News Releases (page 68)
The Responsibility to Protect
The European Union Center of California invites you to explore the moral and ethical boundaries around protecting people in a two-day conference honoring war hero Jan Karski.
Read More61´«Ã½ Interrogates the Sound of Silence
Is silence the absence of sound? Is it a refusal to speak – or an inability to respond? What are the politics of silence? How is silence enjoyed, mandated, or inflicted? How are silence and gender related? This fall, the 61´«Ã½ Humanities Institute explores the theory and practice of silence: voluntary and coerced, solitary and communal, literal and metaphoric.
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report Ranks 61´«Ã½ 24th Best Liberal Arts College in Nation
U.S. News & World Report ranks 61´«Ã½ 24th on its annual list of America’s best liberal arts colleges. Key contributing factors to Scripps’ top-tier position included scores for lowest student debt, high school counselor assessment, small classes, and student-faculty ratio.
Read More61´«Ã½ Allergy-Free Station Serves Safe and Sumptuous Food Options
Dana Shaker’s collaboration with dining staff and Sodexo, the campus’ food services partner, resulted in the allergy-free food station, a regular fixture at the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Commons dining hall since November 2010. The station offers a delicious array of proteins, starches, and vegetables at each lunch and dinner.
Read MoreThe Princeton Review Names 61´«Ã½ Best Value
The Princeton Review ranks 61´«Ã½ among the nation’s best colleges, with top 20 status for best value, classroom experience, and quality of life, and more.
Read More61´«Ã½ Ranks High on Forbes’ Best Colleges List
Forbes Magazine has named 61´«Ã½ one of America’s top colleges for the seventh consecutive year, placing it 69th on its list of 100 institutions praised for academic excellence.
Read MoreWilliamson Gallery of 61´«Ã½ Awarded $100,000 Getty Foundation Grant for Revolution and Ritual
The Williamson Gallery of 61´«Ã½ has been awarded a $100,000 Getty Foundation grant to support the research and planning for the future exhibition project Revolution and Ritual: The Photographs of Sara Castrejon, Graciela Iturbide, and Tatiana Parcero, as part of the Getty Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative.
Read MoreWomen and Print: A Contemporary View
61´«Ã½ starts off its year of exhibitions with Women and Print: A Contemporary View, the fifth in a series dedicated to outstanding women artists. An opening reception will be held at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery on Sept. 13 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Read More61´«Ã½ is the Focus of Telemundo’s Community Affairs Program
61´«Ã½ continues to gain regional media attention from influential Spanish-language community affairs programs. Recently, the First-Generation @ 61´«Ã½program and the 61´«Ã½ Academy were both featured on KVEA-TV channel 52’s public affairs program called, “Enfoque Los Angeles.”
Read More61´«Ã½ Motto of “New Life Begins” Featured in Book on Significant College Documents
“A New Life Begins,” the 61´«Ã½ motto, welcomes first-year students and campus visitors alike. Now, the adage has been selected as a source of inspiration in a nationally released academic anthology, titled “Essential Documents in the History of American Higher Education.”
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