Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues,
I hope you each are enjoying Spring Break and finding time to catch up, relax, or do something extraordinary that does not involve Zoom. It has been nice to look out at the quiet campus this week, even as we look forward to exciting events and activities after break. But that's enough said about events and activities—enjoy your break.
Best,
Doug
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Zachary Binney, Assistant Professor of Quantitative Theory and Methods, was quoted in The New York Times story "N.F.L. Becomes First Major American Sports League to Drop Covid-19 Protocols." Read the article here.
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Matt Herskowitz in concert |
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On Monday, March 14, at 7:30 pm in Williams Hall, see pianist, composer, and arranger Matt Herskowitz in concert.
Combining the superlative technique of a classical virtuoso with his prowess in jazz, world music, and free improvisation, Herskowitz has carved out a unique and personal voice in music. Over the course of the last decade, he has produced a series of critically-acclaimed recordings, premiered his works in settings from New York’s Central Park to Germany’s Köln Philharmonie, collaborated with top classical, jazz, and pop artists, and performed at music festivals across the globe.
Encourage your students to attend this Oxford Studies event!
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Melissa Hage, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, is leading a group of students on an overseas trip to San Salvador Island in the Bahamas to study geology and ecology. Anthony Martin, a Professor of Practice in Emory's Department of Environmental Sciences who is also on the trip, has been sharing their adventure on Twitter.
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2022 Alumni Awards Celebration |
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The Oxford College Alumni Board held their annual Alumni Awards Celebration on Friday, March 4. Enjoy these pictures, and click here to see a list of the award recipients.
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Faculty + Staff Lunch Processing Space |
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Beginning Tuesday March 15, the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life will host weekly gatherings over lunch—called the Faculty + Staff Lunch Processing Space—to talk about the things we each have been experiencing. The group will meet in the Dean's Dining Room at 12:00 p.m. each week. Bring your own lunch or give your name at the front of the dining hall and ORSL will cover your lunch. All you are required to bring is yourself.
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On Wednesday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Williams Hall, Dr. Melvin Ayogu, Professor of Pedagogy in Economics on the Atlanta campus, will give a lecture called "Proving Your Awesomeness" about being relevant in postmodernism. The goal is to alert young minds that employability and career progression in the immediate future requires multiple skillsets. Developing such a skillset begins with a liberal arts education.
Ayogu's work focuses on anti-money laundering, infrastructure, and institutions, and his current research is about cultural narratives on gender inequality.
Encourage your students to attend this Oxford Studies event!
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Catch up on Emory's revised masking policy released last week.
"Effective Monday, March 7, masks will be optional indoors on Emory’s campuses. Masks will still be required in all classrooms and instructional spaces until Monday, March 21, at which time masks will become optional in these spaces." Read the full release here.
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Southern Circuit Film Series: Los Hermanos/The Brothers
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Los Hermanos/The Brothers is coming to the virtual Southern Circuit Film Series from March 13-16. Register and watch the film here.
Synopsis: Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers—violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana, their poignant reunion, and their momentous first performances together, Los Hermanos/The Brothers offers a nuanced, often startling view of estranged nations through the lens of music and family.
The film features an electrifying, genre-bending score, composed by Cuban Aldo López-Gavilán, performed with his American brother, Ilmar, and with guest appearances by maestro Joshua Bell and the Harlem Quartet.
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Web story: Oxford to host inaugural Spring Festival |
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Read more about the Spring Festival for continuees in Atlanta and current Oxford students, faculty, and staff on the Oxford website here.
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Southern Circuit Film Series: Los Hermanos / The Brothers
Watch via Zoom | Available through March 16 |
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Matt Herskowitz in concert
Williams Hall | 7:30 p.m.
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Take a Break Tuesday
Oxford College Bookstore
Oxford Student Center Front Plaza | 1:15–2:45 p.m.
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Proving Your Awesomeness
Williams Hall | 7:30 p.m.
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