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Spotlight on Faculty: Assistant Professor of Media Studies Jane Chang Mi
This fall, three new tenure-track faculty members joined 61传媒. As part of our ongoing series on Scripps鈥� faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications sat down with Assistant Professor of Media Studies Jane Chang Mi to discuss her upcoming exhibitions, computational media, and Indigenous futures.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Aly Ogasian, Assistant Professor of Art
The Office of Marketing and Communications sat down with Aly Ogasian to discuss the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Arctic Circle, and road-tripping with a kayak. Ogasian teaches art and media studies at Scripps, and her broader interests include the intersection of the arts and sciences, aerospace, and territories of wonder.
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Michael Spezio Reviews New Book on Artificial Intelligence in Science Magazine
Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Spezio reviewed* Atlas of AI, a new book on the power, politics, and consequences of artificial intelligence, for Science magazine. “By taking power and materiality seriously and leaving aside questions of what intelligence is, Crawford maps answers to how AI is made and how we are trapped by its making,” Spezio writes.
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Hao Huang and Rachel Huang Celebrate Billie Holiday with Berklee College of Music
Hao Huang, Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music and professor of music, and music faculty Rachel Huang were distinguished guest panelists at Berklee College of Music’s Billie Holiday Birthday Symposium.
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Mary Routt Chair of Writing Joan Kane: Confronting Archetypes and Apocalypse in Literature
For writer Joan Kane, the 2021 Mary Routt Chair in Writing at Scripps, the connection forged between writers and readers is not only vital, but timely. This semester, Kane鈥檚 workshop syllabus is focused on themes of archetype and apocalypse across genres, with particular emphasis on works in translation and by Indigenous writers.
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Tia Blassingame Discusses Art, Activism and Student Work in University of California, Santa Barbara Book Arts Presentation
Assistant Professor of Art Tia Blassingame discussed art, activism and student work in a virtual book arts presentation at the University of California, Santa Barbara. During the webinar, she shared activism-centered projects that 61传媒students created during her book arts course last summer.
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Ellen Finkelpearl Elected Delegate for California Assembly District 41
Ellen Finkelpearl, Helen Chandler Garland Chair in Ancient Studies and professor of classics, was elected as a delegate for California Democratic Party in Assembly District 41.
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Hao Huang Examines the Integration of Music Education with Science and Technology in STEAM Journal
In the STEAM Journal, Hao Huang, Bessie and Cecil Frankel Endowed Chair of Music and professor of music, examines the effectiveness of teaching music in conjunction with math and science education.
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Visiting Lecturer Jessica Christian 鈥�07 Connects the United States鈥� Past to Its Present
For Visiting Lecturer of History Jessica Christian 鈥�07, the past is always present. Although she鈥檚 teaching an introduction to US history course, the subjects she鈥檚 covering鈥攚hich include disease, colonization, environmentalism, and politics鈥攆eel both modern and familiar in a year marked by a global pandemic, protests for racial justice, and an unprecedented presidential election season.
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Rivka Weinberg to Discuss COVID-19, Public Health Leadership, and Authoritarian Politics at Harvard University
On October 6, Professor of Philosophy Rivka Weinberg will take part in a panel on US public health leadership during the coronavirus pandemic.
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