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December 26, 2011

Cupcakes and Cashmere

Trendsetter and lifestyle blogger Emily Schuman ’05 forged a path in the fashion industry, from her early days working at Teen Vogue and other national publications to the runaway success of her website Cupcakes and Cashmere. Most recently, Emily has added Nordstrom to that list, where her signature Cupcakes and Cashmere Fall 2015 fashion line debuted in July.

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December 22, 2011

Scholars at Work

More than 50 students from 61´«Ã½, Pitzer College, and CMC present original thesis research at the W.M. Keck Science Department.

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December 15, 2011

61´«Ã½, Mills College and Mount St. Mary’s College join The Women in Public Service Project at event with Secretary Clinton in Washington D.C.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced December 15 that 61´«Ã½ will join The Women in Public Service Project to inspire future women leaders around the globe.

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December 13, 2011

Humanitarian Zainab Salbi to Give 2012 61´«Ã½ Commencement Address

Zainab Salbi will be the 2012 61´«Ã½ commencement speaker on Saturday, May 12. She is the founder of Women for Women International and served as the organization’s CEO from 1993 to 2011. Women for Women International is a grassroots humanitarian and development organization helping women survivors of wars rebuild their lives.

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December 9, 2011

CP&R Helps High-Achieving Students

About 92 percent of all first-year 61´«Ã½students attended a personal orientation the first three weeks of this fall semester so that they could learn of jobs and internships, according to the campus Career Planning & Resources center.

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December 5, 2011

61´«Ã½Scholar Sets her Sights on the Middle East

Johnson Student Research Award recipient Claire Wilson ’13 talks about her job teaching English to orphans in Jordan – and plans to study in Beirut this spring.

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December 2, 2011

Glitz and Glitter: Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company Performances

The Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company will compete against some of the best dancers from throughout the Western United States at the Intercollegiate Showdown at 6:15 p.m. Saturday at the Rains Center, Pomona College. It is open to the public. Admission is $5.

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November 23, 2011

Mali Children Flock to New Library Launched by Sarah Smilkstein ’11

61´«Ã½ alumna Sarah Smilkstein ’11 recently celebrated the opening of a community education center she worked tirelessly to establish in an impoverished neighborhood in Mali. Smilkstein won a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant for her project in the Niamakoro neighborhood of Bamako, Mali.

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“We Have Come to Read the Books”

Davis Peace Prize recipient Sarah Smilkstein ‘11 challenges herself and others through work building a library in impoverished Mali.

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November 22, 2011

Clothes Tell Stories

Art historian Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell talks to 61´«Ã½ about the ways clothes drive societal trends and how we feel about one another.

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