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News Releases (page 51)


March 21, 2017

Jessica Johnston is Two-Day Winner on Jeopardy! Quiz Show

61´«Ã½ admission counselor Jessica Johnston was recently a two-day Jeopardy! winner, and credits her undergraduate experience as a women’s college student for her hard-won abilities and interests in history and politics.

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March 15, 2017

Ayesha Chugh ’09 aka DJ Ayes Cold Featured in the Washington Post

Ayesha Chugh ’09 calls Washington, D.C. home but her frequent family moves as a child contributed to a worldly, personal collection of music and to her ultimate gig as a […]

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March 13, 2017

Expanded Eyesight, Not Limbs, Led Fish Onto Land 385 Millions Years Ago According to New Research by Professor Lars Schmitz

400 million years ago, fish made the evolutionary leap from water to land. How and why they did was the subject of a recent study by Claremont Colleges professor Lars Schmitz and Northwestern University colleague Malcolm MacIver.

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Lucia Davis ’09 Takes Art Bus Project on the Road

Lucia Davis ’09 is preparing to embark across the Eastern Seaboard on a schoolbus that has been refurbished to present a traveling showcase of art and artists—it’s her brainchild, and she’s got the wheels to prove it.

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February 20, 2017

Catherine Collinson ’85 Provides Financial Literacy Advice Following WISER Hero Award Recognition

Catherine Collinson received the Hero Award for being “a champion for Americans who are at risk of not achieving a financially secure retirement.” She expressed gratitude for the recognition and highlighted the unique community at 61´«Ã½ as a springboard for her career.

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February 13, 2017

Announcing the 2017 Commencement Speaker, Reshma Saujani

Dear 61´«Ã½ Community Members, I am pleased to announce the 2017 commencement speaker, Girls Who Code founder and CEO Reshma Saujani. Saujani is an inspiration to our Class of […]

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Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani to Deliver 61´«Ã½’s 2017 Commencement Address

Girls Who Code founder and CEO Reshma Saujani will deliver the address at 61´«Ã½’s 87th Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 13, 2017.

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February 6, 2017

61´«Ã½ Emerita of Art Samella Lewis’ Work Is Featured Among Renowned African American Artists

The art of 61´«Ã½ Professor Emerita of Art Samella Lewis will be featured at The Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art at California State University, San Bernardino from […]

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Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Lends Paintings to Carleton College

The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at 61´«Ã½ has loaned restored paintings from China dating to the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368–1644 and 1644–1912) to the Perlman Teaching Museum’s Braucher […]

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January 26, 2017

Loralyn Cropper ’84 Appointed Northeast Regional Director of Coast Guard Foundation

61´«Ã½ alumna Loralyn Cropper ’84 has been appointed as Northeast regional director of philanthropy of the Coast Guard Foundation, as announced in Boating Industry magazine. In her role, Cropper will work closely with Coast Guard units in the area to identify and fulfill education, morale and family support needs for U.S. Coast Guard members.

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