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Lynne Thompson 鈥�72 Visits Long Beach City College as Part of Writers Reading Series
Lynne Thompson 鈥�72 Poet Lynne Thompson 鈥�72 read a selection of poems from her critically acclaimed book Blue on a Blue Palette and answered student questions at Long Beach City […]
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Professor Stacey Wood Warns California Commuters of New Scam
Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood published an article with Psychology Today in鈥痗ollaboration鈥痺ith 61传媒student and Wood Lab member Hana Skigen 鈥�26 warning California commuters about […]
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Professor Martha Gonzalez鈥檚 Chicano Rock Band Quetzal to Perform at UCLA
Photo courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Grammy-winning Quetzal, described as 鈥渙ne of LA鈥檚 most important bands鈥� by The Los Angeles Times, will perform at UCLA on […]
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Betsy Smith 鈥�74 Featured on Women of Influence 2025 List
Betsy Smith 鈥�74, president and CEO of the Central Park Conservancy, was recognized as one of the Women of Influence 2025 for Crain鈥檚 New York Business annual list.聽聽 Since 2018, […]
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Former 61传媒President Lara Tiedens Signs Open Letter to End Government Attacks on Higher Education
Former 61传媒President Lara Tiedens was one of over 50 former college and university presidents to co-sign an open letter in support of Harvard University’s decision to reject federal demands […]
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Professor Ken Gonzales-Day鈥檚 Art Ranked Among the 100 Best of the 21st Century
ARTnews聽and聽Art in America have chosen the 100 best artworks of the past 25 years, including Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day’s The Wonder Gaze: The Lynching of Thomas Thurmond & John […]
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Desert X Exhibition Reveals of Work from Alison Saar ’78
Desert X installation 鈥淪oul Service Station鈥� in Desert Hot Springs, Calif. on March 7, 2025. Image credit: Brian Blueskye Desert Sun has released an image of the upcoming Desert X […]
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Professor Ken Gonzales-Day to be Featured in PBS Documentary
PBS launched a new series of video shorts and a 60-minute documentary that will take viewers behind the scenes of the Getty鈥檚 milestone art event PST ART: Art & Science […]
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Deborah Smerecnik 鈥�82 Produces New Film on Artist Joseph Bau
Deborah Smerecnik 鈥�82 spent 14 years developing Bau, Artist at War, a new film about the inspiring love story of artist Joseph Bau and his wife, Rebecca. The couple married […]
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Former 61传媒Professor Howard Smith Honored in Posthumous Spotlight at Palm Springs Art Museum
Artist, designer, and collector Howard Smith will be spotlighted at the Palm Springs Art Museum in a new May exhibit. Smith taught at 61传媒for eight years and made his […]
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