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March 28, 2016

The 61´«Ã½Experience: Study Abroad and Global Education

The Study Abroad and Global Education (SAGE) program is Scripps’ resource for students interested in studying abroad. Most students study away for one semester (either fall or spring) during their junior year; in […]

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March 24, 2016

61´«Ã½Named as Top Sustainable Small College

61´«Ã½is highlighted for such sustainable practices as growing 20 varieties of edible produce, and producing its own olive oil.

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March 21, 2016

61´«Ã½ Achieves Top Honors Among California College Dance Programs

Student dancers from the 61´«Ã½Dance program achieved regional and national recognition for their choreography and performances among 47 works presented at the American College Dance Conference—Baja Regional held at California State University, Los Angeles, on March 16-19.

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Highlights from the Inaugural Winter Season of 61´«Ã½Presents

Winter 2016 highlights from 61´«Ã½Presents, a series of conversations, presentations, and performances featuring cultural icons and emerging changemakers at 61´«Ã½.

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March 18, 2016

Professor Kathleen Purvis-Roberts Awarded Prestigious Fellowship

Professor Kathleen Purvis- Roberts has been awarded a 2016–17 Jefferson Science Fellowship (JSF), a program run by the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine. One of only 12 academic […]

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March 16, 2016

Mary W. Johnson Faculty Achievement Awards Winners for 2014­â€“15 Announced

61´«Ã½ recently announced the Mary W. Johnson Faculty Achievement Awards, honoring faculty for outstanding teaching and scholarship for the 2014­­–15 academic year. The awards are named in honor of […]

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March 15, 2016

In Memory of Joan Rechtin Lincoln ’49

Ceramicist, philanthropist, former mayor, and city councilwoman Joan Rechtin Lincoln ’49 passed away on March 7.

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March 10, 2016

Hannah Beth Jackson ’71 Among Top 11 Women in American Politics

The Huffington Post notes women are making progress at the federal, state and city levels of government beyond household names like Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, listing 11 high-profile politicians of note, including 61´«Ã½’s own Hannah Beth Jackson ’71.

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CMS Athletics Week In Review

Get all the latest scores and info about the Claremont-Mudd-61´«Ã½Athletics as part of the CMS weekly newsletter.

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March 9, 2016

Spotlight on Faculty: Susan Rankaitis, Fletcher Jones Chair in Studio Art

Susan Rankaitis holds the Fletcher Jones Chair of Studio Art at 61´«Ã½. An artist herself, her works are most often defined as experimental photography or combined media. She has been included in over 100 museum exhibitions in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and has been the recipient of three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts as well as a Flintridge Foundation Award in the Visual Arts and fellowships from the Avery, Borchard, Djerassi, Mellon and Graves Foundations. Rankaitis has been involved in collaborative projects with neuroscientist David Somers, dancer/choreographer John Pennington, biologist Robert Sinsheimer, poet Amy M. Wai Man and writer Paul Monette.

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