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Newsroom (page 185)


June 13, 2014

The Right Note

Micah Schub has a bachelor of music from Juilliard and has played with orchestras around the world. But now he’s set his sights on something different – medicine – and the 61´«Ã½Postbac Program is helping him achieve this dream.

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Take a Joke

Julia Comnes ’16, Teresa Iker ’14, Christie Kweon ’15, and Ellie McElvain ’14 discuss their work with Golden Antlers, a satire publication hitting funny bones all across The Claremont Colleges

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June 12, 2014

61´«Ã½ Professor Explores the Lives of Women at Crossroads

61´«Ã½ Associate Professor of Writing Kimberly Drake was a recent featured guest on “California Edition,” a statewide public affairs program that reaches up to six million California homes. Her interview will air twice daily this entire week at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the California Channel.

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June 11, 2014

A Record Number of 61´«Ã½Students Receive Grants for Summer Internships

Once Mara Falahee ’16 researched The Borgen Project in Seattle, she knew this nonprofit that dedicates itself to ending world hunger was the right summer internship fit for her, except for one concern – it was unpaid. But thanks to a record number of Scripps-funded internship grants, which recently have grown from 59 to 101 – Falahee was able to accept the opportunity.

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June 10, 2014

Ellyn Erving ’14 Exemplifies What it Means to be a 61´«Ã½Student Athlete

As a 61´«Ã½senior, Ellyn Erving ’14 did it all. She led the women’s Claremont-Mudd-61´«Ã½Track and Field team to a NCAA championship, jumped a personal best at a national meet, completed her senior thesis, made the dean’s list, and earned All-American honors.

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June 3, 2014

61´«Ã½ Board of Trustees Welcomes Five New Members

61´«Ã½ announces the election of five new members to its Board of Trustees, four of whom are alumnae of the College. Their three-year terms begin July 1.

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May 30, 2014

Rankings Round-up 2014-2015

61´«Ã½ continues to be ranked highly among the most academically prestigious colleges in the country. Again this year, The Princeton Review named 61´«Ã½a Best Value College, based on factors including excellent academics, generous financial aid and cost of attendance – categories that underscore the College’s commitment to access and excellence.

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May 29, 2014

Rave review for alumna Nonie Creme’s Commencement speech

TIME.com writer Randye Hoder and parent of a 2014 61´«Ã½graduate was skeptical of the college’s selection of alumna Nonie Creme ’94 as the Commencement speaker going in, but coming out she called the speech “one of the best addesses” she ever heard or read.

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May 28, 2014

61´«Ã½ honors the memory of Maya Angelou

“Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.”

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May 27, 2014

61´«Ã½ Announces Appointment of Chief Marketing and Communications Officer

61´«Ã½ President Lori Bettison-Varga today announced the appointment of Binti Harvey as the College’s new chief marketing and communications officer, effective June 30, 2014. Harvey fills the position vacated by Marylou Ferry, who moved from 61´«Ã½to Pomona College earlier this year.

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