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president taps shennan for new dean of the college President Diana Chapman Walsh has named Professor Andrew Shennan as her choice for the Dean of the College for an initial three-year term beginning July 1. “Many consultations with a wide cross-section of the faculty over the past five months have confirmed for me that Professor Shennan is the person best suited to provide the necessary leadership to advance an agenda at Wellesley that has become increasingly well defined,” Walsh said. The Board of Trustees will vote on the recommendation in April. During his five-year tenure as associate dean, Shennan has played a major role in implementing the initiatives in global education made possible through The Wellesley Campaign and in the successful launch of the Summer School, of which he served as founding faculty director. He co-chaired the committee that conducted the 1998 Self-Study for Reaccreditation, and has served on the committee on faculty appointments, the board of appeals, the board of admission and several trustee committees, including the 1993 presidential search committee. He was a founding co-director of Wellesley’s international relations program. Shennan joined the Wellesley faculty in 1988 after teaching for one year each at Mount Holyoke College and Corpus Christi College at Cambridge University, where he earned his Ph.D. and B.A. He has taught courses in modern European history, with a particular emphasis on the 20th century, the history of modern France and World War II, and was the 1991 recipient of the Pinanski teaching prize. A scholar of 20th-century French history, Shennan is a widely respected authority on the politics of World War II and of the postwar era. “I know Andy is going to bring distinction and discernment to the deanship, and I look forward with great pleasure to working closely with him to chart a future course for Wellesley in the 21st century,” said Walsh. festival honors indian filmmaker and his works “Anand Patwardhan: An Impetus for Social Change in South Asia,” a reception, film festival and keynote lecture by Indian film maker Patwardhan, will be held Feb. 26-29 at Wellesley. A reception will be held Thursday, Feb. 26, at 6 pm, in the Davis Museum lobby, followed by the film Jang Aur Aman (War and Peace) at 7:30 pm at Collins Cinema. On Friday, Feb. 27, the films Raam Ke Naam (In the Name of God) will be shown at 7 pm and Narmada Diary at 9 pm. Saturday films, beginning at noon, are We are not your Monkeys and Fishing in the Sea of Greed. After lunch, the films resume at 2 pm with Pitra, Putra Aur Dharmyudha (Father, Son and Holy War) and, at 4 pm, Un Mitron Ki Yaad (In the Memory of Friends). Sunday at noon, see Raam Ke Naam; Bombay at 2 pm and Jang Aur Aman (War and Peace) at 4 pm. The keynote lecture will be presented by Patwardhan at 6 pm. The events, all in Collins Cinema, are free and open to the public. Patwardhan has made political documentaries for nearly three decades pursuing diverse and controversial issues at the crux of social and political life in India. He holds a mirror to the Indian psyche and documents how it reflects questions of class belonging, gender and political voice. Patwardhan’s films have been recognized both in India and internationally. Jang Aur Aman has won awards including the Grand Prize at the 2002 Earth Vision Film Festival in Tokyo, the Best Film and the International Jury Prize at the 2002 Mumbai International Film Festival in India, the Critic’s Prize at the 2002 Sydney International Film Festival and the Best Film at the 2002 Indian Documentary Producers Association. For more information, e-mail akurien@wellesley.edu. “Writing and the Creative Brain,” a lecture by author and Harvard neurologist Alice Flaherty, will explore the human ability, desire and compulsion to write, Tuesday, Feb 24, from 4:30-6 pm in Collins Cinema. Flaherty explores the brain state called hypergraphia–the overwhelming desire to write–and the science behind its antithesis, writer’s block. As a leading neurologist at a major research hospital, Flaherty writes from the front lines of brain research. Her message has its roots in her own experiences of hypergraphia, triggered by a postpartum mood disorder. Her understanding of the role of the brain’s temporal lobes and limbic system in the drive to write challenges the popular idea that creativity emerges solely from the right side of the brain. The lecture is sponsored by the English Department. For more information, call x2572. celebrating asian awareness month Asian Awareness Month offers a wealth of events, including lectures, entertainment and panel discussions. A star attraction will be a film/lecture series with journalist Bill Moyers, “Becoming American: The Chinese Experience,” including Moyers’ lecture Monday, March 15, at 4:30 pm in Collins Cinema. “Asian Awareness Month is intended to raise awareness of current Asian American issues and to educate the campus community about the diversity of Asian and Asian American cultures,” said Karen Shih, advisor to students of Asian descent. “This year’s events continue to celebrate Asian/Asian American heritage and to discuss the contributions of Asian Americans to the United States through learning Asian American history. This month also honors achievements and allows experienced professionals to share their stories of their relevant struggles as Asian Americans today and the process to overcome them.” Among this week’s events: Feb. 24: film, Becoming American: The Chinese Experience, part of Bill Moyers Series, 6-9 pm, PNW 121. Feb. 25: film, Becoming American: The Chinese Experience, 4-5:30 pm, PNW 212. Feb. 28: Afro-Asian Dialogue, at 7:30 pm in Jewett Auditorium, explores the dynamics of African-American and Asian-American communities through music and poetry with Fred Ho, an internationally renowned baritone saxophonist and band leader, and Kalamu Ya Salaam, a performance poet. The event assesses political, cultural and historical commonalities between African Americans and Asian Americans. Feb. 28: Japan Club Cultural Festival, “Yuki Matsuri.” 5:30-7:30 pm, Schneider Center. Enjoy free food, drinks, performances, workshops and games; learn about calligraphy, origami and more; see dances, a fashion show and other performances. “Japan Club has not held its own cultural show so far; however, we are determined to make this an annual event,” said Bora Choi, club vice president. “This event will allow everyone to come and participate in activities and learn more about Japanese culture.” Feb. 29: Mango Tribe Performance, 7-9 pm in Jewett Auditorium, features a group of Asian Pacific Islander American women who tell their stories about cultural and immigrant histories of survival, resistance and healing. Additional events will be posted in upcoming issues of WellesleyWeek. For more information, call x2959. lecture looks at psychological impact of war “Women from the Safe Haven: Understanding and Responding to the Psychological Impact of War and Ethnic Cleansing,” a lecture by Dr. Pam Bell, will be presented Monday, Feb. 23, at 4:30 pm in Pendleton Atrium. Despite being declared the first United Nations Safe Haven, the Bosnian town of Srebrenica became the scene of the greatest massacre in recent European history. It was in war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina that psychologist Bell performed much of her clinical work and research with Srebrenica survivors and victims of extreme war trauma. Bell will share her experiences of working in conflict regions, including the immense psychological impact of severe, enduring trauma, the ongoing struggle facing women in the wake of conflict and more. The event is sponsored by Balkan Express, Amnesty International and several academic departments. For more information, e-mail BalkanExpressmail@wellesley.edu. jeff gulati, political science, proposed, edited and wrote a cover story for the winter issue of The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, titled “The Internet and the Evolving Nature of Congressional Communications.” Discussing how the Internet is changing political communications, Gulati talks about the history and use of the Internet by members of Congress. “Newt Gingrich is generally credited with bringing the Internet revolution to Capitol Hill,” he notes. “And it was under his leadership that e-mail and the World Wide Web became an important way for members of Congress to interact with their constituents. But it was actually the Democrats of the 103rd Congress (1993-94) who introduced the Internet to Capitol Hill. Under the leadership of Chairman Charlie Rose, the House Committee on Administration established a gopher site to provide the public access to basic information about the members, committee and party leadership lists and current legislative documents.” The Internet just may improve democracy, Gulati says: “Unlike television and other traditional media, it is capable of allowing citizens equal access to government information, a choice over the information that they will receive, and the opportunity to register a response or their opinion.” lori johnson, political science, wrote an opinion piece, “Who Owns the Constitution?”, which appeared in the MetroWest Daily News and other local papers. Acknowledging that changing the constitution is not for the faint of heart, she asks if Massachusetts citizens and their representatives are up to the task. “Should amending the constitution be easy or hard?” she writes. “That depends on how much you trust citizens to understand what constitutions should be about.” lent begins. Orthodox Christian tradition. cws workshop. “Interview Skills.” 12:30 pm, GRH 428. Info: x2352. lecture. “Women from the Safe Haven: Understanding and Responding to the Psychological Impact of War and Ethnic Cleansing.” Speaker: Pam Bell. 4:30 pm, Pendleton Atrium. Sponsor: Balkan Express. (See story, above.) Info: x7256. english tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480. italian table. 6 pm, Tower Court Dining Hall Conference Room. Info: x2616. meditation. 7-8 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. meeting. Amnesty International. 8 pm, Café Hoop. Info: x1787. mardis gras. spanish table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Private Dining Room. Info: x3571. lecture. “Writer’s Block, and the Creative Brain.” Speaker: Alice Flaherty, Harvard Medical School. 4:30 pm, Collins Cinema. (See story, above.) Sponsor: English. Info: x2591. cws meeting. “Junior/Senior Networking Night.” 6-8:30 pm, Pendleton Atrium. Info: x2352. film. Becoming American: The Chinese Experience. Part I & II, 6-9 pm, PNW 121. Part of Asian Awareness Month and Bill Moyers lecture event. (See save the date.) Info: x2959. unitarian universalist meeting. 6:15 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x3484. film. Shanghai Ghetto. 7:30 pm,PNE 239. Sponsor: Hillel. Info: x4679. ash wednesday. Lent begins. Christian tradition. workshop. “Sweatshop Simulation.” 7 am-7 pm, Billings 100. Sponsor: Assoc. of Labor Rights Activists. Info: aearly@wellesley.edu. academic council meeting. 12:30-2 pm, Academic Council Room. russian table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Russian Dept. Lounge, FND, 4th Floor. Info: x3549. sustaining prayer. 1-2 pm. Billings 202. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. meditation. 12:30-1 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. film. Becoming American: The Chinese Experience. Part III. 4-5:30 pm, PNW 212. Part of Asian Awareness Month and Bill Moyers lecture event. (See save the date.) Info: x2959. film. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds. Anime Series. 4:50 and 7:30 pm, FND 120. Sponsor: Japanese. Info: x3226. lecture. “The Jewish Communities of Shanghai: Personal Connections and Historical Observations.” Speaker: Lillian Klebanoff Blake. 5 pm, Library Lecture Room. Sponsor: Jewish Studies. Info: x2601. lecture. “Sabato’s Crystal Ball: Politics is a Good Thing!” Speaker: Larry Sabato, Center for Politics, University of Virginia. 7 pm, location TBA. Sponsors: CPLA. Info: x7229. lecture/discussion. “Staff, Can We Talk? Same Sex Marriage.” Speaker: Lori Johnson, political science. Noon-1:30 pm, College Club. Lunch provided; reserve early. Sponsor: ACCD. Info: x2665. cws info session. Northeastern University Graduate Accounting Program. 12:30 pm, Green Hall 428. Info: x2352. japanese table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Severance Conference Room. Info: x4442. french table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Seminar room. Info: x2497 lecture. “Paper Before Print: How Paper Transformed Islamic Civilization in the Middle Ages.” Middle Eastern Studies Program Inaugural Lecture Series. Speaker: Jonathan Bloom, Boston College. 4:30 pm, Library Lecture Room. Info: x2609. english tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480. film festival. “Anand Patwardhan: An Impetus for Social Change in South Asia.” Opening reception, 6 pm, Davis Lobby. Jang Aur Aman, 7:30 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: WASAC. (See story, above.) Info: akurien@wellesley.edu. theatre. Montage de monologue du théâtre français du XVIIè me siècle au XXème siècle. Morgan Carberry ’04, director. 7 pm, Shakespeare House. Sponsor: French House. Info: x2415. bible study. 7-8 pm; worship services, 8-9 pm, Little Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. muslim prayer. 12:45-2 pm. Little Chapel. Sponsor: Al-Muslimat. Info: x2656. cws info session. “Networking and Using the Alumni Career Advisory Network.” 4:30 pm, Green Hall 330. Info: x2352. gathering. “TGIF Cocktails and Hors D’oeuvres.”5-6 pm, College Club. Cost, info: x2700. dinner. “Family Night.” 6 pm, College Club. Cost, info: x2700. film festival. “Anand Patwardhan: An Impetus for Social Change in South Asia.” Lunch, 12:30, ZA House; films, Raam Ke Naam, 7 pm, and Narmada Diary, 9 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: WASAC. (See story, above.) Info: akurien@wellesley.edu. cultural show. “Les Immortelles.” With Werewere Liking and Ki-Yi dance and music company (in French). 7 pm, Alumnae Hall. Sponsors: French House, Africana Studies. Info: x2415. film. 21 Grams. 7 pm, SCI 377. 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28 cultural festival. “Yuki Matsuri.” Part of Asian Awareness Month. (See story, above.) 5:30-7:30 pm, Schneider. Sponsor: Japan Club. Info: ipak@wellesley.edu. theatre. Montage de monologue du théâtre français du XVIIè me siècle au XXème siècle. Morgan Carberry ’04, director. 7 pm, Shakespeare House. Sponsor: French House. Info: x2415. film. 21 Grams. 7 pm, SCI 377. Info: x7946. performance. “Afro-Asian Dialogue.” Fred Ho and Kalamu Ya Salaam. Part of Asian Awareness Month. 7:30, Jewett Auditorium. (See story, above.) Info: xmah@wellesley.edu. concert. “Femme Folk Festival.” 8 pm-1 am, Alumnae Hall. Sponsors: SBOG, WLBTF. (See story, below.) Info: x2678. concert. Wellesley-Brandeis Orchestra. 8 pm, Houghton Chapel. Info: x2028. worship services. 11:15-12:30 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. film festival. “Anand Patwardhan: An Impetus for Social Change in South Asia.” Raam Ke Naam, noon; Bombay, 2 pm; Jang Aur Aman, 4 pm; keynote lecture/dinner, 6 pm. Collins Cinema. Sponsor: WASAC. Info: akurien@wellesley.edu. concert. “Music of Benjamin Britten.” William Hite, tenor. 3 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Info: x2028. catholic mass. 4 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Religious Life. Info: x2688. performance. Mango Tribe. Part of Asian Awareness Month. 7-9 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Info: x2959. meeting. Prayer and discussion. 7-8:15 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsors: Darshana, Hindu Community. Info: x2794. monday march 1 cws workshop. “Interview Skills.” 12:30 pm, Green Hall 428. Info: x2352. english tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480. italian table. 6 pm, Tower Court Dining Hall Conference Room. Info: x2616. meditation. 7-8 pm, Buddhist meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. meeting. Amnesty International. 8 pm, Café Hoop. Info: x1787. exhibit. Wellesley in the 1950s. Through March 26. Reference Room, Clapp Library. Sponsor: Archives. Info: x2128. exhibit. One Thing Leads To Another: A Vignette of Black History. 4th Floor, Clapp Library. Through April. Sponsor: Archives. Info: x2127. exhibit. Floral Watercolors by Nancy Howell. Botanic Gardens Visitors’ Center. Sponsor: Friends of Horticulture. Info: x3094. book sale. Clapp Library. Donations: 50 cents-$2. Info: x2894.
don't miss... folk festival promises ‘pastoral’ setting for winter concert The Femme Folk Festival on Saturday, Feb. 28, from 8 pm-1 am will feature talented, international female musicians. Free and open to the public, the event will take place in Alumnae Hall ballroom. Singers include Alison Block, Mandy Shaw, Kate Klim, Beth Boucher, Andy Moore, Jess Klein, Emmy Cerra and Beth Hart. “The Femme Folk Festival will be an opportunity for members of the community to enjoy the atmosphere of an outdoor music festival in February,” said event organizer Bridget O’Connor ’04. “The Alumnae ballroom will be transformed through the use of props including large trees, ivy drapery, picnic blankets and a large mural of a pastoral setting.” The lineup of singers includes well-known artists as well as rising local musicians. The event is sponsored by SBOG, WLBTF, Student Activities and CLCE. For more information, call x2678 or e-mail sbogmail@wellesley.edu.
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