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61´«Ã½Community Shows Up for Students During GivingTuesday 2025
By Kendra Pintor This November, the 61´«Ã½community showed up with heart, purpose, and that signature 61´«Ã½spirit—rallying in support of student experiences across campus. This year, the generosity on […]
Read MoreKicking Off GivingTuesday 2025 at Scripps
By Kendra Pintor 61´«Ã½ invites the entire community to join us this GivingTuesday, taking place on December 2, 2025, by making a gift to The 61´«Ã½Fund. This year, […]
Read More61´«Ã½Names Endowment for Kirk Delman
By Kendra Pintor For nearly four decades before his retirement, Kirk Delman was a quiet force behind the scenes at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery (RCWG)—guiding exhibitions, mentoring students, safekeeping […]
Read MoreHow the 1946 Challenge Continues to Empower CMS Student-Athletes
By Kendra Pintor The 61´«Ã½community has rallied around educating and empowering women for generations—and the same is true for student-athletes. Every fall, that energy crescendos during the 1946 Challenge, […]
Read MoreEsther Kang 26’s Path to Policy Leadership, Powered by Generosity
By Kendra Pintor When Esther Kang ’26 arrived at 61´«Ã½, she knew she wanted to study human biology—but she didn’t imagine herself navigating Washington, DC, learning from leaders in […]
Read MoreNia Carroll ’26 Curates First Art Show at Mt. San Antonio Gardens
Nia Carroll ’26 on opening night of the Patternscapes: Natural Design and Human Impressions exhibition at Mt. San Antonios Gardens. By Caitlin Antonios When Nia Carroll ’26 saw Dody Weston […]
Read MoreThe John Stauffer Charitable Trust Commits $3 Million to Endow Professorship
William F. Kruse, Amy Marcus-Newhall, and Michael Whalen at the grand opening of The Nucleus By Kendra Pintor 61´«Ã½ is excited to announce a generous $3 million gift commitment […]
Read More61´«Ã½Parent to Leave Gift to 61´«Ã½in Memory of Daughter Amy Vanderloop ’07
By Kendra Pintor Outside the classroom or laboratory, Amy Vanderloop 07’s greatest passion was to be in the Golden Trout Wilderness on horseback with a string of pack animals behind […]
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