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Culturally Supportive School Environments Contribute to Academic, Emotional, Social Success

Karen Michele Nikos — October 14, 2024 - 10:28am

All students, including those from ethnoracially diverse and from white backgrounds, benefit from supportive learning environments that accommodate adolescents’ multiple cultural and ethnic backgrounds, according to new University of California, Davis, research. These benefits span the academic, social and emotional realms.

Exhibition Features Work of Brenda Mallory, Citizen of Cherokee Nation, at Gorman

Karen Michele Nikos — September 24, 2024 - 9:02am

Brenda Mallory, Fragment (To Gather), 2023, Thread, thread cores, staples, wax on wood panels is one of the works on view at the Gorman.

Enrollment of Undocumented Students at California Universities Dropped from 2016 to 2023

Karen Michele Nikos — September 19, 2024 - 1:02am

Enrollment of low-income, undocumented students declined by half at University of California and California State University campuses from 2016 through the 2022-23 academic year, according to a new study by the University of California Civil Rights Project at 51�ԹϺ��LA and 51�ԹϺ�� Davis School of Law.

New Artwork in Library Courtyard Commemorates Jewish Resistance During World War II

Karen Michele Nikos — September 09, 2024 - 9:19am

Alumnus Jeffrey Berger ’74 and his wife Sheri Berger have donated a major piece of public art to University of California, Davis. “Ghetto Wall,” an original sculpture by the prominent California artist and educator Ruth Cozen Snyder, was installed on Aug. 24 in the courtyard of Peter J. Shields Library, at the heart of the Davis campus.

Teens Need Consistent Positive Messaging in Multicultural Environments

Karen Michele Nikos — July 27, 2023 - 10:36am

Adolescents struggle academically in multicultural environments if they don’t receive consistent and positive messages

Weekender: Concerts, Art, and Student Membership Offer at Pence

Karen Michele Nikos — February 16, 2023 - 11:30am

Violin, cello and piano, Brazilian composers, at noon concert

Ian Jessee, violin, Susan Lamb Cook, cello and Paulo Steinberg, piano

Thursday, Feb. 16, 12:05 – 1 p.m., Recital Hall, Ann E. Pitzer Center, a Shinkoskey Noon Concert, Free

Weekender: Concerts Include St. Olaf Choir; Rising Stars of Opera; Duo

Karen Michele Nikos — February 01, 2023 - 3:14pm

A wealth of concerts coming up and some are free, others low-cost. Check out the Arts Blog.

Weekender: Black Voices in Music, Art Featured

Karen Michele Nikos — January 25, 2023 - 10:08am

The Warp Trio performs Thursday at Pitzer noon concert and Manetti Shrem opening for Before the Fire is Sunday. Jazz at Mondavi.

‘Mike Henderson: Before the Fire, 1965-1985’ Opens Jan. 30 at Manetti Shrem Museum

Karen Michele Nikos — January 09, 2023 - 10:00am

An exhibition featuring pioneering artist Mike Henderson’s rarely seen contributions to the history of contemporary painting and filmmaking and radical Black politics opens Jan. 30

What are the Myths, Facts, About Hebrew Israelites?

Karen Michele Nikos — January 04, 2023 - 10:31am

What are the Myths, Facts, About Hebrew Israelites?