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Community Update from President Lara Tiedens
Dear Members of the 61´«Ã½Community, Reflecting on the past several months, it’s hard to believe that my first semester at 61´«Ã½is already drawing to a close. As I […]
Read MoreAnnouncing the Suzanne ’62 and Paul D. Muchnic Endowed Professorship
Extraordinary members of our community, the Muchnics supported our arts program, The 61´«Ã½Fund, and have made a generous pledge through their estates. In the 2017-2018 academic year, a deserving professor of art will be awarded with the new professorship.
Read MoreSpotlight on Students: Isabella Levin ’17 Scholarship Winner Is Planning the Future of Transportation
Isabella Levin ’17 grew up in Murrieta, California, just 60 miles south Scripps, where, as she describes it, “the automobile reined supreme.” But a semester abroad in Paris her junior year, during which she learned to navigate the city by walking, riding the metro, taking the bus, and participating in the bike share program got the environmental analysis major thinking: What are some ways I might reimagine mass transit in Southern California?
Read MoreOffice of the President: Message in Response to Petition
Dear 61´«Ã½ Students, Faculty, and Staff, I recently received a petition signed by more than 750 61´«Ã½ students, faculty, staff, alumnae, and friends and family members requesting the […]
Read MoreSean Flynn Cites Singapore’s Health Care System as Option to Obamacare
Sean Masaki Flynn, PhD, associate professor of economics at 61´«Ã½, published in a recent FOX NewsLink article his opinion that Singapore provides the best example for the U.S. as the country’s leadership considers options for replacing Obamacare.
Read MoreJuliet Carnoy ’13 Blogs About Brand Marketing on Huffington Post
61´«Ã½ alumna Juliet Carnoy ’13 writes about digital media and brand marketing for Huffington Post from her position as senior marketing manager at San Francisco-based Pixlee, a visual marketing platform that helps brands market and sell with real customer photos and videos.
Read MoreLaspa Center for Leadership We Act Grant: Kristen Liu ’19: Narrowing the Achievement Gap for Silicon Valley Students
Growing up in Los Altos, California, Kristen Liu ’19 was aware of the disparity of wealth in Silicon Valley and its impact on public education. Supported by a Laspa We Act Grant last summer, Liu […]
Read MoreKate Fehlhaber ’09 Honored by Society for Neuroscience
61´«Ã½ alumna Kate Fehlhaber ’09 and her team of fellow graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at UCLA won the Society for Neuroscience ‘Next Generation Award 2016‘ at the organization’s […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Academics: The Dance Department’s Fall Concert Is “In the Works…”
Beginning on Thursday, December 1, students from the 61´«Ã½and Pomona Dance Departments will take the stage at the Pendleton Dance Center for four performances of student-choreographed contemporary dance. The choreographers—Maile Blume ’17, Rae Fredericks ’17, Willa Hevly (PO ’17), Sharon Keenan ’17, Amy Oden (PO ’18), Madelyn Shaughnessy (PZ ’17), and Maia Welbel (PO ’17)—are dance majors and minors as well as students who are simply passionate about dance.
Read MoreNatalie Miller ’06 Is Founder of Apply101 College Search Website
Natalie Miller ’06 is featured in an Oregonlive.com article about her company, Apply101, a website that makes it easy for students, parents, and high school guidance counselors to manage […]
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