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February 21, 2013

61´«Ã½ Students Named to Fall 2012 Dean’s List

The following 61´«Ã½ students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2012 semester at 61´«Ã½ in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.

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February 19, 2013

Adam Novy Reads A Thing He Wrote

Adam Novy, lecturer of writing at 61´«Ã½, speaks as part of the College’s Spring 2013 Tuesday Noon Academy lecture series.

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February 18, 2013

61´«Ã½ Receives $5.3 Million Pledge from Trustee Nancy Katayama ’77

President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced a $5.3 million pledge to 61´«Ã½ from current 61´«Ã½ Board of Trustee Nancy Katayama ’77. The pledge came in anticipation of a significant fundraising initiative and will produce immediate and long-term benefits for the College.

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February 14, 2013

The Biology of Dance

Molecular biology and dance may not appear to have much in common – yet Sydney Freggiaro ’09 majored in both at 61´«Ã½.

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February 13, 2013

61´«Ã½ Presents “Transforming Lives through Music”

As the conductor of an orchestra charged with exposing Latino communities to classical music, Sonia Marie De León de Vega lectures on “Transforming Lives Through Music” at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 19 in Garrison Theater of the 61´«Ã½ Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.

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February 8, 2013

Geena Davis Speaks on Gender Equality in Modern Media at 61´«Ã½

Geena Davis, an advocate and Academy Award-winning actor best known for her roles in “Thelma and Louise” and “A League of Their Own,” discusses “Gender Equality in the Modern Media” at 7:30 p.m. on March 7 in Garrison Theater of the 61´«Ã½ Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St.

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The Claremont Colleges Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies Presents Lecture on “Transnational Black Diaspora Feminisms”

Tracy Fisher, assistant professor of women’s studies at the University of California, Riverside, lectures on “Transnational Black Diaspora Feminisms” at 4:15 p.m. on Feb. 13 in room 103 of Steele Hall, 241 E. 11th St., 61´«Ã½. This event is free and open to the public.

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Creating Archives

Core III students present 61´«Ã½ history with new technology.

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February 5, 2013

61´«Ã½ Named To The Princeton Review’s List Of “Best Value Colleges For 2013”

61´«Ã½ is one of the nation’s “Best Value” colleges and universities according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles 61´«Ã½ in its book, “The Best Value Colleges: 2013 Edition” (Random House / Princeton Review, $21.99, published February 5, 2013), and on a special area on its website at http://www.princetonreview.com/best-value-colleges.aspx.

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Tiles from the Takht-i Sulaiman: The Sole Surviving Seasonal Mongol Palace

Join LACMA senior conservator John Hirx in an examination of Takht-i Sulaiman, the site of the sole surviving palace of the Ilkhanid period and the only well-preserved example of Ilkhanid secular architecture.

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