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Pathway to Resistance: Claremont Students Learn Alongside Incarcerated Students

Twenty-four students form a circle in a classroom inside California Rehabilitation Center (CRC). Twelve of these students attend The Claremont Colleges; the other 12 are incarcerated individuals.

Giovanna Perricone ’19 Wins Fulbright Teaching Award

She can read and write in Spanish and can chat about the news in Japanese, but the opportunity to teach English is what’s bringing recent grad Giovanna Perricone ’19 to Korea this fall.

Community Update from the President

A community update from 61´«Ã½ President Lara Tiedens.

Catherine Allen ’20 Wins NCAA Championship for Claremont-Mudd-61´«Ã½Tennis Doubles Team

Catherine Allen ’20 and her doubles partner Caroline Cox (CMC) won the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Doubles Championship.

Assistant Professor Sarah Budischak’s Research on Parasitic Worms Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Assistant Professor of Biology Sarah Budischak co-authored a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B that examines why parasitic worms survive longer in some hosts’ intestines than in those of others.

61´«Ã½ Announces Three Endowed Chairs for 2019

The 61´«Ã½ Board of Trustees has announced the appointments of Ken Gonzales-Day, professor of art, to the Fletcher Jones Chair in Art, Julia Liss, professor of history, to the Mary W. Johnson and J. Stanley Johnson Professorship in the Humanities, and Sheila Walker, professor of psychology, to the inaugural appointment of the Laura Vausbinder Hockett Endowed Professorship, effective July 1, 2019.

61´«Ã½ 2019 Commencement Highlights

61´«Ã½ celebrated 244 graduating seniors and welcomed them to the alumnae community at the 89th annual commencement exercises on May 18, 2019.

In the Media: California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 Discusses Digital Privacy with the New York Times

The New York Times interviewed California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 about the California Consumer Privacy Act, a data collection and consumer privacy law that will take effect in January 2020.

Class of 2019: On Graffiti Wall, Art and Activism Collide

In one of the most enduring traditions at 61´«Ã½, seniors leave their mark on campus by designing and signing an original mural on Graffiti Wall, adjacent to the Rose Garden. Spanning nearly a century, this rite of passage is a testament to the changing attitudes, concerns, and aesthetics of graduating classes.

A Snapshot of the Class of 2019