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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Reed College's Fall 2005 Visiting Writer's Series continues on November 3 with author Greg Bottoms
WHAT | Greg Bottoms, a writer whose first book, the memoir
"Angelhead: My Brother's Descent into
Madness," was an "
Esquire Book of the Year" in 2000, will read
selections from his work, answer questions from the audience, and
sign books.
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WHEN | 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 3. |
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WHERE | Psychology Auditorium, Room 105, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland (Use East Parking Lot off Woodstock Blvd.) |
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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 the Reed events website at events.reed.edu or call the Reed events hotline at 503/777-7755. |
Greg Bottoms
Bottoms' first book, the memoir
Angelhead: My Brother's Descent into Madness, was an
Esquire"Book of the Year" in 2000.
Sentimental, Heartbroken Rednecks: Stories, which blurs
across the genres of memoir, the essay, and fiction, was published
in 2001 to wide critical acclaim. His writing has appeared in
Esquire,
The Oxford American,
Salon,
Creative Nonfiction,
The North American, and elsewhere, and his criticism
regularly appears in
Bookforum. He is currently completing
The Colorful Apocalypse, a travel narrative about his visits
and interviews with three Christian fundamentalist Outsider artists
in the U.S. An assistant professor of English at the University of
Vermont, he now lives in northwestern New England.
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