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September 12, 2012

U.S. News & World Report Ranks 61´«Ã½ 24th Best Liberal Arts College in Nation

61´«Ã½ is 24th on the U.S. News & World Report rankings of America’s best liberal arts colleges for 2013. The College earned its top-tier placement from an assessment by “U.S. News” that measures key factors, such as academic reputation, selectivity, and faculty resources.

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September 11, 2012

Mary Hatcher-Skeers: Ode to My Single Mother

Part of academic convocation, Hatcher-Skeers’s keynote address “Ode to My Single Mother” received a standing ovation from the hundreds of students, faculty, and staff assembled, and kicked off the 2012-13 academic year with an unprecedented amount of energy.

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“Social Media Wars in Revolutionary Egypt” Public Lecture at 61´«Ã½

Linda Herrera, associate professor of education policy, organization and leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, lectures on “Social Media Wars in Revolutionary Egypt” at 7:30 p.m. on September 18. The talk, part of the 61´«Ã½ Humanities Institute series, is free and open to the public.

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September 10, 2012

Agents of Change

Part of academic convocation, Hatcher-Skeers’s keynote address “Ode to My Single Mother” received a standing ovation from the hundreds of students, faculty, and staff assembled, and kicked off the 2012-13 academic year with an unprecedented amount of energy. Please watch the video of her and 61´«Ã½Associated Students president Emily Jovais or take a look at the pictures from the event and get fired up yourself!

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September 4, 2012

“How Computers Became Tools of Revolution in Chile”

Eden Medina, associate professor of informatics and computing at Indiana University at Bloomington, examines the history of Cybersyn in her talk “Creating a Liberty Machine: A History of How Computers Became Tools of Revolution in Chile.” Medina lectures at noon on Sept. 12 in the Hampton Room at Malott Commons, The lecture is free and open to the public.

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August 30, 2012

Welcome, Class of 2016!

Each year, 61´«Ã½ greets women from around the globe who possess unique interests, brilliant intellects, and a passion for service. As you’ll see, the class of 2016 is no exception.

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August 24, 2012

Senior Profile: Margaret Dickman ’12

Margaret Dickman came to 61´«Ã½ with thoughts of majoring in theater – until she realized the classroom was her stage.

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August 23, 2012

61´«Ã½ Named a “Best College” and “Best Classroom Experience” by The Princeton Review

61´«Ã½ is one of the country’s “best colleges” according to The Princeton Review in its book, The Best 377 Colleges, 2013 Edition. 61´«Ã½received high ratings for its academics, quality of life, selectivity, and financial aid.

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August 20, 2012

Preserving Clean Water Sources

She didn’t know it when her internship started, but the six weeks Lisa Beem ’14 spent in South America alongside biologists and engineers in Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment would be a watershed moment in her life.

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A Woman With a Vision

61´«Ã½’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery is pleased to present “African American Visions: Selections from the Samella Lewis Collections,” which pairs for the first time works from both the Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection and works from the artist’s personal collection.

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