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April 24, 2008

Mans

Paula Mans '08 wins Fulbright for study in Brazil
Mans, a Spanish major who plans to pursue a Ph.D. in anthropology or African-American studies, will spend her Fulbright year researching a community-based supplementary education program for girls in a favela—the Brazilian equivalent of a shantytown—in Salvador. The program Mans will study, called Bahia Street, supplements the girls' education in public schools with tutoring in all basic subjects including math, science and reading. In addition to this standard curriculum, Bahia Street provides programs in self-defense, health care, sexual education, art therapy, Afro-Brazilian culture, and a series of programs that focus on issues of violence and inequality.

Dancers

Spring Dance Concert features reconstruction of late work by modern master José Limón
2008 is the centennial year of the pioneering modern dancer and choreographer José Limón, and the Bryn Mawr-Haverford Dance Program will mark it with a reconstruction of one of the master's final works at the Spring Dance Concert on Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Goodhart Theater.

 

Continuing Ed Staff

TLI pilots continuing staff education program
A new resource will soon be available for members of the Bryn Mawr staff who are interested in pursuing first-time degrees. This summer, the Teaching and Learning Initiative (TLI) will pilot a Continuing Staff Education Program that will help aspiring students clarify their educational needs and find programs that fit them.

 

Stevens

Gastronomic guru Molly Stevens to speak
On Friday, May 2, at 4 p.m. in Thomas 224, the Tri-College Food Studies Initiative will present "Food Writing 101: Turning Love of Food Into a Career." The talk will be given by Molly Stevens, a chef, food writer, and cooking teacher who has won high honors for both her writing and her teaching.

 

BMC to test emergency siren next Wednesday
If you plan to be on the Bryn Mawr campus next Wednesday, April  30, at about 3 p.m., be prepared: the College plans to test its recently acquired emergency siren, which is mounted atop Canaday Library. The siren, a key element of the College's emergency-response system, uses radio technology to produce a warning tone and a voice message through four powerful omnidirectional speakers.

laughing student at may day

May Day to be celebrated Sunday, May 4
Bryn Mawr students will briefly set aside their books to gambol on the green at the College's annual May Day celebration on Sunday, May 4. The day's events begin at 5:45 a.m., when sophomores awaken seniors with a song written by Henry VII and conclude just before midnight as the credits roll on The Philadelphia Story, starring Katharine Hepburn '28.

 

Bryn Mawr in the News
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Q&A Part Two with Alice Rivlin ’52: Health Care, Technology, and the Economy

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In Part Two of our interview with Alice Rivlin '52, the founding director of the Congressional Budget Office and former vice chair of the Federal R...

Would Mad Men’s Betty Draper Have Made it at Bryn Mawr?

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Widely lauded for its attention to period-specific details, the AMC television series Mad Men has had its slips. The show's "most egregious stumble...

Q&A with Alice M. Rivlin ’52: A World Stage in Economic Policy-Making

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Alice M. Rivlin ’52 is a Senior Fellow in the Economic Studies program at the Brookings Institution and director of the Brookings’ Greater Wash...

Bryn Mawr in the Media: BMC Anthropologist Contributes to Major Study of Early Hominid Skeleton

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Assistant Professor of Anthropology Denise F. Su co-authored one of a suite of papers about Ardipithecus ramidus, the earliest known hominid skelet...

Bryn Mawr in the Media: Inside Higher Ed

Bryn Mawr’s new Test Flexible policy is among the innovations taking place in the use of standardized testing by higher education institution...

Today's Calendar

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Nov 7 2009 10:30AM, Goodhart McPherson Auditorium

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Parents' Weekend: Old City Philadelphia Tour

Nov 7 2009 1:00PM, Pembroke Arch

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Nov 7 2009 1:00PM, Carpenter Library Room B21

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Nov 7 2009 1:00PM, Thomas Hall Room 224

Parents' Weekend: Deans Discussion - The Freshman Year

Nov 7 2009 1:00PM, Dalton Hall 300