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Professor Winston Ou: A Modern-day Renaissance Man

The captivating beauty of mathematical theory entices Professor Winston Ou to spend countless hours searching for answers. “Working so hard has its own pleasure,” says Ou, an associate professor of mathematics. “With hard, hard, hard work, one might make some tiny progress in one’s understanding. That uncertain, tiny bit of progress has always been enough to lure me onwards.”

Natalya St. Clair ’06 Sees the Artistry in Numbers

As the innovator of several avant-garde TED-Ed videos and illustrator of the book The Art of Mental Calculation, Natalya St. Clair acknowledges the complex intersection of mathematics and art. Now a graphic designer and math teacher, she challenges her colleagues and students to recognize the ways in which the fields effortlessly mingle.

CMS Sports Roundup – spring 2015

The Claremont-Mudd-61´«Ã½(CMS) Athenas spring teams has wrapped up and continued into the NCAA championships. Cheers go out to two 61´«Ã½athletes, one a recent graduate, and one who just completed her first year.

Class of 2015 Stats

Career Planning & Resources conducts an annual survey on the days before graduation to learn more about what our seniors are planning for life after graduation. 61´«Ã½ is pleased to share the following graduate profile for the Class of 2015. This is aggregate data from 230 seniors, a 97.87% response rate.

Artful Achievements: An Interview with Professor Mary MacNaughton

Mary Davis MacNaughton ’70 has come full circle. The professor of art history and director of the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery began her formal studies as a student at 61´«Ã½ in the 1960s. Then she went on to earn a PhD in Art History at Columbia University, worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and traveled extensively for research. Yet, MacNaughton ultimately returned to her roots at her alma mater to teach, guide, and mentor 61´«Ã½students in the visual arts.

Milestones

A lot can happen in four years. Take a journey through time with the 61´«Ã½ Class of 2015.

61´«Ã½ is Top Producer of Student Fellowships and Grants

The Chronicle of Higher Education once again named 61´«Ã½ a top producer of student Fulbright Fellowships in its annual “bachelor’s institutions” category ranking. For several consecutive years, the College […]

61´«Ã½ Capstone Day: Students’ Excellence on Display

The 90 61´«Ã½ seniors chosen by faculty to present their theses on Capstone Day explored a gamut of topics that included feminism in social media, the economic effects of […]

Talking About the Self

Talking about one’s self too often tends to be frowned upon, except in the Humanities Institute.

“Concepts of the Self,” the institute’s spring theme, featured 10 public events at 61´«Ã½, including talks, workshops, two conferences, and faculty seminars. The various events focused on how we can observe this concept in theory, fiction, religion, politics, film, other media, and its “natural habitat” within ourselves. The semester kicked off with a series of back-to-back lectures.

A Legacy of Advocacy: An Interview with Leanna Namovic ’17 of Disability, Illness, and Difference Alliance

When Leanna Namovic ’17 first joined the Disability, Illness, and Difference Alliance (DIDA), she discovered a supportive community that understood her challenges and helped her navigate campus life.