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Jared Bernstein: "All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy"

Jared Bernstein joined the Economic Policy Institute in 1992. He is the author of the new book, “All Together Now: Common Sense for a Fair Economy.” His areas of research include income inequality and mobility, trends in employment and earnings, low-wage labor markets and poverty, international comparisons, and the analysis of federal and state economic policies. Between 1995 and 1996, he held the post of deputy chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor. He is the co-author of eight editions of the book The State of Working America and has published extensively in popular and academic venues, including The New York Times, Washington Post, American Prospect, and Research in Economics and Statistics.

Professor Michael Lamkin Awarded Great Medal of Honor

Dr. Michael Deane Lamkin, the Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music at ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ, received the Great Medal of Honor (Grosse Ehrenzeichen) from the Government of Burgenland at the Opening Convocation of the 32nd Classical Music Festival on August 3.

Mark Rank: "Poverty and Inequality in America — Why Care?"

Mark R. Rank is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts and speakers in the country on issues of poverty, inequality, and social justice.

Dr. Rank’s areas of research and teaching have focused on poverty, social welfare, economic inequality, and social policy. His first book, “Living on the Edge: The Realities of Welfare in America,” explored the conditions of surviving on public assistance, and achieved widespread critical acclaim.

Roswitha Burwick: "Permanence in Change"

Distinguished Professorship in Modern Foreign Languages Roswitha Burwick gives the keynote address during the ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ Fall 2007 Academic convocation.

Ashley Peters: "Impact and Our Social Obligation"

ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵAssociated Students President Ashley Peters talks about social obligations in undergraduate education.

Millard Sheets: The ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵYears on View at Williamson Gallery

Millard Sheets: The ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵYears, is on view at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery from September 1 to October 14, 2007.

Civil Rights Advocate Lani Guinier at Scripps

Lani Guinier, the first black woman to hold a tenured professorship at Harvard Law School, opens the fall 2007 Alexa Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series, September 27, 7:30 p.m., in ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ Garrison Theater.

ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ Joins Annapolis Group in Support of Better Information for Parents and Prospective Students

ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ joins peer institutions in the Annapolis Group in deciding to no longer complete the reputational survey used in U.S. News; World Report’s rankings exercise, and the College will not promote its showing in the magazine’s annual listing of America’s top colleges and universities on the College web site.

Scripps’ Williamson Gallery Receives Grant to Conserve Chinese Paintings

The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ has received a two-year conservation grant of $108,676 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal agency. The funds will be used to restore 10 important Chinese paintings in the Williamson Gallery’s permanent collection.

Five new trustees join ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees elected five new trustees to the board, four of whom are alumnae of the College.