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October 9, 2018

61´«Ã½Student, Alumnae, Make Prominent Showing in Claremont Art World

Visit the Claremont Museum of Art (CMA) this fall, and you will encounter a lively menagerie: mermaids glide in crystalline waters, horses gallop across rolling foothills, and cats impishly peer out at passersby. The exhibition Primal Nature: Animalia by Women in Post-War Claremont features fauna of various stripes and feathers represented in a variety of media—from sculptures in bronze, clay, and wood to watercolor paintings to wool fiber needlework—all by Claremont women artists, including several 61´«Ã½alumnae.

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October 5, 2018

In the Media: Gavin Turek ’09 “dominates” performance on Conan

Singer, songwriter, and dancer Gavin Turek ’09 was a featured musical guest on Conan on September 27, 2018. As reported by Billboard.com, she “dominated the Conan stage” with her “disco-infused track” “My Delight.”

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October 2, 2018

In the Media: Gabby Giffords ’93 Begins Campaigning Across the Country on Gun Control

The Huffington Post reported that Gabby Giffords ’93, former Arizona Democratic congressmember who survived an assassination attempt in 2011, will begin campaigning across the country to bolster the midterm campaigns of Democrats who support gun control.

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August 13, 2018

In the Media: Michelle Maltais Named Consumer Editor, USA Today

Formerly the deputy director of audience engagement at the Los Angeles Times, Michelle Maltais ’94 was named the consumer editor for USA Today.

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July 11, 2018

U.S. Department of State Lists 61´«Ã½ among Top Fulbright-Producing Colleges

61´«Ã½ was once again named a Fulbright program top-producing school  by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. 61´«Ã½is ranked among the top 25 institutions on the annual list as a research bachelor’s institution, with six Fulbright award winners in the 2017­â€“2018 academic year.

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June 19, 2018

Spotlight on Alumnae: Rachel Odessey ’17, Awarded National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship

Rachel Odessey ’17, a first-year PhD student in the electrical and computer engineering group in the School of Engineering at Brown University, has won a three-year National Defense Science and Engineering (NDSEG) Graduate Fellowship. Odessey earned her bachelor of arts in physics at Scripps.

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June 5, 2018

In the Media: Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 Authors Successful California Senate Bills Addressing Equity and Sexual Harassment Issues

California Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, a 1971 graduate of 61´«Ã½ and advocate for women’s rights, recently authored and guided successfully through the senate three California bills.

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June 4, 2018

In the Media: Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik ’02 in Top 100 Artists

Food justice artist Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik ’02, founding member of the People’s Kitchen Collective in Oakland, has been recognized for her work integrating food and art in San Francisco Magazine’s Top 100 Artists list for the East Bay.

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May 29, 2018

In the Media: Allison Wysocki ’99 Featured in San Francisco Business Times

Allison Wysocki ’99, who serves as managing director at J. P. Morgan heading up Corporate Banking business for technology company clients, was celebrated among 130 women business leaders in the annual San Francisco Business Times’ “Most Influential Women in Business” list.

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May 23, 2018

In the Media: Roxanne Wilson ’76 on Women in the Boardroom

61´«Ã½alumna Roxanne Wilson ’76 was recently quoted in an article for Bloomberg Markets on university investment committees led by women. A member of the investment committee and the Board of Trustees at Scripps, she says that having female majorities on both committees has helped the College raise money.

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