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February 8, 2013

The Claremont Colleges Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies Presents Lecture on “Transnational Black Diaspora Feminisms”

Tracy Fisher, assistant professor of women’s studies at the University of California, Riverside, lectures on “Transnational Black Diaspora Feminisms” at 4:15 p.m. on Feb. 13 in room 103 of Steele Hall, 241 E. 11th St., 61´«Ã½. This event is free and open to the public.

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February 5, 2013

61´«Ã½ Named To The Princeton Review’s List Of “Best Value Colleges For 2013”

61´«Ã½ is one of the nation’s “Best Value” colleges and universities according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles 61´«Ã½ in its book, “The Best Value Colleges: 2013 Edition” (Random House / Princeton Review, $21.99, published February 5, 2013), and on a special area on its website at http://www.princetonreview.com/best-value-colleges.aspx.

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61´«Ã½ Announces Appointment of Nikki Khurana as the Assistant Vice President of Alumnae and Parent Engagement and The 61´«Ã½Fund

61´«Ã½ President Lori Bettison-Varga today announces the appointment of Nikki Khurana as assistant vice president overseeing the newly established department of alumnae and parent engagement and The 61´«Ã½Fund. Khurana, who joins 61´«Ã½on February 25, brings more than 14 years of leadership and experience to the new position.

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February 1, 2013

61´«Ã½ Presents “Chican@ Artivistas at the Intersection of Hope and Imagination”

Martha Gonzalez, a feminist music theorist, Chicana activist and a founding member of the East Los Angeles rock band Quetzal, gives a multimedia presentation on the ways in which Chicana activists harness the power of art and creative expression at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 12 in Garrison Theater of the 61´«Ã½ Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.

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January 23, 2013

“The Life of a Composer When Composers did not Really Exist”

Alejandro Planchart, professor emeritus of music at the University of California at Santa Barbara, lectures on the evolving concept of the composer in the 15th and 16th centuries at 7:30 pm on Jan. 29 in Garrison Theater of the 61´«Ã½ Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. This free event is open to the public.

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January 15, 2013

Acclaimed Conceptual Artist Edgar Heap of Birds Examines “Indigenous Voices of Survival Through Public Art”

Edgar Heap of Birds, professor of Native American studies at the University of Oklahoma, lectures on how indigenous voices express themselves through public art on Jan. 23 at noon in the Hampton Room, Malott Commons, 345 E. 9th St. This free event is open to the public.

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January 3, 2013

61´«Ã½’s 7th Annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program Presents: An Evening with Charles Krauthammer

61´«Ã½ presents an evening with Charles Krauthammer as part of the 7th Annual Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program. Krauthammer will comment on current events at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 in 61´«Ã½’s Performing Arts Center, Garrison Theater. The event is free and open to the public.

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“Denatured Nature” The 69th 61´«Ã½ Ceramic Annual

The 61´«Ã½ Ceramics Annual–the longest-running exhibition of contemporary ceramics in the United States–opens for its 69th consecutive year on Jan. 26 and continues through April 7. Titled “Denatured Nature,” this Ceramic Annual highlights work from emerging artists as well as celebrated masters in the field of ceramics.

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December 20, 2012

61´«Ã½ Alumna Selected for Prestigious California State Legislative Fellowship

Naima Ford ’06 has been selected to serve as a 2012-13 Capital Fellow, one of the nation’s most prestigious legislative fellowship programs. As an Assembly Fellow in Sacramento, Ford will gain valuable experience working for 11 months as a full-time professional legislative staff member in the California state legislature.

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December 10, 2012

61´«Ã½ Receives $2 Million Gift for Endowed Chair for the Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities From The Malott Family Foundation

President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced a $2 million gift to 61´«Ã½ to establish The Elizabeth Hubert Malott Endowed Chair for the Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities.

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