News Releases (page 47)
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.
Read MoreLaurel 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.
Read MoreFall 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 2017–18 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.
Read MoreSreileak 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.
Read MoreKatie 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.
Read MoreL.A. Magazine Heralds Joanne Helyer ’86 as One of “11 Women Who Are Making L.A. a Better Place”
The Broad’s founding director Joanne Helyer
Read MoreThe 61´«Ã½Experience: The 61´«Ã½360° First-Year Program
As any alumna can attest, 61´«Ã½is more than just a place to learn—the College calls students to embrace leadership, service, integrity, and creativity as part of their path to graduation. To that end, 61´«Ã½offers students myriad ways to develop their abilities both inside and outside the classroom, from clubs and athletics and grants and internships to volunteer opportunities, student government, and peer mentoring.
Read MoreAwards and Honors: Professors Anne Harley and Nathalie Rachlin Win NEA ArtWorks Grant for Therigatha Premiere
61´«Ã½ Associate Professor of Music Anne Harley and Professor of French Nathalie Rachlin received a grant of $10,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts that will go toward the commission of a new major work of vocal chamber music that highlights scriptural texts of ancient female Buddhist female esoteric practitioners. The premiere is planned for a performance at 61´«Ã½ in Claremont, Calif., on March 24, 2018, as the culmination of a weeklong festival across The Claremont Colleges highlighting the function of the arts in healing in post-genocide contemporary Cambodian society.Â
Read MoreEun Ji Chung ’06 Named “35 Under 35” in Bioengineering
61´«Ã½ alum Eun Ji Chung ’06 has been named in the prestigious “35 Under 35” listing of chemical engineers by the AIChE Foundation.
Read MoreTown & Country Magazine Highlights 61´«Ã½’s #1 “Best Campus Housing” Ranking
A Town & Country magazine article features 61´«Ã½’s #1 ranking for best campus housing in the U.S. by Princeton Review.
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