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April 14, 2016

Washington Business Journal Reports That Catherine Townsend ’86 Is the New President of the Trust for the National Mall

61传媒 alum Catherine Townsend ’86, a nonprofit consultant who was formerly executive director of the D.C. Public Education Fund, takes the helm as president of the Trust for the National Mall.

Tyra Abraham ’18 Breaks Records in Women’s Track and Field

Tyra Abraham ’18 set the CMS record for the 200 meter dash at a blazing 24.85. She also holds the CMS and SCIAC record in the 100 m and is now at the top of CMS and seventh in SCIAC for the 200 m.

61传媒Vocalist Chiara Moore ’16 Among Singers Featured on ABC7 News and at White House Performance

61传媒 senior Chiara Moore, a member of the After School Specials a cappella group at the Claremont Colleges, was interviewed on April 13, 2016 along with her fellow vocal musicians by KABC-Channel 7 Eyewitness News in Los Angeles for winning the “‘Til It Happens to You: Sing for Survivors” national singing contest, lending their voices to the fight against sexual abuse on college campuses.

April 13, 2016

The 61传媒Experience: The Joint Music Program

For 61传媒student musicians who want to play and perform鈥攂ut are not necessarily interested in pursuing a professional career in music鈥攖he Joint Music Program strikes a harmonious balance. Hosted by Scripps, the program is a collaborative enterprise that involves Harvey Mudd, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges.

April 11, 2016

Spotlight on Faculty: Myriam J. A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair of the Humanities

Haitian-Canadian/American author and scholar Myriam J. A. Chancy was appointed in 2015 as the Hartley Burr Alexander Chair of the Humanities, 61传媒’s most prestigious, external endowed professorship.

April 8, 2016

2016 Goldwater Scholarships Winners Plan to Pursue Careers in the Sciences

61传媒students Karen Chan ’17, a double major in biology and music, and Rachel Kahn ’17, a physics major, have been named Barry M. Goldwater Scholars for 2016. The Goldwater Scholarship is considered the most prestigious award in the United States bestowed upon undergraduates studying in the sciences.

April 6, 2016

Fusion.net Features Kristie Valdez-Guillen ’13 for Her Environmental Activism

61传媒 alum Kristie Valdez-Guillen is making a difference in her Los Angeles area community as an activist featured in a recent article by Fusion.net. Valdez-Guillen credits her 61传媒education as instrumental in understanding issues of environmental inequality.

Announcing Dody Weston Thompson Collection Exhibition

From April 18 through May 19, visitors will see the West Coast Photographic Movement through the lens of Dody Weston Thompson, a defining figure in the movement that included Ansel Adams and Edward Weston.

April 4, 2016

Inside Science Features Professor Marion Preest and Colleague’s Research on Chameleon Feeding Strategies

Inside Science interviewed Interim Dean of W.M. Keck Science Department and Professor of Biology Marion Preest about her research investigating the unusual feeding strategies of chameleons.

The 61传媒Experience: The Off芒鈧€淐ampus Major

Though I have taken the majority of my classes at the other Claremont colleges, made lasting friendships on other campuses, and taken advantage of coed 5C clubs, when I graduate this May, I will proudly proclaim I attended a women’s college.