Roughly 30 students and faculty members gathered for Associate Professor of Psychology Rick Rogers’ “Almost Last Lecture: Counseling and Its Uses,” Tuesday in the Executive Dining Room.
A ceramicist opened the night with a slide show including pictures of her family, her early artwork and her hometown, Cusco, Peru. The Peruvian native and recent John Guggenheim Fellowship recipient, Kukuli Velarde, spoke at the opening reception of her exhibit, “Plunder Me, Baby,” Saturday at the American Museum of Ceramic Art.
Author Kumea Shorter-Gooden discussed the challenging issues of race and gender facing black women today – the focus of her bestselling book – at the University of La Verne on April 2.
The aftermath: A family stands together in awe, silhouetted against what used to be their beloved home, but is now a lifeless pile of ash. Everything is gone; the devastation is nearly unbearable, but life must go on.