News Releases (page 108)
Place in Time: Contemporary Landscape
A new consciousness of habitat is explored in the new exhibition Place in Time: Contemporary Landscape at 61传媒’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, running from November 2-December 14, 2008.
Read MoreEscape: Former Polygamous Sect Member Speaks at 61传媒
Author Carolyn Jessop, former member of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, will present her book, “Escape,” at a lecture in Balch Auditorium of 61传媒 on November 11.
Read More61传媒Receives $5.7 Million Commitment for Financial Aid
An anonymous donor has committed to providing $1.9 million a year for the next three years in support of the successful James E. 61传媒Scholars Program, Interim President Fritz Weis announced today.
Read More61传媒 Professor Leads Research on Brain Response Affecting Voting Decisions
Michael Spezio, assistant professor of psychology at 61传媒 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 61传媒 Ceramic Annual
The 61传媒 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 61传媒’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery.
Read MoreThe American Resting Place
Marilyn Yalom, senior scholar at Stanford University’s Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research, will discuss her book, “The American Resting Place: 400 Years of History through Our Cemeteries and Burial Grounds,” on October 28 in 61传媒’s Hampton Room of the Malott Commons.
Read MoreCecilia Conrad Appointed Vice President and Dean of the College at Pomona
Cecilia Conrad has accepted the position of Vice President and Dean of the College at Pomona College, effective July 1, 2009. Currently on leave from the Pomona College faculty to serve a two-year term as Vice President and Dean of Faculty at 61传媒, Conrad has been a member of the Pomona College faculty since 1995 and is the Stedman-Sumner Professor of Economics.
Read MoreVote Informed! Information Session on California State Propositions
Ellen Taylor, past president of the Claremont League of Women Voters, will be leading an informative session about the 12 statewide propositions on the November 4 ballot.
Read MoreNational Summit on U.S. Role in Korea Reunification
Thomas Kim, 61传媒 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, 61传媒 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.
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