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April 9, 2012

61´«Ã½ Receives $700,000 Grant to Support Undergraduate Research From The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

61´«Ã½ President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced the College received a $700,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support undergraduate research in the arts, humanities and social sciences. The grant will span a three-year period.

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April 6, 2012

Voice of the Oppressed

61´«Ã½ visiting professor Helena Maria Viramontes grew up in a home with few books. When she was 10, a trip to the local library changed her life in ways she never imagined.

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Internship, Granted

Anne Dreshfield ’13 thought she found the perfect internship last summer — it was a blend of her interests in technology and communication and, more important, the company was eager to hire her. There was only one problem – the internship was unpaid.

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61´«Ã½Dances into Spring 2012

“61´«Ã½Dances,” the annual spring concert of the 61´«Ã½ Dance Department, takes place on April 13 at 8 p.m. and on April 14 at 2 p.m. and at 8 p.m. in Garrison Theater, 61´«Ã½ Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. The program features original dance pieces choreographed by students and faculty.

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2012 Fulbright Awards

The results are still coming in, but 61´«Ã½ is on its way to a record-breaking year of Fulbright scholars. Here’s a peek at some of the amazing women who’ve already accepted their award.

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National Expert on Criminal Jurisdiction and Native Americans Lectures at 61´«Ã½

Guadalupe Gutierrez, deputy prosecutor for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in southern Arizona, lectures on “Evolving States of Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country” at noon on April 11 in 61´«Ã½’s Hampton Room, Malott Commons, 345 E. 9th St. The event is free and open to the public.

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April 4, 2012

Sundance’s “Mosquita y Mari” Screens at 61´«Ã½

61´«Ã½ screens the coming-of-age film “Mosquita y Mari” at 7 p.m. on April 6. The event is free and open to the public.

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April 3, 2012

Bridging Cultures: Realizing an NEH Teaching Fellowship

Given 61´«Ã½’s current strategic goals of diversity and globalization, professor Hao Huang proposes revising his existing course, MUS 121, “Music of the Spirits: Sacred Musical Traditions.” His talk addresses how he developed the application proposal and progress made to date.

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2nd Annual Green Fair

Join faculty, students, and staff for a picnic on Elm Tree Lawn as we celebrate the second annual sustainability fair April 6, 2012!

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March 29, 2012

61´«Ã½ to Host Lecture by Expert on American Indian Gender Equity Issues

Mishuana Goeman, an expert on American Indian gender equity issues, lectures on “The Spectacle of ‘Originary’ Moments in The New World (2005) and Twilight of the God/Te Keremutunga o Nga Atua (1996)” on April 3 at 8 p.m. in the Boone Recital Hall, 61´«Ã½ Performing Arts Center, 231 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.

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