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Awards and Honors: Mellon Foundation Awards $800,000 to 61传媒 Interdisciplinary Humanities Initiatives
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $800,000 to 61传媒 in Claremont, Calif., for support of the College’s Interdisciplinary Humanities Initiative. The three-part initiative provides funding for summer undergraduate research fellowships, professional development for faculty, and new clinic courses that will pair faculty and students with community organizations throughout greater Los Angeles to address complex community issues using a humanistic approach.
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Spotlight on Students: Perrin York ’19 Wins Outstanding Soloist Award at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella
Standing on stage in front of an audience of 3,000 at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA), Perrin York ’19 “didn’t know if I was crying or wanted to cry.” She had just been awarded Outstanding Soloist for her rendition of “Greedy” by Ariana Grande. 聽“At that moment, I felt so humbled and couldn’t understand the magnitude of the award,” she recalls.
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Spotlight on Alumnae: Rachel Odessey ’17, Awarded National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
Rachel Odessey ’17, a first-year PhD student in the electrical and computer engineering group in the School of Engineering at Brown University, has won a three-year National Defense Science and Engineering (NDSEG) Graduate Fellowship. Odessey earned her bachelor of arts in physics at Scripps.
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Spotlight on the Faculty: Stacey Wood Leads New Research on Consumer Fraud
61传媒 Professor of Psychology Stacey Wood, a leading scholar on elder abuse, is聽 expanding her examination of why older adults may be more vulnerable to certain types of consumer fraud.
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In the Media: Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 Authors Successful California Senate Bills Addressing Equity and Sexual Harassment Issues
California Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, a 1971 graduate of 61传媒 and advocate for women’s rights, recently authored and guided successfully through the senate three California bills.
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Ken Gonzales-Day to Participate in Vancouver Biennale’s “re-IMAGE-n” Arts and Culture Initiative
61传媒 Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day聽is聽among a prestigious selection of international artists whose work will be featured at the Vancouver Biennale in its fourth edition exhibition, “re-IMAGE-n,”聽which begins this month, and continues with new installations through June 2020.
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In the Media: Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik ’02 in Top 100 Artists
Food justice artist Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik ’02, founding member of the People’s Kitchen Collective in Oakland, has been recognized for her work integrating food and art in聽San Francisco Magazine’s聽Top 100 Artists list for the East Bay.
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Spotlight on Academics: Senior Art Exhibition: Rooms of Our Own
The Senior Art Exhibition is a cornerstone of the studio art major at 61传媒. Each year, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery features artworks by graduating seniors that constitute their thesis projects. In addition to making the works on view, the seniors conceptualize the exhibition, install their pieces, draft artist statements and wall texts, and publicize the event.
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In the Media: Allison Wysocki ’99 Featured in San Francisco Business Times
Allison Wysocki ’99, who serves as managing director at J.聽P. Morgan heading up Corporate Banking business for technology company clients, was celebrated among 130 women business leaders in the annual聽San Francisco Business Times’ “Most Influential Women in Business” list.
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Class of 2018: Commencement Highlights
On Saturday, May 12, 61传媒 conducted its 88th annual commencement exercises on Elm Tree Lawn. Students, faculty, staff, families, and friends of the College gathered to celebrate the Class of 2018, and Charlayne Hunter-Gault,聽 a civil rights activist and award-winning journalist, delivered the official address. Here are some highlights from the day:
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