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Sep 3, 2024 | 
fivebooks.com | Angie Thomas |Stephen Chbosky |Elizabeth Acevedo |Laurie Anderson
The setting is usually contemporary, with social dynamics that readers recognise. It doesn’t mean that the action has to be mundane. There can be romance or mystery or adventure within realistic fiction. The key is that the story is easy to relate to. Characters encounter problems that we — the readers — might be grappling with ourselves, and the choices those characters make can help us reflect on our own lives.
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Apr 6, 2024 | 
theabsolutesound.com | Laurie Anderson
This essay was first published in the book, Ways of Hearing, published by Princeton University Press in 2021, in which several authors were asked to contribute an essay on their favorite piece of music. Ms. Anderson and Prof. Choueiri chose, instead, to write about their favorite topic: spatial music. Reprinted with permission from Princeton University Press.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
imperial.ac.uk | Laurie Anderson
Applications to become a mentor in Imperial’s Reverse Mentoring Programme are now open. Reverse Mentoring is when a senior leader is mentored by a more junior colleague. The programme gives the mentor a glimpse into how Imperial is run at a senior level, while providing the senior leader being mentored a different perspective of working life at the university, particularly in terms of diversity and inclusion.
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
bookriot.com | Laurie Anderson |Stephen Chbosky |Walter Dean Myers |Kelly Jensen
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher RSS Kelly is back to talk about 1999 YA—titles that are celebrating 25-year anniversaries this year. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.
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Mar 8, 2024 | 
imperial.ac.uk | Laurie Anderson
Today is International Women’s Day, and the theme this year is ‘invest in women and accelerate progress’. Every year Imperial celebrates Women at Imperial Week on the same week as International Women’s Day. The Business School’s Associate Provost, Leila Guerra, wrote an article for Forbes outlining the role business schools can play to address gender inequality in business. She also spoke to QS Top MBA about how business schools are promoting gender diversity.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
imperial.ac.uk | Laurie Anderson
On Monday 8 April. Imperial College London will be competing in the University Challenge final for the seventh time, when the team will have the chance to become the most successful in the programme's history. Imperial is currently tied with Manchester University, and Magdalen College, Oxford, with four wins, and has won the competition twice in the last four years. So, how did Imperial become such a giant of University Challenge?
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
imperial.ac.uk | Laurie Anderson
February is LGBTQIA+ History Month. At Imperial we have a number of networks and resources for staff and students who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Find out more about how you can get involved below. Staff and student networks Imperial 600 was set up in 2006 to support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff. The group organises talks, social events, and joins in with the London Pride Parade.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
imperial.ac.uk | Laurie Anderson
Staff and students 5pm-6pm, Online (Zoom) Join us in celebrating Aromantic Awareness Week with our LGBTQIA+ panel who’ll be exploring the experiences of being Aromantic and Asexual. The panel of Imperial postgraduates and undergraduates will be joined by guest panellist, Yasmin Benoit, the Activist behind Stonewall's Ace in the UK report. All Imperial staff and students are welcome to attend and ask questions.
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Dec 29, 2023 | 
coloradopolitics.com | Laurie Anderson
As a mom, one of my favorite things about living in Colorado is the opportunity to weave together family life with a passion for outdoor recreation. To enjoy this lifestyle, we must take continued action to reduce air pollution affecting our health and environment as we also see the impacts of climate change — from wildfires sparked in the depths of winter to increased instances of asthma and lung diseases in communities closest to sources of air pollution.
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Nov 17, 2023 | 
likewise.com | Laurie Anderson |Amber Smith |Amy Reed |Gillian McCain
Suggested byPix and upvoted by 1 otherSpeakby Laurie Halse AndersonLiked by 31.2KPixSpeak is similar to Girl In Pieces as both books tackle difficult topics and explore the internal struggles of young girls. They both deal with themes of trauma, self-discovery, and finding one's voice. Speak is a powerful and introspective novel that will resonate with fans of Girl In Pieces. To add a comment, download the Likewise app from your device's app store.
