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September 8, 2026

The Next Chapter for Âé¶¹Ô­´´â€™ Book Club: Braiding Sweetgrass

One Âé¶¹Ô­´´, One Book event in Austin, Texas last October. Photo courtesy of Sabine Romero ’95. By Sabine Romero ’95 Just a year ago, Âé¶¹Ô­´´ alums came together online for […]

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September 3, 2026

Author Maggie Tokuda-Hall ’07 Joins R. F. Kuang in Conversation

Âé¶¹Ô­´´ 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 Âé¶¹Ô­´´, Tokuda-Hall recieved her MFA […]

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August 27, 2026

Poppy MacDonald ’97 Announced as New NationSwell President

Poppy MacDonald’97 at Âé¶¹Ô­´´ 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 […]

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August 24, 2026

Barbara Bruner ’76 Invests in Future Leaders Through Gift to the Laspa Center

By Kendra Pintor  Âé¶¹Ô­´´ 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, […]

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August 21, 2026

Allison Wysocki ’99 Endows Internship Fund to Expand Co-Curricular Opportunities for Âé¶¹Ô­´´ Students

By Kendra Pintor  Alumna and Trustee Allison Wysocki ’99 has made a $690,000 gift to Âé¶¹Ô­´´, creating a new endowed scholarship, and providing significant support to The Âé¶¹Ô­´´ Fund to expand […]

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July 31, 2026

Âé¶¹Ô­´´ 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, Âé¶¹Ô­´´. Âé¶¹Ô­´´ honors the passing of Betye Saar P’78, the groundbreaking artist whose […]

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July 24, 2026

Museums 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, Âé¶¹Ô­´´. Institutions across the country are celebrating artist Beyte Saar’s work ahead of […]

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July 21, 2026

From Âé¶¹Ô­´´ to Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

By Kendra Pintor  Molly F. Lazarus ’22 credits Âé¶¹Ô­´´â€™ interdisciplinary liberal arts education and hands-on undergraduate research opportunities with launching her path to a Harvard PhD in cognitive neuroscience and […]

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July 8, 2026

Joss 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 Âé¶¹Ô­´´ alum Joss Greene ’11 recently published a new book with University of California Press titled Gender Bound: Prisons, Trans Lives, and the […]

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July 6, 2026

The 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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