Dawson Fuss
By Stella Haffner   |   March 19, 2024

Dear Montecito! I miss you! I can’t wait to be home for Spring Break next week! I’m getting ready to finish my second year at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, and a lot has happened since the last time we spoke about my single “Oblivious,” which at the time was […]

Black History Month 2024: Kimberly Battle-Walters Denu
By Joanne A Calitri   |   March 5, 2024

We are celebrating Black History Month with Kimberly Battle-Walters Denu, PhD.She is the Provost and dean of faculty at Westmont College, Montecito. Denu is an ordained minister, author, speaker, and teacher. Prior to Westmont she was the vice president for educational programs for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C.  Denu is […]

 

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    By Stella Haffner   |   February 6, 2024

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