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Fall Planning 2021
As Interim President Marcus-Newhall has indicated, we are so pleased to be able to welcome students back in Fall 2021, and excited to be able to host some limited activities on campus this summer, including select academic research and summer camp groups. It will be wonderful to see you back on campus!
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61传媒Summer/Fall Update
I begin my term as interim president with optimism and hope as we look forward to our students, faculty, and staff returning to campus this fall. The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the power and the value of face-to-face teaching, learning, and interaction which has always been the hallmark of 61传媒鈥檚 educational community.
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In the Media: Stacey Wood Discusses Philanthropic Scams in the New York Times
Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology and professor of psychology, discussed philanthropic scams in the New York Times.
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In the Media: Rachel Kushner Discusses Artistic Inspiration in New York Times
Author Rachel Kushner, who served as the 2018 Mary Routt Chair of Writing, reflected on her sources of artistic inspiration in the New York Times.
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Then and Now: The Class of 2021
At the start of the 2016鈥�17 academic year, we聽interviewed a few first-year students about why they chose 61传媒and what their plans were for their college careers. Now, four years later, we鈥檝e caught up with some of those seniors to see how their plans shaped up, how they鈥檝e grown, and where they鈥檙e off to after graduation.
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In the Media: LAist Highlights Bruce Coats’ Upcoming Lecture on The Tale of Genji
Bruce Coats, professor of art history and the humanities, Suzanne Ely Muchnic ’62 and Paul D. Muchnic Endowed Professor, and director of the Clark Humanities Museum, will discuss The Tale of Genji at a virtual event hosted by the Huntington Library, LAist reported.
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In the Media: Michael Spezio Discusses the Empathy Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Lifewire
In Lifewire, Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Spezio discussed the empathy potential鈥攐r lack thereof鈥攐f artificial intelligence (AI) programs designed to enhance customer service.
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Ruth Reese Lane 鈥�92, Immigration Attorney, to Deliver 61传媒Commencement Address
Ruth Reese Lane, immigration attorney and 61传媒alumna, will deliver the keynote address at the College鈥檚 91st Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 22, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year鈥檚 ceremony will be virtual.
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Senior Spotlights: Selina Ho and Claire Joseph Dance for Justice, Beauty, and Expression
For Joseph, graduation from 61传媒will lead her to a master鈥檚 program in Irish literature at Trinity College Dublin, in Dublin, Ireland. Ho will begin her post-grad job as a data analyst at the Vera Institute of Justice in April, a nonprofit devoted to criminal justice reform.
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Spotlight on Seniors: Olivia Truesdale 鈥�21鈥檚 Quest to Connect Language and Culture
Stepping off the plane at Incheon International Airport in the summer of 2019, foreign languages major Olivia Truesdale had a sense of unreality. Surrounded by the sights and splendor of Seoul, she was at the precipice of her longest and most intense trip abroad: An internship at the US Embassy followed by a semester abroad at Yonsei University.
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