Alondra Nelson

Alondra Nelson is an award-winning American sociologist and writer. She is the inaugural Dean of Social Science at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Career

Nelson received her B.A. in anthropology with high distinction from the University of California at San Diego, graduating magna cum laude in 1994. At UCSD, she was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She earned a Ph.D. in American Studies from New York University in 2003.

From 2003-2009, she was Assistant Professor and Associate Professor of African American Studies and Sociology at Yale University, where she was the recipient of the Poorvu Family Award for Interdisciplinary Teaching and was a Faculty Fellow in Trumbull College. At Yale, Nelson was the first black woman to join the Department of Sociology faculty.

Nelson was recruited to Columbia from Yale in 2009. She is the first African American to be tenured in the Department of Sociology at this institution. She has directed the Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality and is now Dean of Social Science for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and professor of sociology and gender studies at Columbia.

Alondra (shipwreck)

The Alondra was a British steamer owned by Yeoward Bros. Ltd. out of Liverpool. It sank on December 29, 1916, in the North Atlantic after running aground at Kedge Rock in Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland. Seventeen men of the crew lost their lives while the remaining 23 were rescued.

Construction and Ownership

In 1899, David J. Dunlop out of Port Glasgow, Scotland, built the Alondra for the Rio Tinto Company out of London. It launched on July 9, 1899, and was classified as a passenger and cargo steamship. It was built out of steel and was about 300 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 20 feet deep. Its rigging was in the schooner style and consisted of two masts. It 1915, Yeoward Bros. Ltd. out of Liverpool took possession of the ship and were the owners of the steamship the day that it ran aground on December 29, 1916.

Accident and Rescue

The exact cause of the wrecking of the Alondra is not entirely clear. What is known is that the ship ran aground on Kedge Rock, an island off of Baltimore that consists of sheer rock cliffs. After its collision with Kedge Rock, sixteen of the Alondra’s crew were able to get aboard one of the ship’s lifeboats, but ended up drowning before they could reach safety. Another man died on board. Meanwhile, the Archdeacon John Richard Hedges Becher, who was serving as the honorary secretary of the Baltimore Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), set out with a rescue lifeboat. He failed to reach the Alondra on the first try, then again on the second. When the sun rose, they set out a third time using a rocket apparatus and managed to reach the vessel.

Alondra (telenovela)

Alondra is a Mexican telenovela shown in 1995, written by Yolanda Vargas Dulché and produced by Carla Estrada, This telenovela contains 76 episodes.

Ana Colchero, Ernesto Laguardia and Gonzalo Vega starred as the protagonists, while Beatriz Sheridan portrayed the main antagonist. Verónica Merchant, Fernando Colunga, Eric del Castillo, Marga López and Olivia Bucio also appeared.

Synopsis

After the death of Alondra's mother, her father Baldomero, who feels sad and lonely, brings his sister Loretto and her two kids, Maria Elisa and Rigoberto to live in his house, hoping that Loretto will replace a mother to Alondra. But he is mistaken. Loretto hates Alondra, as she reminds her of Alondra's mother who used to be an actress and whom Baldomero's family never accepted. Years go by, and Alondra grows up into a beautiful, rebellious girl, with very independent and progressive views for that time. Her constant fights with Loretto continue, but now she learned how to fight back.

Alondra (given name)

Alondra is a feminine given name. It is a short form of Alejandra, the Spanish form of Alexandra and is also the Spanish word for "lark". It was the most popular name for girls born in Puerto Rico in 2009 and is the name of a popular Mexican singer Alondra.

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