Reed in the Media
The Chronicle of Philanthropy highlights David Edding's bequest to Reed
Local coverage of Reed's agreement with the Department of Justice on book readers: OPB Radio; Oregonian
Book-TV recording of author, NY Times journalist, and 1989 Reed Grad Peter Goodman's lecture, "Past Due: The End of Easy Money and the Renewal of the American Economy"
The Wall Street Journal turned the tables on the presidents of 10 top colleges and universities, including Reed’s Colin Diver, with an unusual assignment: answer an essay question from their own school's application
CBS News reporting on Reed's tolerance of its odoriferous ginkgo trees
New York Times features Reed in an article on the increased demand for financial aid; President Diver responds to the Times article; OPB gives the Oregon perspective
New York Times features Reed College in an article on admission trends during the economic downturn
My Abandonment, the latest novel by Reed's Peter Rock, has gained local and national attention in the Oregonian, NY Post, Newsday.
Oregonian Q&A with Reed’s Crystal Williams on
her third collection of poems, Troubled Tongues
The Oregonian review of "Suddenly" at the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery.
Early Voting has become a hot topic on the Presidential campaign trail, and Reed’s Paul Gronke is a leading expert in the field: read Paul’s latest contribution on CNNPolitics.com.
Oregon Council for the Humanities magazine features its Humanity in Perspective course. The course is taught by Reed professors, and helps low-income adults use the humanities to improve their lives.
Boston’s WBUR topical issues show, Here and Now, features Reed professor of political science Paul Gronke on the popularity of early voting.
Kimberly Clausing, Reed professor of economics, on how Wall Street's meltdown will impact the folks of Main Street on Marketplace.
Paul Gronke, Reed professor of political science, on early voting in the UK's The Guardian.
Reed dean of admission Paul Marthers on OPB’s Think Out Loud to discuss the rising cost of a college education.
Paul Gronke, Reed professor of political science, is quoted in the New York Times on the influence of early voting on campaign strategy in the presidential election.
The Oregonian on the City of Portland’s decision to include the Parker House in Reed’s amended master plan.
The Oregonian profiles "suddenly: where we live now" at the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery.
Ellen Millender, Reed associate professor of classics, shares her thoughts on the use of technology in the classroom for a New York Times article.
Paul Gronke, Reed professor of political science, and Reed’s Early Voting Information Center are part of a USA Today story on the upcoming presidential election.
Jeffrey A. Parker, Reed professor of economics, and Paul Marthers, Reed dean of admission, examine faculty pay equity at small liberal arts colleges for Academe.
Reed Dean of the Faculty Peter Steinberger appears on OPB's Think Out Loud to discuss Reed’s drug and alcohol policy.
2008 Reed graduate Lukas Strickland is featured in the Oregonian for being a recipient of a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship travel grant.
The Oregonian reviews Jess, an exhibition at Reed's Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery.
Marat Grinberg, Reed Russian literature professor, comments in the New York Review of Books on the "problem of evil" in postwar Europe.
Brian Kassof, Reed visiting assistant professor of history and humanities, contributes to an OPB story on the origins of May Day.
Former President Bill Clinton responds on ABC News to the questioning of Hilary Clinton's campaign strategy by Paul Gronke, Reed political science professor.
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Clarinetist and scholar Rebecca Rischin to lecture on Messiaen Quartet
WHAT | Rebecca Rischin lectures on the topic of her book, For the End of Time: The Story of the Messiaen Quartet |
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WHEN | 3:15 p.m., Friday, February 3 |
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WHERE | Eliot Hall chapel, Reed College |
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COST | Free and open to the public |
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CONTACT | For more information, the public is asked to visit Reed's public events website, http://events.reed.edu/, or to call the events line, 503/777-7755. |
PORTLAND, OR (January 10, 2006) – Multi-faceted clarinetist and
scholar Rebecca Rischin will discuss her book,
For the End of
Time: The Story of the Messiaen Quartet, in the Eliot Hall
chapel on the campus of Reed College, Friday, February 3. Her talk,
which is free and open to the public, will begin at 3:15 p.m.
Rischin will introduce a performance by Fear No Music that evening
at 7:30 p.m. at Wieden+Kennedy in Portland. The program includes
Olivier Messiaen’s
Quartet for the End of Time.
Since winning first place at the First International Clarinet
Competition in Cracow, Poland, in 1994, Rischin has established an
international reputation as a soloist, chamber and orchestral
musician, teacher, and scholar. As a recitalist and concerto
soloist, she has performed with orchestras and at international
clarinet festivals in England, France, Poland, Sweden, and the
United States; and as a chamber musician, with the Lark and Ludwig
Quartets. A finalist for the position of principal clarinetist of
the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London (England), Rischin is
currently second clarinetist of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of
Columbus, an associate member of the Columbus Symphony, and an
associate professor of clarinet at Ohio University.
A native of San Francisco, Rischin attracts students from all over
the world. She has given master classes at universities and schools
of music nationwide and has published numerous articles. Her book,
For the End of Time: The Story of the Messiaen Quartet
(Cornell University Press, 2003), has received critical acclaim.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, and a Master of Music from
Yale University, a Doctor of Music degree from Florida State
University, and the performance Diplôme from the Ecole Normale de
Musique de Paris, where she studied under the auspices of a Harriet
Hale Woolley grant. Her teachers included David Shifrin, Guy
Deplus, Frank Kowalsky, Pascal Moragues, Gregory Smith, Joaquin
Valdepeñas, and David Weber.
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