Monthly Archives: January 2012

Happy Thank Your Mentor Day!

January is National Mentoring Month, but today is particularly special because it is Thank Your Mentor Day! The University of Rochester’s Office for Faculty Development and Diversity has posted several ways for you to thank and honor your mentor. The … Continue reading

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Cyborgs, Savagery, and Voice

This post comes from Mary Greitzer, Assistant Professor of Music Theory, who will be presenting her work “Shrieking the Body Electric: the Traumatized Voices of Diamanda Galas and Babbitt’s Philomel” on January 27. Read on to learn more about Diamanda … Continue reading

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Shrieking the Body Electric

Join SBAI on Friday January 27 for lunch and the second installment of our Focus on the Future SBAI Research Seminar Series for the 2011-2012 academic year.  Mary Greitzer, Assistant Professor of Music Theory, will share her research titled “Shrieking … Continue reading

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New Ways of Knowing Through Interdisciplinary Teaching

This guest post comes from Rebecca Burditt, a graduate student in Visual and Cultural Studies and winner of the Susan B. Anthony Teaching Fellowship for Fall 2011. In honor of the first day of the spring semester (welcome back, folks!) … Continue reading

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Breastfeeding and Feminism

This post comes from Dr. Paige Hall Smith, Director of the Center for Women’s Health & Wellness and Director of the CWHW Program to Advance Gender Equity, and  Associate Professor of Public Health Education. Smith holds appointments in the Department … Continue reading

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This Friday: (en)Gendered Art Exhibit Opening and Reception

Join us this Friday January 20 at the (en)Gendered Undergraduate Art exhibit opening and reception. We have much to look forward to for the evening: a gallery talk by guest juror Lynn Duggan, Professor of Art at Nazareth College; the … Continue reading

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Women in Public Service Project Summer Institute Opportunity

Wellesley College will host the first Women in Public Service Project Institute this summer from June 11-22. Via WPSP: The institute hopes to provide a forum for shared learning and dialogue; exchange of experiences and expertise; peer-to-peer mentoring and networking; … Continue reading

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Local Student Activists for Social Justice Make the Front Page

A recent front-page Democrat and Chronicle article on student activism spotlights Rochester Students for Social Justice, a local student activist group. The group was founded last summer by University of Rochester senior and Take 5 scholar Alykhan Alani, an International … Continue reading

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January Declared Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Several days ago, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation declaring January National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. What exactly is human trafficking and where does it happen? The broad category covers several human rights violations, including forced economic exploitation … Continue reading

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