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Vol. 2, No. 7 - March 25, 2003
SEFCU Elects
New Slate Kolodny to Explore America’s
Prehistory Kolodny is known for a career that has combined political activism in the civil rights, women’s, and environmental movements with scholarly scrutiny of American culture. In her Skidmore talk, she will examine 17th-, 18th-, and early 19th-century speculations on the prehistory of North America and its Indian peoples -- and the way these speculations were used politically to foment the American Revolution and, later, Indian policy. Racism and Religion to
Be Topic For several years Ayvazian and Beverly Tatum, now president of Spelman College, led workshops together on how to combat racism. The public is welcome at the lecture. Admission is free. Guest Speaker to Advance
Prescription for Middle East Peace An Israeli-Arab, Hussein received one of the two Slifka Scholarships at Brandeis University, which awards one to a Palestinian-Israeli and one to a Jewish-Israeli committed to the goals of peaceful coexistence. At Brandeis, Hussein worked on many projects to promote understanding between Arabs and Jews and created an independent study concentration titled “Peace Building.” He now works for the Abraham Fund, which is dedicated to promoting peaceful coexistence between the Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel. Ancient Islamic Art of
Bijapuri to Be Skidmore Lecture Topic Why does art flourish at certain places at certain times? Hutton’s lecture will examine this question in relation to Bijapuri art. Bijapur was an Islamic kingdom that ruled over a central portion of India during the 15th through 17th centuries. Seemingly out of nowhere, during the late 16th century, Bijapuri artists began producing lush, lyrical paintings and monumental architecture that combined Hindu and Muslim as well as Indian and Persian traditions in unexpected ways. By examining two disparate pieces of artistic evidence -- an illustration manuscript and an urban building campaign -- Hutton will explore the cultural shifts that led to the artistic blossoming at Bijapur. 9 Ways of Looking at a
Poor Woman Solinger’s exhibition, “Beggars and Choosers: Motherhood is not a Class Privilege in America,” features 60 photographs by distinguished documentary photographers and some lesser-known artists who have contributed outstanding images. The exhibition is at the Schick Art Gallery through April 6. Solinger is a historian and author of Wake
Up Little Susie: Single Pregnancy and Race Before Roe v. Wade
(1992, 2000), The Abortionist: A Woman Against the Law
(1994), and Beggars and Choosers: How the Politics of Choice
Shapes Adoption, Abortion, and Welfare in the United States
(2001). She edited Abortion Wars: A Half-Century of Struggle
1950-2000 (1998), and with Gwendolyn Mink, Welfare: A Documentary
History of U.S. Policy and Politics (forthcoming). She is currently
writing a short history of reproductive politics in the United States
and working on a long-term project about the first welfare case
ever heard by the Supreme Court. Sandy Baum, professor of economics, was a source for a Feb. 24 story on National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” on a tuition assistance program called “MyRichUncle.” Baum discussed the same topic in a Feb. 18 story in The San Francisco Chronicle titled ‘Rich Uncle’ bankrolls students – for a price; Grads owe percentage of future paychecks. Baum also was quoted in a Jan. 19 Baltimore Sun story titled “Double bad news for minorities, college: The president announced that he opposes race-based admissions, and a report shows most low-income students aren’t getting the aid they need.” In addition, Baum was cited in a Jan. 28 New York Times story (“College Loans Rise, Swamping Graduates’ Dreams”). Ian Berry, curator of the Tang Museum, was featured on WAMC-FM’s “Vox Pop” program Jan. 30, discussing the Kara Walker exhibition, which he helped curate. Dennis Conway, director, Campus Safety, was a source for a Feb. 12 Saratogian story on the increase in terror alert levels (“It’s business as usual for Saratoga residents”) and for a Feb. 16 Sunday Gazette article on preparing for terror alerts (“Alert revives fallout shelters – Americans take fresh look at attack planning”). Jennifer Delton, assistant professor of history, was a source for a March 17 Saratogian story titled “Anti-war protests echo Irish conflict’s.” Cori Filson, director, International Programs, was a source for a Feb. 20 Times Union story titled “Living overseas, learning to be safe.” Pat Oles, dean of students, was quoted in a Jan. 27 USA Today story on a recent national survey of first-year college students (“A new sketch of college freshmen”). Robert Shorb, director, Student Aid and Family Finance, was a guest on WAMC-FM’s “Vox Pop” show Jan. 29, where he and representatives from several area colleges answered questions on the financial aid process from callers. Shelly Van Slyke, health educator, was quoted in a Feb. 2 story on eating disorders published in The Sunday Gazette (“Area colleges take steps to curb eating disorders”). Sheldon Solomon, professor of psychology, was interviewed by the BBC’s Louisa Lim for a Feb. 13 story titled “U.S. and Risk Assessment,” on how the events of 9/11 changed Americans’ assessment of risk and their attitude toward Saddam Hussein. Mary Zeiss Stange, associate professor of women’s studies and religion, was a guest on “Radio Times,” a program broadcast Jan. 9 on WHYY-FM in Philadelphia, Pa. The program’s theme was women hunters. Charles Stainback, Dayton Director of the Tang Museum, was quoted in a Jan. 20 New York Times review of the exhibition “Small Towns, Black Lives,” at the Noyes Museum of Art in Oceanville, N.J. Stainback curated the exhibition. President Studley was interviewed by The Saratogian for a Feb. 12 story titled “Students speak out against financial aid cuts.”
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