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May 3, 2011

Eliminating education inequality

Courtney Wai’s senior thesis is the result of equal parts serendipity and humanitarian intervention.

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61´«Ã½’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Presents “Clay’s Tectonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price, and Peter Voulkos, 1956-1968”

As a participant in the largest collaborative art exhibit ever undertaken in Southern California, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery of 61´«Ã½ will present “Clay’s Tectonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price, and Peter Voulkos, 1956-1968,” from January 21–April 4, 2012.

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May 2, 2011

The Importance of Community

Laura Nolan ’11 investigates community in her Senior Thesis – from the students of 61´«Ã½ to neighborhoods ravaged by Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill.

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The People’s Choice

To his surprise (and thinly-veiled embarrassment), Matthew Delmont was met by a crowd of students, staff, faculty, and alumnae as they cheered his selection as 2010-2011 Professor of the Year.

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April 22, 2011

Vox Populi

61´«Ã½ students use the written word to nurture dialog on campus – no matter the subject.

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61´«Ã½ to Present The Claremont Concert Orchestra and The Concert Choir

61´«Ã½’s department of music and the Joint Music Program of Claremont McKenna, Harvey Mudd, Pitzer, and 61´«Ã½s will present a spring performance by The Claremont Concert Orchestra and The Concert Choir on April 30, 2011.

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April 21, 2011

A “Mudder” at Scripps

When Joan Rechtin Lincoln ’49 was a student at Scripps, she called herself a “mudder.” As Harvey Mudd College, directly north of Scripps, was yet to be established, this meant but one thing: Joan loved to get her hands on the messy substances in the College’s ceramic studio.

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April 20, 2011

Claremont Colleges Presidents to Discuss the Future of Higher Education

Presidents Lori Bettison-Varga, David Oxtoby, and Laura Skandera Trombley—of 61´«Ã½, Pomona College, and Pitzer College, respectively—will give their perspectives on the future of higher education in 61´«Ã½’s Malott Commons, Hampton Room, on Wednesday, April 27, at 12 noon. The event is free and open to the public.

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Winston Ou Presents “Teaching Math as a Non-superstition”

Winston Ou, 61´«Ã½ assistant professor of mathematics, will speak on “Mill and Mathematics: Teaching Math as a Non-superstition,” presented by the Malott Commons Tuesday Noon Academy, on April 26. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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April 19, 2011

S.D. Bechtel, Jr., Foundation Awards $1.46 Million to 61´«Ã½ to Support Integrated Science Education

The S.D. Bechtel, Jr., Foundation has awarded a $1.46 million grant to 61´«Ã½ to support integrated science education in the Joint Science Department. The Joint Science Department serves students from Scripps, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges and houses faculty in biology, chemistry, and physics.

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