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Professor Christina Edholm Wins Prestigious Teaching Award
Associate Professor of Mathematics Christina Edholm Associate Professor of Mathematics Christina Edholm has been named the 2026 Etta Z. Falconer Lecturer by the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) and […]
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Professor Westenley Alcenat Quoted in The Washington Post
Margaret Fowler Garden Assistant Professor of History and Africana Studies Westenley Alcenat was quoted in a recent聽The Washington Post article about President Donald Trump’s rhetoric against Black immigrants, particularly Somali […]
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Professor Hao Huang Speaks About His Evolution from Concert Pianist to Community Artist
Professor of Music and Bessie and Cecil Frankel Endowed Chair in Music Hao Huang Professor of Music Hao Huang joined the American Planning Organization for a web forum co-hosted by […]
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Hungry Ghost Festival, Co-Produced by Professor Hao Huang, Gets Huge LA Turn Out
Bessie and Cecil Frankel Endowed Chair in Music Professor Hao Huang For the second annual Hungry Ghost Festival on September 7, 2025, over 600 attendees honored ancestors through community celebration, […]
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Professor Vanessa Tyson聽Speaks on Gender-Based Violence and Solutions
Associate Professor of Politics Vanessa Tyson was quoted in Ms. magazine as part of the publication鈥檚 ongoing series examining feminism in modern history. Tyson spoke with Carmen Rios about gender-based […]
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Professor Ken Gonzales-Day Featured on In Conversation Podcast to Discuss New Exhibition
Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day Artist, photographer, and Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day joined In Conversation podcast host James Campbell and author and historian Amelia Jones to discuss his new […]
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Spotlight on Faculty: Abdiel Jacobsen Shares Culture Through Dance
Image credit: Abdiel Jacobsen By Emily Glory Peters The New York Times once described Assistant Professor of Dance Abdiel Jacobsen鈥檚 approach to dance as 鈥渆xpansive,鈥� 鈥渓iberated,鈥� and 鈥渏oyful.鈥� At Scripps […]
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鈥淭here is No Sole Genius鈥�: Mary Routt Chair of Writing 脡ireann Lorsung on the Philosophy of Making Art
脡ireann Lorsung (left) and Chloe Martinez By Caitlin Antonios In 麻豆区鈥檚 Hampton Room above Malott Commons on a spring Thursday afternoon, white banners with stark black lettering decorated the […]
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Professor Ken Gonzales-Day鈥檚 Art Ranked Among the 100 Best of the 21st Century
ARTnews聽and聽Art in America have chosen the 100 best artworks of the past 25 years, including Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day’s The Wonder Gaze: The Lynching of Thomas Thurmond & John […]
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Professor Ken Gonzales-Day to be Featured in PBS Documentary
PBS launched a new series of video shorts and a 60-minute documentary that will take viewers behind the scenes of the Getty鈥檚 milestone art event PST ART: Art & Science […]
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