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In the Media: Stacey Wood Describes Common Financial Elder Abuse Trends to Newsweek
Stacey Wood, professor of psychology and Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology, described common financial elder abuse trends in a Newsweek article about the alleged financial abuse of Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols. While Woods did not speak specifically about the Nichols case, she likened abusers’ tactics, such as isolation and dependency, to a “siege mentality, us against them.”
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In the Media: Gabrielle Giffords ’93 Delivers Powerful Convention Speech, CNN Reports
Gabrielle Giffords ’93 delivered a powerful speech on resilience and strength at the Democratic National Convention, CNN reported. “Words once came easily; today I聽struggle to speak. But I have not lost my voice.聽America needs all of us to speak聽out, even when you have to fight聽to find the words,” she said.
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In the Media: New York Times Features Suffrage Fliers from Denison Library Collection
In a photo essay on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, the New York Times featured two fliers from the Women’s Suffrage and Equal Rights Collection at the Ella Strong Denison Library.
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Charlotte Johnson Appointed to University of Michigan Law School’s Advisory Board on Race and Racism
Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Charlotte Johnson has been appointed to the University of Michigan Law School’s advisory board on race and racism, which will “examine issues of racism and disparity in the law school community.”
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Lillian Hahn 鈥�21 Feeds Health Care Workers鈥� Bodies and Spirits
Amid the confusion and misinformation that defines so much of the public鈥檚 understanding of COVID-19, one thing that there seems to be unilateral agreement upon is the adverse mental health effects of the pandemic on frontline health care workers. Lillian Hahn 鈥�21, a science management major on the public health track, identified a cohort among health care workers who may be even harder hit: those who work the night shift.
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Agile Leadership for a Digital Age: Student Leadership Institute Embraces New Technology
The Student Leadership Institute (SLI) of Scripps鈥� Laspa Center for Leadership, held each August, is the starting point for the center鈥檚 annual programming, a time when student leaders come together as a community and plan for the year ahead. But during a pandemic that has rendered the patterns and practices of daily life unrecognizable, there is also the unanimous understanding across industries and organizations that leaders must now rethink how we convene, interact, and act.
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International Rescue from Near and Afar: Students Aid Refugees in Remote Internship
Walking home from her class, 鈥淩efugee and Forced Migration,鈥� which she took entirely in Arabic at the University of Jordan in Amman last year, Julia Kelly 鈥�21 recalls passing by a building that caught her eye. 鈥淚 walked by the International Rescue Committee鈥檚 office on my way home every day,鈥� recalls the Middle Eastern and North African studies major. 鈥淚 learned that Jordan is a safe haven for refugees from all over the Middle East, and since then, refugee welfare became an even greater focus for me.鈥�
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Five 61传媒Scholar-Athletes Named to 2020 Women’s All-Academic Water Polo Team
Claremont-Mudd-61传媒Athenas water polo players Emily McElroy ’22, Isabel Dhillon ’23, Jessi Beyer ’23, Ayla Huhn ’22, and Jessica Salaz ’22 earned places on the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches 2020 Women鈥檚 All-Academic team. To be eligible for the team, scholar-athletes must attain a grade point average above 3.2.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Christopher Towse, Professor of Mathematics, Named Herron Family Endowed Chair in Mathematics
For Professor of Mathematics Christopher Towse, who was appointed this summer to the Herron Family Endowed Chair in Mathematics, partnering with students to explore theoretical concepts is vital to his teaching and research. 鈥淎t Scripps, math makes the most sense when there鈥檚 lots of student involvement,鈥� he says.
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Uma Nagarajan-Swenson 鈥�22 Interns at the Intersection of Scholarship and Activism
Uma Nagarajan-Swenson 鈥�22 is a politics and history major with a passion for grassroots social movements. This summer, she is serving as an intern at the Institute for Policy Studies鈥� Criminalization of Race and Poverty Project, thanks to a summer internship grant from Scripps鈥� Career Planning and Resources (CP&R).
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