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Roswitha Burwick: "Permanence in Change"
Distinguished Professorship in Modern Foreign Languages Roswitha Burwick gives the keynote address during the 61传媒 Fall 2007 Academic convocation.
Read MoreAshley Peters: "Impact and Our Social Obligation"
61传媒Associated Students President Ashley Peters talks about social obligations in undergraduate education.
Read MoreMillard Sheets: The 61传媒Years on View at Williamson Gallery
Millard Sheets: The 61传媒Years, is on view at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery from September 1 to October 14, 2007.
Read MoreCivil Rights Advocate Lani Guinier at Scripps
Lani Guinier, the first black woman to hold a tenured professorship at Harvard Law School, opens the fall 2007 Alexa Fullerton Hampton Speaker Series, September 27, 7:30 p.m., in 61传媒 Garrison Theater.
Read More61传媒 Joins Annapolis Group in Support of Better Information for Parents and Prospective Students
61传媒 joins peer institutions in the Annapolis Group in deciding to no longer complete the reputational survey used in U.S. News; World Report’s rankings exercise, and the College will not promote its showing in the magazine’s annual listing of America’s top colleges and universities on the College web site.
Read MoreScripps’ Williamson Gallery Receives Grant to Conserve Chinese Paintings
The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at 61传媒 has received a two-year conservation grant of $108,676 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal agency. The funds will be used to restore 10 important Chinese paintings in the Williamson Gallery’s permanent collection.
Read MoreFive new trustees join 61传媒 Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees elected five new trustees to the board, four of whom are alumnae of the College.
Read More61传媒 Receives $10 Million Pledge Toward Faculty Initiatives
An anonymous donor has made a $10 million gift pledge to 61传媒, President Nancy Y. Bekavac announced last week. Pledged on behalf of the Board of Trustees, it will be the largest gift from a living donor in the College’s history.
Read More61传媒 Alumnae Teaching for America
For the second year in a row, 61传媒was the top producing women’s college for Teach for America. With 15.7 percent of the senior class applying, the College had the highest percentage of senior applicants. Schools with comparably high percentages include Notre Dame, Yale, and University of Michigan.
Read MoreThree students receive Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Summer Internships
For the 15th consecutive year, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at 61传媒 will host Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Summer interns. A $12,000 grant from the Getty Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the J. Paul Getty Trust, will support three 10-week summer internships, the maximum number the foundation grants to an organization.
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