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Gbenga Akinnagbe: Using Fashion as a Social Justice Platform
Gbenga Akinnagbe left his job as a legislative assistant for a federal agency the same day he was offered a full-time position at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C. It also happened to be the same day his father passed away. And ...
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Guiding Women’s Careers and Changing the Media Landscape
A quest for career guidance, and an examination of the female perspective in media, sparked entrepreneurial inspiration for Iman Oubou. “I felt all I was reading in the media were related to lifestyle and fashion and beauty, rather than actual ...
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Karenna Gore on Climate Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
On Monday, February 4, our Sustainability and the Future of Fashion class at LIM College shared a conversation with Founder and Director of the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, Karenna Gore. We spoke about climate change ...
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Fashion Media Speaker Series: Jen Ortiz, Deputy Entertainment Editor, Cosmopolitan
To those outside the business, the inner workings of a fashion magazine might seem inscrutable. But thanks to LIM College’s Fashion Media Speaker Series, a group of approximately 70 LIM students recently got some valuable insights on building a ...
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LIM Student’s Reflection on Meeting Constance White
My name is Laurence Mobio, and I’m a new transfer student at LIM College. I was accepted to four colleges within the last two years, and I just went out on faith and hope that LIM College would be good for me. I can say that choosing to come to ...
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3 Critical Questions about the Health of our Planet
On Wednesday, October 17, LIM College's Sustainability and the Future of Fashion course took place in Fashionopolis, where professors and students heard special guest lecturer Dr. Chandu Visweswariah discuss climate change. The founding ...
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Redefining Beauty in This Digital Age
On September 12, LIM College welcomed model Lizzie Miller as a guest speaker. Her presentation, "Redefining Beauty in This Digital Age," focused on overcoming obstacles that social media can pose in maintaining a positive body image.
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Examining the Environmental Impact of Fashion Consumerism
Last week, we had the opportunity to have Malia Brown as a guest speaker in our Sustainability and the Future of Fashion class at LIM. Malia centered her talk around three very important questions: Must we change? Can we change? Will we change? ...