News Releases (page 19)
In the Media: Lynne Thompson ’72 Reads at First Poetry Under the Pier Event, Santa Monica Daily Press Reports
The event took place at Heal the Bay’s Santa Monica aquarium and featured poems about nature and the ocean.
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In the Media: MSN, Fortune Cite Roberto Pedace’s Research in Discussion of Hollywood Pay Gap
The analysis found that “on average, top female actors were earning just 38 percent of the salaries being earned by top male actors.”
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In the Media: Ashley Valdez Provides Virtual Networking Tips to The Forage
“Be intentional and strategic when approaching someone, so your message is actually read and receive[s] a response.”
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In the Media: Dwandalyn Reece ’85 Gives TED Talk on Origins of Blackface and Stereotypes
“These stereotypes were a powerful reinforcement of the ideas of white supremacy and Black inferiority,” Reece says.
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In the Media: Lynne Thompson ’72 Receives Fellowship from Academy of American Poets
Thompson is the current poet laureate of Los Angeles, a role to which she was appointed in 2021.
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In the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 Reflects on What She’s Learned for Esquire
“I think of forgiveness聽as tied to鈥攂ut distinct from鈥攁cceptance,” she writes.
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In the Media: Kim-Trang Tran’s Artwork Featured in New USC Pacific Asia Museum Exhibition, Pasadena Now Reports
The exhibition celebrates women of color’s role in shaping social change.
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In the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 Discusses Gun Control Progress in TIME Magazine
Giffords discussed the progress that the gun safety movement has made over the past decade in an op-ed for TIME magazine.
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In the Media: Washington Post, CBS Profile Gabby Giffords ’93’s Political Career, Gun Control Activism
“Even though I wasn鈥檛 able to speak more than a few words at a time, still I knew I had to use my voice to fight for change,” she wrote.
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In the Media: Washington Post Reviews Documentary on Gabby Giffords ’93’s Career and Advocacy
The Post calls the documentary a “moving arc of courage and perseverance” that features the “bright light of her personality.”
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