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February 11, 2014

61´«Ã½ Students Named to Fall 2013 Dean’s List

The following 61´«Ã½ students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2013 semester at 61´«Ã½ in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.

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February 10, 2014

“Devilishly Brilliant”

Prominent conservative columnist and author Peggy Noonan joined the 61´«Ã½ community for a lively and perceptive talk February 6 – and it struck quite a chord with students.

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61´«Ã½ Community Raises Thousands for Philippines Typhoon Relief Through Benefit Concert

“Remember, Rebuild, and Sustain: Walang Iwanan,” a typhoon relief benefit concert organized by 61´«Ã½ faculty and students, raised more than $3,200 February 2 as it celebrated the beauty and resilience of Filipino culture.

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Film/Video + Written/Spoken Word = Social Change

Erma Taylor O’Brien Distinguished Visiting Professor Aishah Shahidah Simmons joins the 61´«Ã½ community this semester with a series of talks and lectures, starting with a discussion this week at 7:00pm on February 13 in the Humanities Auditorium.

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February 4, 2014

See the Possibilities

Where others see impossibility and disability, Allison Thompkins ’04 sees the opposite. And thanks in part to her 61´«Ã½experience, she has a PhD in economics from MIT.

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Enabling Advocacy

Maddy Ruvolo ’14 pioneers disability advocacy at 61´«Ã½, The Claremont Colleges, and beyond.

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January 29, 2014

Rose Henry: Violence Against Women and the Call for a National Inquiry

Rose Henry, First Nations activist and educator for social justice, discusses the problem of violence against women, particularly among the Indigenous Peoples of Canada, and the need for a national investigation into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls – an inquiry that must include Indigenous women in the design, decision-making, process and implementation as a step toward initiating a comprehensive and coordinated national action plan.

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The Princeton Review names 61´«Ã½ a “Best Value College”

Again this year, The Princeton Review has named 61´«Ã½ a “Best Value College,” based on factors including excellent academics, generous financial aid and cost of attendance.

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January 28, 2014

Jacqueline Wernimont: “When little data becomes big data: A digital literary case study”

Professor Wernimont discusses the current interest in big and small data within digital literary studies, as well as the conception and goals of the project, its roadblocks and successes, and a low-tech strategy for overcoming the complexity of our data.

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61´«Ã½ Academy Profiled on Univision’s KMEX 34

Ground-breaking work by the 61´«Ã½ Academy captures the attention of Univision, the nation’s largest Spanish-language TV network.

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