Cara Nixon

Berkeley

Education Reporter at Richmond Confidential

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Parting Words: The Evolution of Reed’s Commencement Address

1 week ago | reed.edu | Cara Nixon |Reed College

Over the years, Reed's commencement speakers have offered unique gems of wisdom to graduating students.
Reed Promise Draws National Coverage

1 month ago | reed.edu | Cara Nixon |Reed College

Widespread media coverage underscores the bold promise Reed is making to students and familiesâ€”and highlights its leadership in the national conversation on college access. By Cara Nixon April 18, 2025 Reed College recently announced the expansion of its transformative commitment to access and affordability.
David A. Edwards Psychology Series Commences with Dr. Adriene Beltz

2 months ago | reed.edu | Cara Nixon |Reed College

Beltz, who visited from the University of Michigan, discussed the roles of hormonal contraceptives in neurocognition and mental health. By Cara Nixon March 31, 2025 In the inaugural colloquium sponsored by the David A. Edwards Psychology Fund, psychologist Dr. Adriene Beltz visited the Reed campus in early March to give a public lecture on hormonal contraceptives research and connect with students and faculty.
Four Professors Named to Endowed Chairs

2 months ago | reed.edu | Cara Nixon |Reed College

The faculty members will begin their new appointments in the 2025–26 academic year. By Cara Nixon March 24, 2025 Four Reed professors are the recent recipients of endowed chairs, prestigious faculty positions which reflect their contributions as both scholars and teachers. They will officially begin their appointments in the 2025–26 academic year.
A Repository of Human History

Mar 6, 2025 | reed.edu | Cara Nixon |Reed College

The D.C. alumni chapter recently visited head curator Leslie Overstreet ’71 at the Smithsonian’s Cullman rare book library to learn what clues lie within the materiality of books.
International Faculty Exchange Continues with the Danish Institute for Study Abroad

Mar 5, 2025 | reed.edu | Cara Nixon |Reed College

Dr. Angela Mastropasqua visited the Reed campus in February all the way from Copenhagen, Denmark, as part of a faculty exchange with Reed Professor of Psychology Dr. Michael Pitts. By Cara Nixon March 5, 2025 Reed’s reach continues to expand outside of Portland, the state of Oregon, and the United States with the International Faculty Exchange Program run by Reed’s International Programs Office.
Physics Senior Discovers Eight Planets

Feb 24, 2025 | reed.edu | Cara Nixon |Reed College

Mohamed Jassim Munavar Hussain ’25 made the discovery through an internship with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, supported in part by the Center for Life Beyond Reed. By Cara Nixon February 24, 2025 “There are more worlds out there than we know,” Mohamed Jassim Munavar Hussain ’25 says. He’s a trusted source on that—he’s found some himself.
Oregon Literary Fellowships Awarded to Reed Staff and Alumna

Feb 24, 2025 | reed.edu | Cara Nixon |Reed College

Brittney Corrigan ’94, event manager at Reed, and Zoë Ballering, senior assistant dean of admission communications and special projects, received fellowships for poetry and fiction, respectively. By Cara Nixon February 24, 2025 Literary Arts, a Portland-based nonprofit literary organization, recently announced recipients of the 2025 Oregon Literary Fellowships.
New EVIC Survey Results: Today’s Election Administration Landscape

Feb 6, 2025 | reed.edu | Cara Nixon |Reed College

Paul Gronke, director of EVIC and Reed political science professor, says the results reflect the high levels of stress election workers have experienced in recent years. By Cara Nixon February 6, 2025 Job satisfaction among election administrators is continuing to sink, a new survey from the Elections & Voting Information Center (EVIC) has found.
Farmers Need Help to Survive. A New Crop of Farm Advocates Is on the Way.

Jan 14, 2025 | civileats.com | Cara Nixon

In 2007, fourth-generation farmer Luciano Alvarado Jr. and his family were looking for a fresh start. Their business had been booming in Florida, where they farmed citrus and vegetables. But after a family member died, they decided to pack up and head to land they owned just outside of Fayetteville, North Carolina, to process their loss in a new place. Alvarado hoped they could turn the acreage into a blueberry farm and make a decent profit. But their fresh start quickly turned sour.