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Professor to Read From Critically Acclaimed Book

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I’ve had a lot of good luck with publishing and awards since I've been at Pepperdine. During my first year or so here I won the “Discovery”/ Boston Review Prize, an award for poets who have not yet published a book. I was really excited about that since so many poets I admire have won it in the past, as well as a Ruth Lilly Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation. Those awards … [Read more...] about Professor to Read From Critically Acclaimed Book

Glimpses at Close’s Classics

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Photo Courtesy of Susan Tryforos//Creative Commons Every spring, the Frederick R. Weisman Museum displays a traveling art show. This semester, the museum will be home to the works of Chuck Close, an artist who greatly advanced modern art despite losing the use of both his legs and an arm. Close is considered by many to be one of the most important abstract expressionists in … [Read more...] about Glimpses at Close’s Classics

Down Syndrome Model Takes Fashion Week

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Photo Courtesy of Red Carpet Report//Creative CommonsIn the fashion world, audiences rarely see inspirational triumph of the human spirit. However, this week at New York Fashion Week, audiences saw all of this and more in the show featuring Carrie Hammer’s designs. The show was titled “Role Models, Not Runway Models,” and it featured unconventionally inspiring … [Read more...] about Down Syndrome Model Takes Fashion Week

The Weisman to Display Senior Art

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Photos by Carissa MosleyWhere on campus can you see colorful abstract paintings, unique mosaics and sculptures of thrifted objects? All of these can be found at the Weisman Museum on campus, which will host the grand opening of the Fragments: Studio Art Thesis Exhibition starting April 16 at 5 p.m. to display the cumulation of senior art major's work.This year, artists Nic … [Read more...] about The Weisman to Display Senior Art