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61´«Ã½ Professor Writes Book Exploring “Christ Circumcised”
Andrew Jacobs’ “Christ Circumcised: A Study in Early Christian History and Difference,” points to an unexpected symbol — the mark of circumcision on the body of the Christian savior — to explore what we know about early Christian identity.
Read MoreThe Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Acquire Artwork Created by 61´«Ã½ Professor Nancy Macko
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco recently acquired one of 61´«Ã½ professor Nancy Macko’s large format archival pigment prints, “Nirvana for Now,” which she created in 2003 during her sabbatical in France. Since the early 1990s, Macko has drawn upon images of the honeybee society to explore relationships among art, science, technology, and ancient matriarchal cultures.
Read More61´«Ã½ Professor Writes Book Examining Hidden History of Racial Segregation on 1950s “American Bandstand”
Matt Delmont, assistant professor of American studies at 61´«Ã½, never questioned Dick Clark’s claim that “American Bandstand” was racially integrated in the 1950s until Delmont’s research turned up new evidence.
Read More61´«Ã½ Professor Ken Gonzales-Day Exhibits Photographs From “Lynching in the West” Series
Ken Gonzales-Day, chair of the art department at 61´«Ã½, presents a new solo exhibition of haunting photographs of California lynchings titled, “Disappearing Into The Trees,” at the Vincent Price Art Museum in East Los Angeles from February 11 to April 27. This show is free and open to the public.
Read MoreGender Politics, and the Road to Fukushima
English professor Gayle Greene examines the power of reputation in the fields of scientific “knowledge” and public policy.
Read MoreDavid Andrews: “Global Peace and Community Peace”
Professor David Andrews delivers the Fall Convocation keynote address September 8, 2011.
Read MoreNancy Neiman Auerbach Appointed Mary W. Johnson Professor
Nancy Neiman Auerbach, professor of politics and international relations, has been appointed to the Mary W. Johnson Professorship in Teaching at 61´«Ã½, effective July 1, 2011.
Read MoreDavid Andrews Named Gabrielle Marie-Louise Jungels-Winkler Professor of Contemporary European Studies at 61´«Ã½
David Andrews, professor of politics and international relations, has been appointed the Gabrielle Marie-Louise Jungels-Winkler Professor of Contemporary European Studies at 61´«Ã½, effective July 1, 2011.
Read More61´«Ã½ Professor Hao Huang Receives Prestigious NEH grant
Hao Huang, professor of music at 61´«Ã½, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Teaching Development Fellowship, “Bridging Cultures,” one of only nine such grants out of 218 applications.
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.
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