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November 11, 2016

Elizabeth Payne LaBau ’03 Featured in Washington Post

Elizabeth Payne LaBau ’03, a dessert blogger, is featured in a Washington Post article about entrepreneurs whose online businesses are considered influencers through the power of social media and are […]

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Stephanie Park ’13 Awarded Prestigious Capital Fellows Internship with California Senate

  Stephanie Park ’13 has been awarded a 2016–2017 California Senate Fellowship, one of four fellowships administered by the Capital Fellows Program. Majoring in the humanities: interdisciplinary studies in culture […]

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Professor Ken Gonzales-Day Among Prominent Artists in Vanity Fair Photograph

Ken Gonzales-Day, professor of art at 61´«Ã½, was selected to be among 72 artists featured by Vanity Fair in the magazine’s photographic re-enactment of a celebrated collection of artists from 1968. Vanity Fair assembled prominent artists representing art and architecture for its December issue.

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November 10, 2016

61´«Ã½and Pomona Dance present “In The Works…,” a Concert of Student Danceworks

“In The Works…” is the annual fall concert by students of the 61´«Ã½and Pomona Colleges dance programs.  The concert will take place Thursday, Friday, Saturday, December 1, 2, and […]

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November 9, 2016

Message from President Tiedens

Dear 61´«Ã½Students, Faculty, and Staff, The presidential campaign and the election results have created a great deal of uncertainty and apprehension over the past 18 months. The outcome of […]

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November 4, 2016

61´«Ã½In Residence Opens Paths to Professional Success

61´«Ã½in Residence is a two-day event that gives 61´«Ã½students the opportunity to meet accomplished alumnae and parents in diverse professional fields. On October 26 and 27, Caroline Gibney ’85, Linda Randlett Kollar ’66, Bruce Felt, father of 61´«Ã½student Kimberly Felt ’17, and Cheryl Holland, mother of Hannah Quackenbush ’18, shared stories from their unique and successful career journeys in through talks, one-on-one meetings with students, and in the group panel, “Dreams, Ambition, Reality.”

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November 3, 2016

Alexa Allen ’98 is Noted Designer, Artist, and Craftswoman

Alexa Allen ’98 is a craftswoman who creates eco-friendly furniture for children, designer handbags, and high-end metal art for collectors. The 61´«Ã½ alumna and her beautiful designs are featured […]

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November 1, 2016

Professor Vanessa Tyson to Offer Election Night Commentary at FOX-LA

 Vanessa Tyson, assistant professor of politics at 61´«Ã½, will offer live commentary as an election-night guest in the FOX-LA news studio in Los Angeles on Nov. 8. Professor Tyson […]

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October 31, 2016

CMS Athenas Earn Their Fourth SCIAC Championship

The Claremont-Mudd-61´«Ã½women’s volleyball team earned the fourth regular season championship in program history with the three set win over Redlands. The Athenas finish the regular season in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with a 14-2 record.

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Spotlight on Faculty: Tessie Prakas, Assistant Professor of English

Tessie Prakas’s research focuses on early modern poetry and poetics, and especially on devotional lyric. Her current book project, Poetic Priesthood: Reformed Ministry and Radical Verse in the Seventeenth Century, argues that early modern poetry often served to provide models for religious devotion that were distinct from, and sometimes antithetical to, the established church. Her teaching focuses largely on Shakespeare, 16th- and 17th-century poetry, and on the relationship between music and literature.

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