News Releases (page 42)
Beyond the Suffering Slot: Toward an Anthropology of the Good
Anthropologist and author Joel Robbins presents “Beyond the Suffering Slot: Toward an Anthropology of the Good” on Thursday, April 7, at 7:00 p.m., in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»’s Vita Nova 100. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreAuthor Aimee Bender: “The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake”
Acclaimed author Aimee Bender will read from her latest novel, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, on Tuesday, April 5, at 6:30 p.m., in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»’s Edwards Humanities Auditorium. This event, which includes a book signing and reception for the author, is free and open to the public.
Read MoreÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» to Hold Benefit Concert for Students in Sendai, Japan
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» will stage a multi-media benefit concert and dance performance to aid students and families in need in Sendai, Japan, on Sunday, April 3, at 8 p.m. in Garrison Theater.
Read MoreFather Gregory Boyle of Homeboy Industries to Speak at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»
Father Gregory Boyle, founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries, will present “Tattoos on the Heart” as part of the Katharine Howard Miller Endowed Speakers Program at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»’s Balch Auditorium on Tuesday, March 29.
Read MoreWar, Women’s NGOs, and Education: the Perils of “Democracy Training”
Professor Shahrzad Mojab, author and scholar, presents her lecture “War, Women’s NGOs, and Education: The Perils of ‘Democracy Training'” as part of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Humanities Institute spring 2011 film and lecture series on Wednesday, March 23, 2011.
Read MoreEducators Connect Scientific Questions to Learning Goals at 2011 ASM/JGI Bioinformatics Institute
Emily Wiley, associate professor of biology in Scripps, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges’ Joint Science Department, successfully completed the 2011 ASM/JGI Bioinformatics Institute: Incorporating Bioinformatics Research in Undergraduate Education, which was held March 9-12 at ASM headquarters in Washington, D.C. She was one of 20 educators nationwide in the program this year.
Read MoreÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Presents “Streetview: A Spectrum in Black and White”
For the first time, social media has determined the content of an upcoming art exhibit at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». Streetview:  A Spectrum in Black and White will open at Gallery 112 […]
Read MoreÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Humanities Institute Presents “Race to Nowhere”
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»’s Humanities Institute and Pitzer College’s Munroe Center for Social Inquiry will jointly screen the documentary film “Race to Nowhere” on Tuesday, March 29, at 5:30 p.m., in the College’s Performing Arts Center, Garrison Theater.
Read MoreWar, Women’s NGOs, and Education: The Perils of “Democracy Training”
Professor Shahrzad Mojab, author and scholar, presents her lecture “War, Women’s NGOs, and Education: The Perils of ‘Democracy Training'” as part of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Humanities Institute spring 2011 film and lecture series at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»’s Performing Arts Center, Boone Recital Hall, on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 5:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreClimbing PoeTree to Present Workshop and Spoken-Word Performance at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»
Climbing PoeTree—a queer, Haitian, and Columbian spoken word duo—will present their workshop “Art as Activism” and a multimedia spoken-word performance, “Pride Celebration and Hurricane Season Excerpts,” in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»’s Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Communities of Resources and Empowerment (SCORE) office on April 8.
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