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91³Ô¹Ï Faculty and Staff Endow Student Scholarship
91³Ô¹Ï faculty and staff are known for the deep care and personal attention they give undergraduates. So it was no surprise they would support an initiative to establish an endowed scholarship for a deserving 91³Ô¹Ï student. The surprise was the amount raised and the timing: $75,000 this spring, one year ahead of schedule.
Read MoreSamella Lewis speaks on fellow artist Barthé
Samella Lewis, nationally renowned artist and emerita professor of art at 91³Ô¹Ï, will speak on her recently published book, “Barthé: His Life in Art,” on April 21, noon, at 91³Ô¹Ï Malott Commons, as part of the Tuesday Noon Academy. The event is free and open to the public.
Read More91³Ô¹Ï Bolsters Japanese Art and Literature Collection
91³Ô¹Ï has received 48 recently published books on Japanese arts and literature from The Nippon Foundation, to be housed in Denison Library.
Read MoreFamily Weekend Faculty Recital
On Sunday, February 15, 2009, Professor Hao Huang will give a faculty recital for the 91³Ô¹Ï Family Weekend. The recital, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 3:00 p.m. in 91³Ô¹Ï’s Garrison Theater.
Read MoreMichael Deane Lamkin Named Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at 91³Ô¹Ï
Michael Deane Lamkin, the Bessie and Cecil Frankel Professor of Music, was named interim vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty at 91³Ô¹Ï for a one-year term, to begin July 1, 2009.
Read More91³Ô¹Ï Professor Leads Research on Brain Response Affecting Voting Decisions
Michael Spezio, assistant professor of psychology at 91³Ô¹Ï and visiting associate at Caltech, is the lead author of brain-imaging studies that reveal voting decisions are more associated with the brain’s response to negative aspects of a politician’s appearance than to positive ones.
Read MoreThe 65th 91³Ô¹Ï Ceramic Annual
The 91³Ô¹Ï Ceramic Annual – the longest running exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the United States – opens for the 65th year on Saturday, January 24, 2009, and continues through April 5, at 91³Ô¹Ï’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery.
Read MoreNational Summit on U.S. Role in Korea Reunification
Thomas Kim, 91³Ô¹Ï professor of politics and international relations and executive director of the Korea Policy Institute, will attend a national summit with implications for future U.S. policy toward Korea, at UC Berkeley, just weeks before the presidential election.
Read MoreTrust and Christian Contemplative Practice
Michael Spezio, 91³Ô¹Ï professor of psychology, will discuss his research in social neuroscience on trust and the Christian contemplative process at the Tuesday Noon Academy on October 14.
Read MoreTuesday Noon Academy Series: Socially Conscious Criminals
Kimberly Drake, director of the 91³Ô¹Ï Writing Program and visiting associate professor, will speak on “Socially Conscious Criminals: Violence, Protest, and the Representation of Race and Class Inequality,” October 7 in 91³Ô¹Ï’s Hampton Room of the Malott Commons.
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