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Feature Stories (page 28)


April 30, 2015

The Class of 2015—Ready for the World

61´«Ã½’s soon-to-be graduates from the Class of 2015 have already amassed an impressive breadth of professional experiences under their belts. To highlight their extraordinary accomplishments, the College’s Career Planning & Resources has produced the 2015 Resume Book with more than 100 résumés of exceptional 61´«Ã½students.

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April 29, 2015

61´«Ã½ Presents: “Things You Can’t Explain: 2015 Senior Art Show”

Sometimes it’s easier to show what you mean rather than explain it through words. “Things You Can’t Explain,” the annual exhibition highlighting the final thesis projects of a select group of graduating studio art majors, takes on the unexplainable through visual representation. The show will be on display from May 1-16 at the 61´«Ã½ Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery. An opening reception will be held on May 1 from 7-9 p.m. in Bixby Courtyard. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

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April 27, 2015

61´«Ã½ Professor Oversees Study on How Brain Encourages Compassion

Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Spezio was the lead author of a proposal that was awarded a $1.3 million grant from the John Templeton Foundation for a study on how the human brain is influenced by compassionate communities and how these groups stimulate more acts of compassion.

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April 21, 2015

News Above the Fold: This Semester ‘The Student Life’ Named First 61´«Ã½ Student Editor-in-Chief

As the oldest college newspaper in Southern California, The Student Life (TSL) provides The Claremont Colleges with breaking news stories and updates on a weekly basis. But this year, the publication created its own headlines by naming Julia Thomas ’17 its chief editor – the first 61´«Ã½student selected for the job in the paper’s 126-year history.

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April 16, 2015

61´«Ã½ Alumna Awarded for Pursuit of Knowledge

Alexandra Sullivan ’14 won a prestigious research grant from the National Science Foundation to continue her doctoral work on organometallic (OM) chemistry – the study of organic molecules containing metals.

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April 14, 2015

Research and Role Models

The Education Department at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts generously gave me the opportunity to be their “Research and Evaluation” intern. The Research and Evaluation department is fairly new, and its projects are currently limited to the Center’s arts education programs offered in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. elementary schools.

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April 10, 2015

Undersea Discoveries: Coral Colonies Offer Clues on Ocean Conditions

While on the vessel Bell Shimada, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Branwen Williams and Devyn Parks ’15 survey the choppy ocean waters as they embark on an ambitious study of deep-sea corals off the Channel Islands.

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Students Select Professor Mary Hatcher-Skeers as “Professor of the Year”

While escorted to her ‘throne’ on The Motley stage, a student presented Mary Hatcher-Skeers with a bright yellow “Professor of the Year” sash as an appreciative crowd cheered her on.
One by one, students approached a nearby microphone to express their gratitude for her commitment and encouraging words.

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March 30, 2015

A Woman With No Borders: Susannah Kricker ‘09

When Susannah Kricker ’09 first put on her white doctor’s coat in the fall of 2014, it was the culmination of an extraordinary personal journey started years earlier at 61´«Ã½. Now a first year medical student at the University of Vermont, Kricker was drawn to the humanities and social sciences by a desire “to find a connection to lived experiences.”

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March 25, 2015

Spotlight on Alumnae: Madison Pathe ’13

It takes confidence to work in the entertainment industry. But working on one of the most popular reality shows on television? That takes something extra.

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