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61´«Ã½ Ranks #15 on Forbes Top 25 Best Western U.S. Colleges
61´«Ã½ comes in at #15 on Forbes’ annual “top 25 best western colleges in the United States” ranking.
Read More61´«Ã½ Ranks High for “Best Career Services” in Princeton Review’s “Best 378 Colleges”
61´«Ã½ appears this year on four Top-20 lists in The Princeton Review’s “Best 378 Colleges” guide. The campus was recognized for “best career services” and “best quality of life.”
Read MoreCHASING DAYLIGHT: Philip Latimer Dike 1927–1943 Williamson Gallery, 61´«Ã½
61´«Ã½ starts off this year’s exhibitions with Chasing Daylight: Philip Latimer Dike, 1927 –1943, which runs from Aug. 31 through Oct. 13. The opening reception, with live music and light refreshments, will be held on Sept. 14 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery. A closing reception and watercolor demonstration will take place at the gallery on Oct. 13.
Read More2013 61´«Ã½ Students Named to Spring 2013 Dean’s List
The following 2013 61´«Ã½ graduates were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2013 semester at 61´«Ã½ in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
Read MoreThe Williamson Gallery of 61´«Ã½ Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant to Support Conservation of Four Chinese Textiles
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Acting Chairman Joan Shigekawa announced recently that the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of 61´«Ã½ is one of 817 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Art Works grant. The Williamson Gallery is recommended for a $30,000 grant to treat four Chinese textiles, the oldest of which is a rare silk bedcovering dating from the late sixteenth to early seventeenth century.
Read MoreMark Herron Elected 61´«Ã½’s New Board of Trustees Chair
The 61´«Ã½ Board of Trustees voted unanimously on May 18, 2013, to elect Mark R. Herron its next chair, effective July 1, 2014.
Read More61´«Ã½ Student Selected For National Leadership Program
61´«Ã½ student Mia Cooledge ’13 has been selected as one of the nation’s top rising young leaders in the sustainable energy sector by national non-profit organization Focus the Nation.
Read More61´«Ã½ Receives Gift to Establish Tia Palermo Scholarship
President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced a gift from Jess Ravich and his daughters – Zoe (61´«Ã½’12), Rae, Ede and Ava – in honor of his wife, Tia Palermo. The Tia Palermo Scholarship will be awarded annually to help an incoming student with financial need.
Read More61´«Ã½’s Hannah Shoenhard ’14 Places Second on “Jeopardy!” College Championship
61´«Ã½’s Hannah Shoenhard ’14 won $10,000 and came in second place in the semifinals of the college championship edition of “Jeopardy!” She made her second, and latest, appearance on the TV trivia show May 13.
Read More61´«Ã½’s Hannah Shoenhard ’14 Appears May 13 on “Jeopardy!” College Championship
61´«Ã½’s Hannah Shoenhard ’14 has won $10,000 and a spot in the semifinals of the college championship edition of “Jeopardy!” She appears again on the trivia TV show May 13.
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