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July 30, 2014

61´«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.

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Literati

“You’ve probably heard it before, but the key to everything is networking,” says Ann Mayhew ‘13, an English major who landed a job at a major bookseller soon after graduating.

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July 28, 2014

Who Watches the Watchers?

Rachel Fidler’s senior thesis documents those who create “living histories” for Holocaust memorials in Los Angeles and Nassau County, New York.

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July 16, 2014

61´«Ã½and the Global Citizen

61´«Ã½ gave me the gift of seeing the world. And from that experience, I learned that all the world’s children are our children, and we cannot say we are busy.

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July 15, 2014

Williamson 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.

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Health Conscious

“My 61´«Ã½ education gave me two crucial assets that have driven my life since graduation,” says Lindsay Seligman ’06. “The ability to question what is and envision what could be.”

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June 30, 2014

Women 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.

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June 27, 2014

61´«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.”

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June 19, 2014

61´«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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June 18, 2014

Claremont Heritage Honors 61´«Ã½ with 2014 Historic Preservation Award

61´«Ã½ was awarded the Bess Garner Historic Preservation Award for outstanding stewardship in preserving its celebrated campus. Claremont Heritage, a non-profit organization devoted to the preservation of the history of the city of Claremont, presented the College with the distinguished honor at a June 14 ceremony held in Scripps’ historic Revelle House Garden.

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