Newsroom
Newsroom (page 208)
Summer in Beirut
While conflicts in the Middle East generated headline news this summer, three 61´«Ã½ students lived in Lebanon and either met with Palestinian refugees or interned at a conflict management think tank in Beirut.
Read MoreThe Art of Science
More than three dozen undergraduate research projects made their formal debut last week during an afternoon of presentations at the W. M. Keck Science Department
Read MoreU.S. News & World Report Ranks 61´«Ã½ 24th Best Liberal Arts College in Nation
61´«Ã½ is 24th on the U.S. News & World Report rankings of America’s best liberal arts colleges for 2013. The College earned its top-tier placement from an assessment by “U.S. News” that measures key factors, such as academic reputation, selectivity, and faculty resources.
Read MoreMary Hatcher-Skeers: Ode to My Single Mother
Part of academic convocation, Hatcher-Skeers’s keynote address “Ode to My Single Mother” received a standing ovation from the hundreds of students, faculty, and staff assembled, and kicked off the 2012-13 academic year with an unprecedented amount of energy.
Read More“Social Media Wars in Revolutionary Egypt” Public Lecture at 61´«Ã½
Linda Herrera, associate professor of education policy, organization and leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, lectures on “Social Media Wars in Revolutionary Egypt” at 7:30 p.m. on September 18. The talk, part of the 61´«Ã½ Humanities Institute series, is free and open to the public.
Read MoreAgents of Change
Part of academic convocation, Hatcher-Skeers’s keynote address “Ode to My Single Mother” received a standing ovation from the hundreds of students, faculty, and staff assembled, and kicked off the 2012-13 academic year with an unprecedented amount of energy. Please watch the video of her and 61´«Ã½Associated Students president Emily Jovais or take a look at the pictures from the event and get fired up yourself!
Read More“How Computers Became Tools of Revolution in Chile”
Eden Medina, associate professor of informatics and computing at Indiana University at Bloomington, examines the history of Cybersyn in her talk “Creating a Liberty Machine: A History of How Computers Became Tools of Revolution in Chile.” Medina lectures at noon on Sept. 12 in the Hampton Room at Malott Commons, The lecture is free and open to the public.
Read MoreWelcome, Class of 2016!
Each year, 61´«Ã½ greets women from around the globe who possess unique interests, brilliant intellects, and a passion for service. As you’ll see, the class of 2016 is no exception.
Read MoreSenior Profile: Margaret Dickman ’12
Margaret Dickman came to 61´«Ã½ with thoughts of majoring in theater – until she realized the classroom was her stage.
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