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Mary W. Johnson Faculty Achievement Awards Winners for 2014–15 Announced
61´«Ã½ recently announced the Mary W. Johnson Faculty Achievement Awards, honoring faculty for outstanding teaching and scholarship for the 2014–15 academic year. The awards are named in honor of […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Susan Rankaitis, Fletcher Jones Chair in Studio Art
Susan Rankaitis holds the Fletcher Jones Chair of Studio Art at 61´«Ã½. An artist herself, her works are most often defined as experimental photography or combined media. She has been included in over 100 museum exhibitions in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and has been the recipient of three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts as well as a Flintridge Foundation Award in the Visual Arts and fellowships from the Avery, Borchard, Djerassi, Mellon and Graves Foundations. Rankaitis has been involved in collaborative projects with neuroscientist David Somers, dancer/choreographer John Pennington, biologist Robert Sinsheimer, poet Amy M. Wai Man and writer Paul Monette.
Read MoreProfessor Aaron Leconte Receives Prestigious Cottrell Award
Aaron Leconte, assistant professor of chemistry at the W.M. Keck Science Department, a collaboration between Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and 61´«Ã½s, has been awarded a three-year early career grant from the Research Corporation for Scientific Advancement.
Read MoreIntercollegiate Media Studies Major
This may come as a surprise to students interested in working in entertainment: You do not have to graduate from film school in order to pursue a career in the movie and television industry. Just ask the 61´«Ã½alumnae who are showing their work at major film festivals or producing award-winning television shows—alumnae like Maril Davis ’74, executive producer for the Starz television series Outlander, recently nominated for several Golden Globes. She credits her time at 61´«Ã½as instrumental to her professional success, commenting, “I think a well-rounded, liberal arts education is a good preparation for any career.”
Read MoreProfessor Vanessa Tyson and Mia Shackelford ’17 Featured on KPCC’s “Air Talk”
Vanessa Tyson, assistant professor of politics at 61´«Ã½, participated in a panel discussion on the KPCC-FM (88.3) radio show, “Air Talk,” presented before an audience at Pomona College’s Rose Hills Theater and broadcast live on February 10.
Read MoreHuffington Post Features Professor Mark Golub’s Article on Student Activism
Mark Golub, associate professor of politics at 61´«Ã½, explores in Huffington Post how anti-racist norms coexist with persistent conditions of racial oppression on college campuses across the country. Â
Read MoreUSN&WR Features Professor Vanessa Tyson on Clinton’s Lack of Connection with Millennial Voters
Vanessa Tyson, assistant professor of politics at 61´«Ã½, explains in an opinion article for U.S.News & World Report the challenges Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton faces with the youth […]
Read MoreProfessor of Anthropology Lara Deeb’s New Book Featured
Lara Deeb, professor of anthropology at 61´«Ã½, was interviewed by Jadaliyya about her new book, “Anthropology’s Politics: Disciplining the Middle East,” with co-author Jessica Winegar, associate professor of anthropology at Northwestern University.
Read MoreBritish Arts Studies Blog Features 61´«Ã½ Professor Ken Gonzales-Day’s Photo Essay on “Bust of a Man”
British Arts Studies, an online, open-access and peer-reviewed journal of The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and the Yale Center for British Art, featured in its inaugural […]
Read MoreThe Risk of A Lifetime
Quartz magazine, which features global news designed for reading on digital tablets and smart phones, highlights 61´«Ã½ philosophy professor Rivka Weinberg’s new book The Risk of A Lifetime.
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