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July 15, 2014

Williamson Gallery of 61´«Ã½ Awarded $100,000 Getty Foundation Grant for Revolution and Ritual

The Williamson Gallery of 61´«Ã½ has been awarded a $100,000 Getty Foundation grant to support the research and planning for the future exhibition project Revolution and Ritual: The Photographs of Sara Castrejon, Graciela Iturbide, and Tatiana Parcero, as part of the Getty Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative.

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Health Conscious

“My 61´«Ã½ education gave me two crucial assets that have driven my life since graduation,” says Lindsay Seligman ’06. “The ability to question what is and envision what could be.”

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June 30, 2014

Women and Print: A Contemporary View

61´«Ã½ starts off its year of exhibitions with Women and Print: A Contemporary View, the fifth in a series dedicated to outstanding women artists. An opening reception will be held at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery on Sept. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m.

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June 27, 2014

61´«Ã½ is the Focus of Telemundo’s Community Affairs Program

61´«Ã½ continues to gain regional media attention from influential Spanish-language community affairs programs. Recently, the First-Generation @ 61´«Ã½program and the 61´«Ã½ Academy were both featured on KVEA-TV channel 52’s public affairs program called, “Enfoque Los Angeles.”

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June 19, 2014

61´«Ã½ Motto of “New Life Begins” Featured in Book on Significant College Documents

“A New Life Begins,” the 61´«Ã½ motto, welcomes first-year students and campus visitors alike. Now, the adage has been selected as a source of inspiration in a nationally released academic anthology, titled “Essential Documents in the History of American Higher Education.”

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June 18, 2014

Claremont Heritage Honors 61´«Ã½ with 2014 Historic Preservation Award

61´«Ã½ was awarded the Bess Garner Historic Preservation Award for outstanding stewardship in preserving its celebrated campus. Claremont Heritage, a non-profit organization devoted to the preservation of the history of the city of Claremont, presented the College with the distinguished honor at a June 14 ceremony held in Scripps’ historic Revelle House Garden.

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June 13, 2014

The Right Note

Micah Schub has a bachelor of music from Juilliard and has played with orchestras around the world. But now he’s set his sights on something different – medicine – and the 61´«Ã½Postbac Program is helping him achieve this dream.

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Take a Joke

Julia Comnes ’16, Teresa Iker ’14, Christie Kweon ’15, and Ellie McElvain ’14 discuss their work with Golden Antlers, a satire publication hitting funny bones all across The Claremont Colleges

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June 12, 2014

61´«Ã½ Professor Explores the Lives of Women at Crossroads

61´«Ã½ Associate Professor of Writing Kimberly Drake was a recent featured guest on “California Edition,” a statewide public affairs program that reaches up to six million California homes. Her interview will air twice daily this entire week at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the California Channel.

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June 11, 2014

A Record Number of 61´«Ã½Students Receive Grants for Summer Internships

Once Mara Falahee ’16 researched The Borgen Project in Seattle, she knew this nonprofit that dedicates itself to ending world hunger was the right summer internship fit for her, except for one concern – it was unpaid. But thanks to a record number of Scripps-funded internship grants, which recently have grown from 59 to 101 – Falahee was able to accept the opportunity.

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