News Releases (page 81)
61传媒 Presents “Social Media and Learning: Students Getting Help from Friends”
Christine Greenhow, assistant professor in the College of Education at Michigan State University, explores the ways in which students from low-income families use social media to their benefit in a lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 in Garrison Theater. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreTelevision Pundit Eleanor Clift on “The Road Ahead: Is There a Mandate for Change?”
Eleanor Clift, political reporter, television pundit and author, examines the outcome of the 2012 elections in “The Road Ahead: Is There a Mandate for Change?” at 7 p.m. on Nov. 29 in 61传媒’s Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Read MoreThe 50th Anniversary of The Port Huron Statement: The Legacy of a Manifesto
Tom Hayden, former California state legislator and co-writer of the Port Huron Statement, a manifesto of the American 1960s student activist movement, lectures on “Inspiring Participatory Democracy: The Legacy of Port Huron” in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons at 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 13.
Read MoreBringing the Social Media Revolution to Health Care
Lee Aase, director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media, lectures at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 in Garrison Theater on how organizations can use social media creatively to improve health care everywhere. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreMs. Magazine at 40: Celebrating Four Decades of Feminist Journalism
Ms. Magazine celebrates four decades of ground-breaking feminist journalism at 61传媒 with a panel discussion that begins at 5:30 p.m. on November 1 featuring two 61传媒students who blog for Ms. This event, which will be in the Hampton Room at the Malott Commons, is free and open to the public.
Read MoreDigitizing our Feminist Selves: Remediating the Archive with Digital Interventions
Katherine D. Harris, assistant professor of English and comparative literature at San Jose State University, lectures on “Digitizing our Feminist Selves: Remediating the 芒鈧淎rchive’ with Digital Interventions” at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 30 in Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St. The event is free and open to the public.
Read More61传媒 Announces Appointment of Jennifer Berklas as Director of Human Resources
61传媒 President Lori Bettison-Varga today announces the appointment of Jennifer L. Berklas as the director of human resources, effective October 16. Berklas brings more than 14 years of leadership and human resources experience.
Read More61传媒 Hosts “Discussion of Mobile Media and Civic Engagement in Public Schools”
Antero Garcia, assistant professor of English at Colorado State University, examines on how educators can grab a student’s attention in the digital age in his lecture “Control, Resistance, and Play: A Discussion of Mobile Media, Pedagogy, and Civic Engagement in Public Schools.” Garcia lectures at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.
Read More61传媒 Hosts Lecture on “Women of Color’s Transformative Social Justice Media Magic”
Moya Bailey, graduate fellow at Emory University’s Digital Scholarship Commons, explores the ways women of color use social media in her lecture “Digital Alchemy: Women of Color’s Transformative Social Justice Media Magic” at 7:30 pm Oct. 9 in Garrison Theater, 231 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.
Read More61传媒 Press on the Road: New York City and California Events
Kitty Maryatt, director of the 61传媒 Press, lectures on “Interrogating Book Structure” on Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Center for Book Arts, 28 W. 27th Street, 3rd Floor, in Manhattan. She also presents a workshop at the center on Oct 27-28. Both events are open to the public for a fee.
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