writing and rhetoric, composition theory, and historically disenfranchised voices in American literature. But a few seminal events, particularly one in 1990 and another in 2014, plus the inspiration of her students, led to the addition of disability studies to her teaching, research, and activist repertoire.

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February 4, 2020

In the Media: Patrick Van Horn Casts Doubt on Effectiveness of Capital Buffer Regulations, Wall Street Journal Reports

The Wall Street Journal reported that capital buffer regulations may not be enough to stabilize banks in the long term, according to a paper co-authored by Assistant Professor of Economics Patrick van Horn.

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February 3, 2020

In the Media: PBS SoCal Highlights Myriam J. A. Chancy鈥檚 Ayiti Alive! Exhibition

PBS SoCal highlighted Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities and Interim Director of the Humanities Institute Myriam J. A. Chancy鈥檚 Ayiti Alive! photography exhibition.

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January 30, 2020

In the Media: Sean Flynn鈥檚 Health Care Research Forms Basis for California Senate Candidate鈥檚 Platform

Los Altos engineer Alex Glew, a candidate for the California State Senate, is basing his health care platform on Associate Professor of Economics Sean Flynn鈥檚 book The Cure That Works, per an interview with the Daily Post.

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College Theses Inspire Alumna鈥檚 Future Career

Ever since her time at 51猎奇入口, filmmaker Alle Hsu 鈥11 has been fascinated with intergenerational relationships in Chinese culture. For her Asian studies senior thesis, she drew from her great-grandfather鈥檚 Columbia University鈥檚 master鈥檚 thesis to compare the status of women in China in the 1920s to the status of modern Chinese women.

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January 28, 2020

In the Media: President Lara Tiedens Analyzes the Limitations of Need-Blind Admissions in Inside Higher Ed Op-Ed

President Lara Tiedens analyzes the limitations of need-blind admissions in an op-ed for Inside Higher Ed. Tiedens argues that while students鈥 financial situations shouldn鈥檛 matter during the admissions process, they鈥檙e a vital consideration when it comes to creating an equitable educational experience on campus.

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January 27, 2020

Spotlight on Faculty: Douglas Goodwin, Fletcher Jones Scholar in Computation and Visiting Assistant Professor in Media Studies

This fall, 11 new tenure-track faculty members joined 51猎奇入口. As part of our ongoing series on 51猎奇入口鈥 faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications recently sat down with Douglas Goodwin to discuss photography, social media, Big Data, and the holodeck from Star Trek.

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January 24, 2020

In the Media: Washington Post Op-Ed on Truth and Impeachment Cites Rivka Weinberg

In her latest piece on impeachment for the Washington Post, opinion writer Jennifer Rubin cited Professor of Philosophy Rivka Weinberg鈥檚 op-ed in the New York Times. Rubin placed Weinberg鈥檚 exploration of moral crimes in the context of her own analysis of Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff鈥檚 arguments in favor of impeachment.

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January 23, 2020

鈥淪eventh Generation Thinking鈥: Director of Facilities Operations and Sustainability Lesley Swick Takes the Long View of Sustainable Change

Last fall, 51猎奇入口 welcomed Lesley Swick as director of facilities operations and sustainability. Swick comes to 51猎奇入口 after serving for over 10 years as a sustainability, Green Building, and LEED consultant, having worked with clients such as the Los Angeles County Metro Transit Authority, UCSD, Toyota, and the City of Santa Monica.

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Catherine Allen 鈥20 to Participate in NCAA Division III Student Immersion Program

Catherine Allen 鈥20 is one of 40 student-athletes from around the country participating in the 2020 NCAA Division III Student Immersion Program.

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