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February 28, 2018

Awards and Honors: Michelle Decker Receives Graves Award in the Humanities

61传媒 Assistant Professor of English Michelle Decker has won the Arnold L. Graves and Lois S. Graves Award in the Humanities. The $10,000 award will help fund a research and teaching project titled Indian South African Poetics: Politics, Aesthetics, and Form.

61传媒Presents: Liz Lerman

Liz Lerman is an icon. For the past four decades, the choreographer, performer, writer, and teacher has engaged artists and audiences alike with her intellectually curious, nimble explorations. She brings her generous and generative spirit to 61传媒for a conversation and exploration of her latest ongoing project, Wicked Bodies, prompted by powerful and grotesque images of women’s bodies throughout history.

February 27, 2018

The 61传媒Experience: The Motley Coffeehouse Student Bake Off

Since 2011, the Motley has also been home to an annual Student Bake Off, pitting entrants from across the 5Cs against each other to see who can make the tastiest baked goods, as judged by their peers. Winners have their treats added to the Motley menu for the week.

February 21, 2018

61传媒Presents: Krista Suh

Following the 2016 presidential election, when millions of people were seeking outlets for their political frustrations, Krista Suh had the idea to use handicrafts to mobilize the nation. As co-founder of the Pussyhat Project, Suh helped turn the 2017 Women’s Marches into a sea of pink-capped protestors.

February 20, 2018

Spotlight on Alumnae: Carin Weinrich ’88: Immigration Attorney Helps 61传媒Students and Families Know Their Rights

When A. Carin Weinrich ’88 reminisces about her time at 61传媒, her favorite spot on campus comes to mind: Browning Hall’s third-floor balcony. From that vantage point, she could take in the scenic views and enjoy a brief respite from busy campus life.

February 19, 2018

In the Media: Chronicle of Higher Ed Lists 61传媒 Among Top 25 Fulbright-Producing Colleges

61传媒 is featured in聽The Chronicle of Higher Education聽as a U.S. college credited with producing the highest number of student Fulbright recipients in the country for 2017芒鈧€�18,聽ranking聽among the Top 25 in its category.

In the Media: Sean Flynn Comments on Federal Economic Policy in U.S.News & World Report Article

Sean Flynn, associate professor of economics at 61传媒, offers warnings on how current plans for federal spending as approved by the U.S. Congress can have dire long-term future effects on education, health care, and Social Security benefits, in a recent聽article published in聽U.S.News & World Report.

February 16, 2018

Announcing the Passing of Former Trustee Sharon Walther Blasgen ’64

Dear Members of the 61传媒 Community, It is with sadness that I announce former trustee Sharon Walther Blasgen ’64 passed away last weekend. Sharon was a beloved trustee from […]

February 14, 2018

In the Media: Cultural Anthropology聽Podcast Features Conversation with Lara Deeb About聽“Anthropology’s Politics”

A recent podcast of the聽Cultural Anthropology聽journal reviews聽the findings of scholars Lara Deeb (61传媒) and Jessica Winegar (Northwestern University) recounted in their聽 book聽Anthropology’s Politics: Disciplining the Middle East聽(2015).

From the Archives: The Love Song of T. S. Eliot and Emily Hale

T. S. Eliot hated California. In a series of private letters written in early 1933, he called it “a horrible place,” “a nightmare,” and one of America’s “two great mistakes” (the other being New York). Eliot’s correspondents were, not surprisingly, British鈥攁nd the missives may be partly indicative of the poet’s longing for England, after nearly a year abroad, rather than of full-hearted contempt for California. At the very least, there was one thing about California that he was sincerely devoted to.