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Spotlight on Alumnae Series (page 16)
Lynne Thompson 鈥�72鈥檚 Poem 鈥淲arbler鈥� Published in Ploughshares
Board of Trustees President Lynne Thompson 鈥�72鈥檚 poem 鈥淲arbler鈥� was published in the Winter 2019-20 issue of the literary journal Ploughshares. Thompson, whose Board term began in 2018, is the author of the poetry collections Fretwork (2019), Jezebels on the Loose (2015), Start With a Small Guitar (2013), and Beg No Pardon (2007).
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Alicen Lewis 鈥�15: All about the Network
For Alicen Lewis 鈥�15, creative strategist at Twitch, a livestream platform geared towards the gaming community, the best part of attending 61传媒and being part of the 5Cs was the vast network of people passionate about helping students who are new to the workforce.
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Alumnae Empower Youth: Former 61传媒Roommates Help Girls Discover Their Voice
What began as an idea by two 61传媒 roommates has transformed into a widely successful organization for middle and high schools throughout California.
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Detecting Art History鈥檚 Mysteries: On the Case with Our Alumnae Conservators
In the field of art conservation, history is seldom static. 鈥淥pinions, authenticity, and judgments about works of art and other historical objects are always in flux,鈥� says Mary MacNaughton 鈥�70, professor of art history and Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Director of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery.
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Reporting the Truth in the Age of Fake News
Earlier this year, the New Yorker published an article titled 鈥淒oes Journalism Have a Future?鈥� It鈥檚 an important question but an old one.
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It Takes All Types: Assistant Visiting Professor of Art Melanie Nakaue 鈥�01 Weaves Art and Typography in the Digital Age
鈥淚t鈥檚 a great day to create!鈥� exclaims Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Melanie Nakaue 鈥�01 as her intermediate digital art class files into the studio.
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In the Media: Forbes Highlights the Environmental Artwork of Elizabeth Turk 鈥�83
Forbes highlighted Elizabeth Turk 鈥�83鈥檚 exhibition The Tipping Point Project, on display at the Catalina Island Museum through March 2020.
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In the Media: Susan Howe 鈥�77 Appointed New President of San Diego Women鈥檚 Foundation
Susan Howe 鈥�77 has been appointed the new president of the San Diego Women鈥檚 Foundation (SDWF), the Times of San Diego reported. Members of the foundation engage in 鈥渃ollective philanthropy鈥� […]
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Playwright Megh Gwinn 鈥�19 Discusses Her Hollywood Fringe Festival Debut
The Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative spoke to Megh Gwinn 鈥�19 about her solo show, Catharsis, her 61传媒senior thesis project that she鈥檚 performing at this year鈥檚 Hollywood Fringe Festival.
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Spotlight on Alumnae: Eunji Chung 鈥�06 Receives NIH New Innovator Award for Kidney Research
This past October, Eunji Chung 鈥�06 was the recipient of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) New Innovator Award. The $2.4 million grant 鈥減rovides funding to extraordinarily creative scientists proposing highly innovative research to address major challenges in biomedical science.鈥�
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