Alums
The Next Chapter for 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ Book Club: Braiding Sweetgrass
One 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú, One Book event in Austin, Texas last October. Photo courtesy of Sabine Romero ’95. By Sabine Romero ’95 Just a year ago, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú alums came together online for […]
Read MoreAuthor Maggie Tokuda-Hall ’07 Joins R. F. Kuang in Conversation
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú campus Best-selling author Maggie Tokuda-Hall ’07 will be in conversation with author R.F. Kuang in San Francisco on September 23. After graduating from 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú, Tokuda-Hall recieved her MFA […]
Read MorePoppy MacDonald ’97 Announced as New NationSwell President
Poppy MacDonald’97 at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Poppy MacDonald’97 has been announced as the new NationSwell president. NationSwell, founded by Greg Behrman, is a social impact company and membership community for leaders […]
Read MoreBarbara Bruner ’76 Invests in Future Leaders Through Gift to the Laspa Center
By Kendra Pintor 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú alum Barbara Bruner ’76 has made a $37,000 gift to support students’ participation in the Carter Center Executive Briefing, expanding opportunities for them to develop compassionate, […]
Read MoreAllison Wysocki ’99 Endows Internship Fund to Expand Co-Curricular Opportunities for 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Students
By Kendra Pintor Alumna and Trustee Allison Wysocki ’99 has made a $690,000 gift to 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú, creating a new endowed scholarship, and providing significant support to The 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Fund to expand […]
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Remembers Betye Saar P’78, Seminal Leader of the Black Arts Movement
Betye Saar in her Laurel Canyon studio, 1970. Photograph by Bob Nakamura, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú. 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú honors the passing of Betye Saar P’78, the groundbreaking artist whose […]
Read MoreMuseums Celebrate Betye Saar, Including Artwork by Alison Saar ’78
Betye Saar in her Laurel Canyon studio, 1970. Photograph by Bob Nakamura, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú. Institutions across the country are celebrating artist Beyte Saar’s work ahead of […]
Read MoreFrom 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú to Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
By Kendra Pintor Molly F. Lazarus ’22 credits 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ interdisciplinary liberal arts education and hands-on undergraduate research opportunities with launching her path to a Harvard PhD in cognitive neuroscience and […]
Read MoreJoss Greene ’11 Publishes New Book on How the California Prison System Attempts to Manage Gender Nonconformity
Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Davis and 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú alum Joss Greene ’11 recently published a new book with University of California Press titled Gender Bound: Prisons, Trans Lives, and the […]
Read MoreThe New York Times Features Alison Saar ’78’s Statue at the Obama Presidential Center
Multimedia artist and sculptor Alison Saar ’78 has debuted a new sculpture that is on display at the Obama Presidential Center, which opened this year on Juneteenth. Inspired by theStatue […]
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