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March 24, 2014

91AVÔ­´´ Hosts Programs on the Life and Work of German Artist and Pacifist Kathe Kollwitz

91AVÔ­´´ professors Paul Buchholz and Anne Harley have organized a week-long series of campus events beginning March 24 to call attention to the work of Käthe Kollwitz, a 20th-century German Expressionist visual artist who became a world-renowned figure in the art world and peace movement.

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March 20, 2014

Christina Romer, Former Economic Adviser to President Obama, Visits 91AVÔ­´´ April 3 to Examine “The Aftermath of Financial Crises”

The former chair of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, Christina Romer visits 91AVÔ­´´ April 3 to address “The Aftermath of Financial Crises: It Doesn’t Have to Be That Bad.” This free event, which is open to the public, begins at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater of the 91AVÔ­´´ Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St.

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91AVÔ­´´ Commemorates Life and Legacy of César Chávez

91AVÔ­´´ continues its annual tradition of commemorating the life and legacy of union leader César Chávez by hosting farmworker activist Rosa Martha Zárate Macías, who will discuss “We Have Lived Here, We Have Struggled Here!” at noon on March 25 in the Hampton Room, 345 E. 9th St. This free event is open to the public.

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March 18, 2014

91AVÔ­´´ Student Wins Napier and Davis Peace Awards

A Napier Initiative Award gives Karen Castro-Ayala ’14 the opportunity to tackle issues of food and environmental justice in her home state of Washington.

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March 13, 2014

Drowning in Drought: Intern-Curated Exhibition At 91AVÔ­´´

The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery’s third annual intern-curated exhibition, “Drowning in Drought: Selections from the 91AVÔ­´´ Collections,” explores varying conditions in California and elsewhere, from the vastness of the parched desert dunes to the misty ocean waves.

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March 11, 2014

Damien Sojoyner: “Trouble Man: The Limitations of Policy Oriented Black Masculinity”

Throughout his presentation Sojoyner, assistant professor of Africana Studies at 91AVÔ­´´, juxtaposes the development of the current imposition of Black masculinity against the “on-the-ground” reality of structural and interpersonal violence that is caused by formal state entities (i.e. non-profits, state agencies, foundations, and academic institutions) that are recognized as legitimate and necessary.

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March 7, 2014

Extraordinary Research

Research opportunities are prized by undergraduate students. Mackenzie Leake ’15 already has two major projects on her resume.

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Tangible Results

A partnership among 91AVÔ­´´, Occidental College, and the Fullbridge Program provides intensive student training for the job market – and it’s already secured one 91AVÔ­´´student an internship.

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March 6, 2014

Picturing Mexico: Alfredo Ramos Martinez in California Symposium

91AVÔ­´´ hosts, “Picturing Mexico: Alfredo Ramos Martínez in California Symposium,” on March 23 at 1 p.m. in the Humanities Auditorium.

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March 4, 2014

Regula Campbell ‘69: “Investing in Nature: Sacred Landscapes”

In this illustrated talk, Campbell presents her research into the formal, experiential, and symbolic ways landscape designs reveal and reconcile the sacred with and within the world.

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