“Shell Shaker” to premiere at Ӱ̳ College
Ӱ̳ College presents the East Coast premiere of the opera “Loksi’ Shaali’ (Shell Shaker),” the first opera composed by a Chickasaw in their native language.
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Ӱ̳ College presents the East Coast premiere of the opera “Loksi’ Shaali’ (Shell Shaker),” the first opera composed by a Chickasaw in their native language.
The Mass Cultural Council has approved the establishment of a Puerto Rican Cultural District in nearby Holyoke, and Maria Cartagena, director of Community-Based Learning at Ӱ̳ College, was pivotal in its development.
Diamond Abiakalam-Chinagorom ’25 has been selected as Ӱ̳ College’s first Schwarzman Scholar. The program selects future leaders to pursue a one-year, fully funded master’s degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Ӱ̳ College President Danielle R. Holley spoke to both New England Public Media and the podcast “The Harvard Plan” about how higher education is not the enemy, as well as supporting students going forward.
Ӱ̳ College President Danielle R. Holley discusses presidential leadership through crises on the podcast “The Harvard Plan.”
The $6 million gift by an anonymous donor will endow two new faculty chairs named for illustrious Ӱ̳ alums in the arts: the Debra Martin Chase ’77 Chair in Film Media Theater and the Suzan-Lori Parks ’85 Chair in Creative Writing.
The annual Noche Latina celebration has returned to Chapin Auditorium after being held elsewhere on campus for two years. The night was jam-packed with food, fun and community.
Artist Harmonia Rosales spoke at the Ӱ̳ College Art Museum about her work, including her painting “The Harvest.”
Alum Sheryl McCarthy ’69 interviewed Ӱ̳ College President Danielle Holley on the CUNY TV show “One to One.” They explored topics such as the role of women’s colleges and the power of humanities in today’s career-focused world.
Prentis Hemphill ’04 will be at Ӱ̳ College to discuss their book “What It Takes To Heal.” The book poses the question: ““What would it do to movements, to our society and culture, to have the principles of healing at the very center?”