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Suchi Branfman Receives 2020 Diversity Teaching Award
61传媒 choreographer, performer, educator, and activist Suchi Branfman is one of The Claremont Colleges鈥 2020 Faculty Diversity Teaching Award recipients. The Claremont Colleges Diversity Teaching Award recognizes those who regularly and effectively address issues or concerns related to diversity, equity, and inclusion through their classroom practices and curriculum.
Read MoreA New Type of Movement: 61传媒Dance Faculty Showcase Activism Through Dance
鈥淎t Scripps, dance is about technical mastery, but it is also equally about humanistic inquiry and cultural connection,鈥 says Ronnie Brosterman, professor of dance and chair of the Department of Dance.
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Meiver De la Cruz, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance and Consortium for Faculty Diversity Fellow
As part of our ongoing series on Scripps鈥 faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications recently sat down with Meiver De la Cruz to discuss the relationships between dance, community, and activism, as well as De la Cruz鈥檚 hidden talent.
Read MoreWork by Cynthia Irobunda ’18 Selected for National College Dance Festival
In early March, the 61传媒 Dance Department traveled to Ohio University for the American College Dance Association (ACDA) East-Central Conference to take classes, perform, and bond with students, faculty, and guest artists. As part of the conference, Cynthia Irobunda ’18, a psychology and dance double major, created and performed her original solo choreography,聽Nneka, for the adjudicated showcase. Nneka was then selected to be performed during the conference’s closing gala.
Read MoreIn the Media: Suchi Branfman’s Prison-Based Choreography Featured
61传媒Lecturer in Dance Suchi Branfman’s choreographic collaboration with incarcerated men at the California Rehabilitation Center is the subject of a recent article in The Argonaut.
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