News Releases (page 25)
In the Media: Myriam J.A. Chancy Discusses Caribbean Literature in Electric Literature, Literary Hub
Myriam J.A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, recommended nine books “about love, loss, and longing,” with Caribbean settings in Electric Literature. She also spoke to Literary Hub.
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In the Media: NPR Interviews Myriam J.A. Chancy about New Novel
Myriam J.A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, spoke with NPR’s “Weekend Edition” about her new novel, What Storm, What Thunder, which focuses on the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. “I was saved the pain of absence,” Chancy said, discussing one character’s survivor’s guilt.
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In the Media: Los Angeles Times Highlights Effect of Legislation Championed by Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71
The Los Angeles Times spoke with former California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 about the effect of Senate Bill 826, which requires publicly-traded companies in California to diversify their boardrooms.
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In the Media: Stacey Wood Discusses Fraud and Gaslighting with San Francisco Chronicle
Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology and professor of psychology, spoke with the San Francisco Chronicle about scammers’ use of gaslighting as a tactic to commit fraud.
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In the Media: J. Paul Getty Museum Acquires Six Photographs by Ken Gonzales-Day, Beverly Press Reports
The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired six photographs by Ken Gonzales-Day, Fletcher Jones Chair in Art and professor of art, from his Searching for California Hang Trees and Memento Mori series.
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In the Media: Alison Saar ’78 Part of First Artists Cohort for Destination Crenshaw, Los Angeles Wave Reports
Alison Saar ’78 is part of the first cohort of artists selected to create art for the Destination Crenshaw development, per the Los Angeles Wave. The project is reportedly the largest public-private commission initiative undertaken by and for Black artists.
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In the Media: Ms. Magazine in Conversation with Myriam J.A. Chancy
Library Journal listed Myriam J.A. Chancy’s new novel, What Storm, What Thunder, as one of its 37 “key titles” for the summer and fall of 2021.
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In the Media: Elizabeth Turk ’83’s “Look Up” Exhibition Highlighted in Daily Bulletin
Sculptor, visual artist, and MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant recipient Elizabeth Turk ’83’s exhibition, “Look Up,” was highlighted in the Daily Bulletin.
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In the Media: Library Journal Names Myriam J.A. Chancy’s New Novel “Key 2021 Title”
Library Journal listed Myriam J.A. Chancy’s new novel, What Storm, What Thunder, as one of its 37 “key titles” for the summer and fall of 2021.
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In the Media: Dwandalyn Reece ’85 to Discuss New Smithsonian Project at Washington Post Event
Trustee Dwandalyn Reece ’85, associate director of curatorial affairs and curator of music at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, will discuss the museum’s new project, “The Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap,” at a virtual event hosted by the Washington Post.
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