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December 16, 2014

61´«Ã½celebrates CMS Volleyball

Having secured the best conference record since 2009, women’s soccer is poised to return in fall 2015 stronger and faster than ever. We reached out to 61´«Ã½teammates to see why they love their sport, and this is what they told us.

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San Francisco Chronicle Announces 61´«Ã½ Receives $100,000 Grant from Hearst Foundation

The San Francisco Chronicle recently announced that the Hearst Foundation has awarded 61´«Ã½ a $100,000 grant to further support student academic research.

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New York Times Mentions 61´«Ã½ in Story About Barnard College’s Admissions Policy

The New York Times mentions 61´«Ã½ in this story examining Barnard College’s recent decision to consider possibly adopting a formal admissions policy for transgender students.

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61´«Ã½ President Lori Bettison-Varga in The Los Angeles Times

61´«Ã½ President Lori Bettison-Varga was quoted in a recent Los Angeles Times story examining how women’s colleges are taking the lead to redefine gender norms.

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December 12, 2014

61´«Ã½ Professor Advocates Offering College Students More Opportunities to Conduct Scientific Research

Associate Professor of Biology Emily Wiley recently appeared on “California Edition,” a statewide public affairs program that reaches up to six million California homes. In this 10-minute interview with host Brad Pomerance, Wiley discusses her love of science and doing research with students.

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December 11, 2014

An Evening with Barbara Pierce Bush

Barbara Pierce Bush, an entrepreneur, champion of social justice, and daughter of former President George W. Bush, lends her voice to the complex issue of global healthcare on March 24, 2015, as the ninth guest speaker of the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program.

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December 10, 2014

Keck Science Department presents original student senior thesis research

Students of the W.M. Keck Science Department – the interdisciplinary home to biology, chemistry, and physics for Scripps, Pitzer, and Claremont McKenna Colleges – shared their senior research projects publically December 5. This tradition, which has been a part of the department since 19XX, marks the culmination of their research and the publication of their senior thesis.

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December 8, 2014

Professor Martha Gonzalez Donates Cultural Artifacts to Smithsonian

61´«Ã½ Assistant Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies Martha Gonzalez writes an essay for Zócalo Public Square and the Smithsonian detailing her lifelong journey in music and social activism.

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Professor Lara Deeb Honored with British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize in Middle Eastern Studies

61´«Ã½ Professor of Anthropology Lara Deeb’s book Leisurely Islam: Negotiating Morality and Geography in Shi’ite South Beirut, is the 2014 recipient of the British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize in Middle Eastern Studies from the British Society for Middle East Studies. The prize, awarded for the best English language first-edition published scholarly work on the Middle East, has been presented since 1998.

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December 4, 2014

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Features Core III Class

Beau Yarbrough, higher education reporter for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, features students in Professor Thierry Boucquey’s Core III course in this December 3 news story. Yarbrough observed Karen Chan ’17 & Rachel Qi ’17 teach Chinese to a fourth-grade class at Chaparral Elementary School as part of their coursework in Boucquey’s Core III class.

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