Campus Events (page 26)
ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Seniors Present Thesis Art Show
Eight senior studio art majors will present their thesis work from May 2 through May 18 at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery. The exhibit focuses primarily on two arenas in contemporary art: mixed media installations and hand-drawn graphic novels. There will be an opening reception on Friday, May 2, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Read MoreTV Special Correspondent Lisa Ling to Speak at ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº
Lisa Ling, special correspondent for the National Geographic Channel and Oprah Winfrey Show, will lecture on “Opening Minds and Hearts to the Issues Surrounding Us” on Tuesday April 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Performing Arts Center.
Read MorePhilosopher Peter Singer to Speak at ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº
World-renowned philosopher, ethicist, and animal rights activist Peter Singer will give the Philip and Franciszka Merlan Lecture at ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº on Thursday, April 24, at 4:15 p.m. in Balch Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will follow the lecture.
Read More‘ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Dances’ Returns to Claremont
“ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Dances,” the annual spring concert of the ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Dance Department, will take place on Thursday, April 17, and Friday, April 18, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 19, at 2 p.m. in Garrison Theater, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº. The program features original dance pieces choreographed by students, faculty, and guest artists.
Read MoreCelebrated Farm Workers Union Muralist to Speak at ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº
Barbara Carrasco, seminal muralist and artist for the United Farm Workers Union, will lecture on “Labor of Art,” Wednesday, March 26, 2008, in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº.
Read MoreAlumna Poet Lynne Thompson ’72 to Speak at ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº
Poet Lynne Thompson, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº alumna class of ’72, will present her 2007 Perugia Press prize-winning work, Beg No Pardon, at noon on February 26 in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº.
Read More“Ask For It” Author Sara Laschever to Speak at ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº
Author Sara Laschever will speak about women and negotiation on Friday, February 22, at 12 p.m. in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº. Her lecture, “Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want,” will present the four-step negotiation guide detailed in her forthcoming book of the same name.
Read MoreAward-Winning Filmmaker and Author to Speak at ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº
Noted multiracial advocate Kip Fulbeck will speak on identity and multiraciality on Wednesday, February 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Performing Arts Center. In addition to his lecture, Fulbeck will also lead a hands-on student workshop entitled “What Are You,” from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Read MoreFighting Breast Cancer With Love
Dr. Susan M. Love, known worldwide as one of the founders of the breast cancer advocacy movement, will speak on eradicating the disease in Balch Auditorium at ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº on Thursday, February 7, as part of Malott Commons’ Voice and Vision Speaker Series.
Read MoreDr. Terrence Roberts of the Little Rock Nine Speaks at ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº
Dr. Terrence Roberts will speak on “Evaluating the Dream: The Legacy of the Little Rock Nine” on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater, ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Performing Arts Center. The lecture is part of the 2008 Claremont Colleges’ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Week.
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