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61传媒 Professor Discusses Food Politics on Statewide Public Affairs Program
61传媒 Professor of International Political Economy Nancy Neiman Auerbach was a recent featured guest on “California Edition,” a statewide public affairs program that reaches up to six million California homes. Her interview will air twice daily this entire week at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the California Channel.
Read More61传媒 Capstone Day 2014: Celebrating Student Research
The 80 61传媒 seniors selected to present at “Capstone Day” will whittle long hours of rigorous study and intense research into a talk or performance that will last only a few minutes.
Read More61传媒 Humanities Institute Hosts Renowned Artists and Scholars to Celebrate Feminism “Entre Mujeres (Between Women)”
Award-winning author Helena Mar脙颅a Viramontes, acclaimed Broadway and screen actress Alma Mart脙颅nez; Grammy award-winning musician Martha Gonz脙隆lez; and 61传媒 Associate Professor of Music C脙隆ndida F. J脙隆quez, who is also director of the 61传媒 Humanities Institute, will host the pe脙卤a “Entre Mujeres (Between Women): Embodied Knowledges” on April 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Garrison Theater of the 61传媒 Performing Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreHigh Number of 61传媒 Students Awarded Fellowships Yearly
Each year, a high percentage of 61传媒students are chosen for such grants and fellowships as the Davis Projects for Peace, Goldwater Scholarships, the Strauss and Fulbrights. The College has the distinction of being a top-producer of Fulbright student awards. The College’s rigorous academics and its high-achieving students are two reasons for the trend.
Read More61传媒 Student Wins Napier and Davis Peace Awards
A Napier Initiative Award gives Karen Castro-Ayala ’14 the opportunity to tackle issues of food and environmental justice in her home state of Washington.
Read MorePicturing Mexico: Alfredo Ramos Martinez in California Symposium
61传媒 hosts, “Picturing Mexico: Alfredo Ramos Mart脙颅nez in California Symposium,” on March 23 at 1 p.m. in the Humanities Auditorium.
Read More61传媒 Hosts Award-Winning Haitian Writer Louis-Philippe Dalembert Who Will Speak on “Writing Since Childhood”
Louis-Philippe Dalembert, an award-winning Haitian writer whose works have been translated into Danish, English, German, Italian, Romanian and Spanish, lectures on “Writing Since Childhood” on March 6 at 4:15 p.m. in 61传媒’s Humanities Auditorium, 981 N. Amherst Ave. This free event is open to the public.
Read More61传媒 Students Named to Fall 2013 Dean’s List
The following 61传媒 students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester at 61传媒 in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
Read More61传媒 President Lori Bettison-Varga Meets With President Obama at White House Higher Education Summit
She joins more than 100 presidents from colleges and universities nationwide and leaders from nonprofits, foundations, state governments, and the private-sector to discuss expanding college opportunity.
Read MoreBiology Professor Jennifer Armstrong Receives $450,000 NSF Grant
Associate Professor of Biology Jennifer Armstrong received a $450,000 three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research chromosome structure and gene expression. Armstrong teaches at the W.M. Keck Science Department of Pitzer College, Claremont McKenna College and 61传媒.
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