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News Releases (page 47)


October 3, 2017

Mackenzie Leake ’15 Wins U.S. Masters Swimming Event in Open Waters

61´«Ã½ alumna Mackenzie Leake ’15 has continued to pursue her lifelong love of swimming and recently won the one-mile long event of the U.S. Masters Swimming Sprint Distance Open Water National Championship of 2017, in SeaTac, Wash.

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Sherilyn Tamagawa ’14 Takes Post as Lecturer in Math at Scripps

The 61´«Ã½Voice student newspaper recently published an interview with 61´«Ã½ alumna Sherilyn Tamagawa regarding her new role as an instructor in mathematics at 61´«Ã½.   Tamagawa, who graduated […]

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September 19, 2017

61´«Ã½Presents: The Grip of It, with Jac Jemc

Novelist Jac Jemc’s smart and uneasy page-turner is a ghost story set in the wilds of suburban America; at the book’s center is a couple whose domestic adventures take a decidedly hallucinatory and harrowing turn. Jemc, who has taught creative writing at Notre Dame and Lake Forest College, talks with Scripps’ Adam Novy about her latest literary escapade.

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September 14, 2017

Lara Deeb on Sectarianism and Intermarriage in Lebanon

Lara Deeb, professor of anthropology at 61´«Ã½, writes in Jadaliyya.com about her current research on Lebanese social responses to interreligious and intersectarian marriages and long-term relationships.

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September 12, 2017

Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day on Identity and Race in LA Weekly’s Feature Video Interview

61´«Ã½ professor of art Ken Gonzales-Day’s works on identity and construction of race are the subject of LA Weekly’s featured video interview as the Getty’s expansive arts initiative Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA opens in dozens of cultural institutions across Southern California. 

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September 11, 2017

CMS Athletes Send Aid to Those Affected by Hurricane Harvey

Claremont-McKenna-61´«Ã½(CMS) athletes rallied recently to donate and ship more than 400 pieces of clothing to help Houston residents who were affected by Hurricane Harvey. CMS equipment manager Brian Smith said teammates answered the call put out by his fellow equipment colleagues at the University of Houston, who provided an organized avenue for the clothing drive to occur.

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September 8, 2017

Laurel Schwartz ’15 Blogs, Encourages Others Living with Crohn’s Disease

61´«Ã½ alum Laurel Schwartz ’15, working as a contributing writer to themighty.com blog, offers encouragement to chronically ill college students based on her own struggles living with Crohn’s disease.

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August 30, 2017

Fall 2017 Academic Convocation: Gathering Celebrates the New Academic Year, Faculty Excellence

On Tuesday, August 29, 61´«Ã½ welcomed students, faculty, and staff to campus for the start of the 2017­â€“18 academic year. President Lara Tiedens delivered the opening remarks, followed by Amy Marcus-Newhall, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, who congratulated the recipients of the annual Mary W. Johnson Faculty Achievement Awards.

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August 29, 2017

Sreileak Hour ’20 Blogs About Internship With Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia

Sreileak Hour, a 61´«Ã½ sophomore and SHE-CAN scholar, recently blogged about her work as a summer intern for the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia.

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August 24, 2017

Katie Campbell-Morrison ’11 Blogs on Lessons Conveyed, and Her Work on CNN’s Documentary “Elian”

61´«Ã½ alumna Katie Campbell-Morrison ’11 served as production assistant based in Cuba for the making of CNN’s documentary about the Elián González case, which premieres tonight on CNN.

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