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61´«Ã½â€™s 2025 Senior Art Exhibition, Whiplash, Opens May 2

61´«Ã½ will host its annual senior art exhibition, Whiplash, from May 2–17, 2025, at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery. The show features works from 12 artists across various media […]

In the Media: Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day Featured in Chicago Sun Times for Smithsonian Exhibit

The Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery is currently showing about 20 works from a series by Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day, as featured in The Chicago Sun Times.

Fresh off her National Title in the 100 meter dash, Claremont-Mudd-61´«Ã½women’s track and field athlete and 61´«Ã½ Class of 2018 graduate Tyra Abraham was named to the 2017-18 Google Cloud […]

Kiplinger’s Ranks 61´«Ã½Best Value College for 2018

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has ranked 61´«Ã½ in Claremont, Calif. as #44 among the Top 100 Best Values in Liberal Arts Colleges in the U.S. for 2018, and #82 among all featured U.S. colleges.

61´«Ã½ History Professor Corey Tazzara Publishes Book on the Birth of Modern Free Trade

Corey Tazzara, assistant professor of history at 61´«Ã½, recently announced his new book, The Free Port of Livorno and the Transformation of the Mediterranean World, has been published by Oxford University Press.

Samella Lewis Collection Exhibition Is a Tribute to the 61´«Ã½ Professor Emerita

A remarkable collection by renowned artists of color and women artists is the source for the upcoming exhibition, Foundations of Fortitude: Selections from the Samella Lewis Contemporary Art Collection at 61´«Ã½, and runs from Jan. 8 to Feb. 21, 2018. The exhibition honors the life and work of 61´«Ã½ professor emeritas and legendary artist Samella Lewis, now 93.

Suzanne Muchnic ’62 Receives Critical Praise, and Book Award, for LACMA So Far

A recent Los Angeles Public Library book review lauds the work of author and 61´«Ã½ alumna Suzanne Ely Muchnic ’62 for her meticulous research and compelling writing on LACMA So Far: Portrait of a Museum in the Making, a fascinating history of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Pedace Research Looks at Gender and Racial Biases on Hollywood Box Office Revenue

Research by 61´«Ã½ economist Roberto Pedace sheds light on why Hollywood films aren’t more diverse, as explained in recent articles in The Conversation and the Los Angeles Times.

HuffPo Features Politics Professor Vanessa Tyson on Sexual Harassment in Washington, D.C.

61´«Ã½ politics professor Vanessa Tyson is quoted in a recent Huffington Post article about why it is harder to hold lawmakers accountable for such sexual harassment than it is in Hollywood or other cultures.