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Perfect Harmony
Assistant Professor of Music History Charles Kamm discusses his influences and love for music with his alma mater’s alumni magazine.
Read More61传媒 ranks 25th among top U.S. liberal arts colleges, according to U.S. News & World Report
61传媒moved up two places to 25th out of more than 260 schools, according to the annual “America’s Best Colleges” report issued today by US News and World Report.
Read More61传媒offers “best of both worlds”
61传媒 is one of the country’s best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. In its popular guidebook, The Best 371 Colleges, The Princeton Review praises the school for its academics and campus beauty and quotes extensively from 61传媒students. Read what they have to say.
Read More61传媒Welcomes New Dean of Joint Science Department
The Joint Science Department of The Claremont Colleges has a new dean. Beginning this academic year, Professor David E. Hansen will oversee the three-member program for Scripps, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges.
Read More61传媒 Academy: Opening the Door to a Liberal Arts Education
For the seventh consecutive summer, the 61传媒 Academy is bringing bright young high school women to campus for two weeks to find out what a liberal arts education is all about. The program, designed for high achieving students from racially and economically diverse groups and first-generation college-bound students, helps prepare them for continued academic success.
Read More61传媒Professor suggests an overhaul of Bush reforms on Medicare Part D
As the national conversation gets underway on reforming America’s health care system, Stacey Wood, professor of psychology at 61传媒 and an expert on issues related to aging and the brain, says one thing that should be changed are the recent Bush health reforms providing prescription coverage on Medicare Part D.
Read More61传媒Faculty and Staff Endow Student Scholarship
61传媒 faculty and staff are known for the deep care and personal attention they give undergraduates. So it was no surprise they would support an initiative to establish an endowed scholarship for a deserving 61传媒student. The surprise was the amount raised and the timing: $75,000 this spring, one year ahead of schedule.
Read MoreSeventeenth Consecutive Year of Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internships at Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery
For the 17th consecutive year, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at 61传媒 has been awarded a $12,500 grant from the Getty Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the J. Paul Getty Trust, to support three paid, full-time, 10-week summer internships.
Read More8 61传媒Students Bring Home Fulbright Scholarships
Eight 61传媒 graduating seniors in the class of 2009 have been offered Fulbright scholarships by the Fulbright Foundation to teach or do research abroad for a year. This is a record number for the College and expected to be among the highest in the nation this year among all U.S. colleges and universities.
Read More61传媒Students Energize Community with Prize-Winning Service
Pepsi-Cola has awarded two groups led by 61传媒students a collective $20,000 for their efforts to cultivate community-driven projects as part of the Mountain Dew ‘Energize Your Community’ Contest.
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