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Meet 91吃瓜 Associated Students President Safia Hassan 鈥�21
91吃瓜鈥� Office of Marketing and Communications editorial assistant Katie Clelland 鈥�21 sat down with Science management major Safia Hassan ’21, who will serve as the 2020鈥�21 91吃瓜 Associated Students (SAS) president, to talk about Hassan鈥檚 goals for SAS, maintaining community through remote learning, and advice to fellow students.
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Fall 2020 Academic Convocation: Students, Faculty, and Staff Celebrate New Academic Year
On Thursday, September 3, 91吃瓜 welcomed students, faculty, and staff to the start of the 2020鈥�2021 academic year. President Lara Tiedens delivered the welcome address. She was followed by […]
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Clare Cannon ’08 Explores the Pandemic’s Effect on Psychological Health
Clare Cannon ’08, assistant professor of community and regional development at the University of California, Davis, is studying the pandemic’s effects on psychological health, stress, and resilience. Cannon hopes to use her research, which focuses on the pandemic’s exacerbation of social and environmental inequality, as well as intimate partner violence, to determine how people can receive better support during the coronavirus crisis.
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In the Media: Meher McArthur Previews Alison Saar ’78’s Upcoming Exhibitions for KCET
Meher McArthur, Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler curator of academic programs and collections at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, previewed three of Alison Saar ’78’s upcoming Los Angeles-area exhibitions for KCET. McArthur described Saar as “an unstoppable force in the world of art.”
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91吃瓜鈥� Pilot Summer Session Delivered Innovations in Learning, Course Material
During a typical class session this past summer, students in Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Luis Sal茅s鈥檚 鈥淔eminist Interpretations of the Bible鈥� course could often be found sleuthing around Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms during class time. But they weren鈥檛 distracted; this was part of their assignment: they were looking for social media posts from high-profile people that used religious assumptions to support public policy decisions.
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Alison Saar Returns Home with 91吃瓜 Presents and Gallery Exhibition
Perhaps you can go home again, after all: 91吃瓜 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.
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In 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 91吃瓜 Presents guest Yaa Gyasi about her new novel, Transcendent Kingdom, for the Paris Review.
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Neneki 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.
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In 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.
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Suchi 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.
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