Posted 43 hours ago
Have extra coats, gloves, scarves, or winter gear that you want to give away? Have children or teens that have outgrown their coats? Looking for a good place to donate these coats? The Civic Engagement Office is hosting its annual coat drive for families in need in Norristown. Every year, ACLAMO (Acción Comunal Latinoamericana de Montgomery [...] [Link]
Posted 43 hours ago
More than 500 parents and family members of Bryn Mawr students will visit the campus for Parents Weekend 2009, which begins this Friday, Nov. 6, says program organizer Lisa Zernicke, director of conferences and events. Registration will take place on Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Campus Center. A full program of guided tours, student [...] [Link]
Posted 43 hours ago
The Weekly Insider is a brand-new electronic newsletter sent on Thursdays by College Communications (formerly Public Affairs). The Weekly Insider is the one-stop source for Bryn Mawr news for its faculty and staff. The Insider will have links to select articles from Bryn Mawr Now and the new Inside Bryn Mawr blog, announcements, event listings for [...] [Link]
Posted 45 hours ago
A play on globalization and ethnic conflict by Kristoffer Diaz Directed by Seth Rozin October 23-November 22 Tickets: $18-29 GET TICKETS: Call 215-568-8079 or visit www.InterActTheatre.org REVIEWS BELOW: http://www.philly.com/philly/calend~ http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/a~ [Link]
Posted 45 hours ago
renowned social scientist Frances Fox Piven will address the opportunities for a revival of the U.S. labor movement in a lecture at Bryn Mawr on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Dalton 300. Read more» [Link]
Posted 48 hours ago
The English House Gazette opens the 2009 fall semester with three profiles: Harper Hubbeling, whose beat is science, profiles Haverford Professor Jennifer Hunt, who is a leading researcher into immunology. Clare Mullaney offers a piece on English Professor Kate Thomas of Bryn Mawr College, who is engaged in food studies and literature. Kulia Wooddell, whose beat is about [...] [Link]
Posted 2 days ago
The Haverford professor is on a mission of discovery By Harper Hubbeling Jennifer Punt wanted to grow up to be a writer. “My dream in life was to be a novelist,” said Punt, leaning back in her chair to glance into the lab adjoining her office on the second story of the Koshland Integrated Natural Science Center at [...] [Link]
Posted 2 days ago
…because apparently I’ve gotten into an every-other-week habit. I’ll try to break that next week. The meeting for October 27, 2009 was, however, a rather poorly attended meeting anyway (it was pouring in a sort of end-of-the-world fashion, which may explain that), so not much happened. The meeting on November 3, 2009, however, was far [...] [Link]
Posted 3 days ago
The following are instructions for moving a College Owned cell phone or phone number to personal ownership. [attachments] [Link]
Posted 3 days ago
Professor Kate Thomas on food & literature By Clare Mullaney In Bryn Mawr College’s English department, novelist Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley isn’t just a great writer, but a vegetarian. This is how Kate Thomas, an associate professor of English at Bryn Mawr, describes the 19th century author. She brought her interest in food studies to the college in [...] [Link]
Posted 3 days ago
The woman who helps make Haverford green By Kulia Woodell There is nothing that Claudia Kent likes better than to romp around outdoors and play in the dirt. A woman who is clearly more comfortable assessing tree health and poking around in the perennial beds than sitting at a desk, Kent is Haverford College’s grounds manager and sustainability [...] [Link]
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