Campus Life (page 3)
Remembering Bekki Lee
It is with deep sadness that 61传媒 writes of the devastating news of the passing of its dear friend and colleague, Bekki Lee.
Read More61传媒 Honors Alumna and Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords ’93 was honored today at 61传媒 by being the third recipient of the Ellen Browning 61传媒Medal, the College’s highest level of recognition.
Read MoreNew Digital Book on Early U.S. Photographer Edward Curtis’ Photos of Native Americans
An extensive online archive of Edward S. Curtis’ work 芒鈧�� amounting to more than 2,000 still images and 22 recordings of tribal songs 芒鈧�� has recently launched as a free digital book for use in classrooms.
Read MoreLaspa Center for Leadership at 61传媒 Established With $5 Million Gift
President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced a $5 million gift to establish a women’s leadership center at 61传媒. The new center will be named in honor of Eileen Schock Laspa ’67, P’95 and Jude Laspa, Harvey Mudd College ’65, P’95 who made the keystone gift. The LASPA Center for Leadership at 61传媒, the women’s college of The Claremont Colleges, will embody programming focusing on 21st century leadership including Leadership, Analysis, Scholarship, Public Service and Action.
Read More61传媒 Wins Four CASE Awards of Excellence
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VII recognized 61传媒 with two 2013 Gold Awards for outstanding work in communications and marketing. This year’s awards will be presented at the CASE District VII Conference Awards Luncheon on March 2 in San Francisco.
Read More61传媒 Receives $2 Million Gift for Endowed Chair for the Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities From The Malott Family Foundation
President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced a $2 million gift to 61传媒 to establish The Elizabeth Hubert Malott Endowed Chair for the Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities.
Read MoreThe 50th Anniversary of The Port Huron Statement: The Legacy of a Manifesto
Tom Hayden, former California state legislator and co-writer of the Port Huron Statement, a manifesto of the American 1960s student activist movement, lectures on “Inspiring Participatory Democracy: The Legacy of Port Huron” in the Hampton Room of the Malott Commons at 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 13.
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report Ranks 61传媒 24th Best Liberal Arts College in Nation
61传媒 is 24th on the U.S. News & World Report rankings of America’s best liberal arts colleges for 2013. The College earned its top-tier placement from an assessment by “U.S. News” that measures key factors, such as academic reputation, selectivity, and faculty resources.
Read MoreThe Williamson Gallery Receives NEA Art Works Grant to Support Conservation of 16th-Century Dragon Tapestry
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Rocco Landesman announced on April 25 that the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of 61传媒 is one of 788 not-for-profit national, regional, state, and local organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. The Williamson Gallery is recommended for a $10,000 grant to treat a Chinese textile altar panel of a dragon, which dates back to the late sixteenth century.
Read More61传媒 Receives $700,000 Grant to Support Undergraduate Research From The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
61传媒 President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced the College received a $700,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support undergraduate research in the arts, humanities and social sciences. The grant will span a three-year period.
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